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To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>, "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] [SPAM Detected] RE: Rear Shock Mounting Bolts
From: Jim Frakes <JimFrakes@frakes-eng.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 10:33:25 -0400
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le=3D'color:windowtext'>Also available from <a href=3D"http://www.McMaster.c=
om">www.McMaster.com</a> pack of 20 for $12.38 plus shipping. I order all my=
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by 10:30 UPS. They call them wedge washers / Nord Washers and they work! =C2=
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color:windowtext'>Jim <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=
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none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMs=
oNormal><b><span style=3D'color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style=3D'c=
olor:windowtext'> Healeys &lt;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; <b>On Behal=
f Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 1, 2019 11:13 PM<br><b=
>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Rear Shock =
Mounting Bolts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></p><p>Good points; those nuts will work themselves loose and you'=
ll get 'thunks' and oblonged holes (this is one place my go-to threadlocker =
didn't help).&nbsp; I got some Nord-Lock washers, but haven't installed them=
:<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/nord-lock";>https://www.=
amazon.com/nord-lock</a><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>On 8/1/2019 7:57 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><=
blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=3DMs=
oNormal>It's good to use a grade 8 bolt (they don't stretch) and a metal loc=
k nut and steel washer and tighten like hell.&nbsp; Ideally the bolt has a p=
roper shoulder and isn't threaded to the head (technically these are hex scr=
ews).&nbsp; Make sure all surfaces are clean and no oil (spray with brake cl=
eaner or something like that).&nbsp; You can also try a safety nut and wire =
it.... <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><=
div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNorm=
al><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 a=
t 10:13 AM Harold Manifold &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net";>manifol=
d@telus.net</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style=3D'border:n=
one;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.=
8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-siz=
e:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>What is the secret to tightening th=
e rear shock&nbsp;<span class=3Dgmail-m-5883003647097470418377415001-0208201=
9>mounting </span>bolts&nbsp;<span class=3Dgmail-m-5883003647097470418377415=
001-02082019>on </span>an Armstrong lever arm shock absorber? After attackin=
g the problem unsuccessfully with many different tools I ground one side of =
an inexpensive 9/16&quot; socket until it would fit to hold the head of the =
bolt. Surely BMC had a better method.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>&nbsp;</=
span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;fon=
t-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Harold</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p clas=
s=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><p =
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