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Re: [Healeys] Brake backing plate bolts

To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake backing plate bolts
From: Ricchardd Mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2022 08:41:18 -0700
Cc: Mark Donaldson <ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz>, Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
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Mark,

I checked another rear end yesterday that had never been apart and it =
also has the nyloc nuts and no washers.=20

Richard Mayor
boyracer466@gmail.com


> On May 7, 2022, at 6:21 PM, Michael Oritt via Healeys =
<healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Mark--
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> Since the bolts are not--or at least should not--be rotating you don't =
need lock washers.
> Yes, you should have flat washers under both the bolt and nut to =
spread the load.
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> Best--Michael Oritt
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> On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 6:27 PM Mark Donaldson via Healeys =
> Learned gentlemen,
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> =20
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> When I took the backing plates off the rear axle of my =E2=80=9962 BT7 =
race car the four bolts each side had Nyloc nuts, with lock washers =
underneath.
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> With the lock washer in place the top of the thread did not connect =
with the nylon =E2=80=93 but it did with the washer removed.
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> The parts book shows just the bolts and nuts.  It does not show any =
washers.
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> As the car was built in Hayward, CA, in the mid-seventies as a track =
car, there is much about it which is not standard.
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> =20
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> My questions are:=20
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> Are the Nyloc nuts correct and, if not, what should be there?
> Is it correct to have no washers under the nuts?  I would have though =
it correct to have at least a thin flat washer, even though the parts =
book appears to show none.
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> Mark
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> Ardmore
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> NZ
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Mark,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I =
checked another rear end yesterday that had never been apart and it also =
has the nyloc nuts and no washers.&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div apple-content-edited=3D"true" class=3D"">
Richard&nbsp;Mayor<br class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">boyracer466@gmail.com</a><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">

</div>
<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On May 7, 2022, at 6:21 PM, Michael Oritt via Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"color:#3333ff">Mark--</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"color:#3333ff">Since the bolts are not--or at least should =
not--be rotating you don't need lock washers.</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Yes, you should have =
flat&nbsp;washers under both the bolt and nut to spread&nbsp;the =
load.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br class=3D""><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, May =
7, 2022 at 6:27 PM Mark Donaldson via Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-NZ" =
style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail-m_5714985739595102458WordSection1"><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">Learned =
gentlemen,<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D""><u =
class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">When I =
took the backing plates off the rear axle of my =E2=80=9962 BT7 race car =
the four bolts each side had Nyloc nuts, with lock washers underneath.<u =
class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" =
class=3D"">With the lock washer in place the top of the thread did not =
connect with the nylon =E2=80=93 but it did with the washer removed.<u =
class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" =
class=3D"">The parts book shows just the bolts and nuts.&nbsp; It does =
not show any washers.<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">As the =
car was built in Hayward, CA, in the mid-seventies as a track car, there =
is much about it which is not standard.<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D""><u =
class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">My =
questions are:&nbsp; <u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><ol =
style=3D"margin-top:0cm" start=3D"1" type=3D"1" class=3D""><li =
class=3D"gmail-m_5714985739595102458MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left:0cm"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">Are =
the Nyloc nuts correct and, if not, what should be there?<u =
class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></li><li =
class=3D"gmail-m_5714985739595102458MsoListParagraph" =
style=3D"margin-left:0cm"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">Is it =
correct to have no washers under the nuts?&nbsp; I would have though it =
correct to have at least a thin flat washer, even though the parts book =
appears to show none.<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></span></li></ol><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" =
class=3D""><u class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">Mark<u =
class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" =
class=3D""><u class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" =
class=3D"">Ardmore<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif" class=3D"">NZ<u =
class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
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