Mike,
Stupid question here, but is it possible to run a longer bolt up through
the shock? Isn't there room to get it in once the spring is out (which
isn't alot more work than changing the shock). Just a thought. It's 6PM
here and the coffee's worn off while yoy're probably on your 1st pot. BTW,
tell me, is tomorrow looking better than today?
Peter C
At 08:32 AM 9/23/98 -0700, Mike Gigante wrote:
>Thanks for the info!
>
>I found a threaded insert that may solve my problem. As you recall, the
>bolt was oversize (5/8" head, 7/16" shaft) as compared to the original
>(9/16 head, 3/8 shaft).
>
>The insert has 1/2" UNF outside diameter, 3/8" inside diameter. So I
>just have to tap a 1/2" thread into the existing 7/16" thread. This is
>probably
>cutting it a bit fine - what do you all think?
>
>Any machinists there?
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BOLIN, TIMOTHY <TBOLIN@scana.com>
>To: 'Mike Gigante' <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
>Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net' <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 5:10 AM
>Subject: RE: Shocks
>
>
>>Mike and all you other fine folks,
>>
>>Those front captive nuts are a single piece of bar stock tacked in place on
>>the bottom side of the frame where the shock mounts. I don't know how
>>accessible it is by removing the rubber stop.
>>
>>On my '65 Midget, that piece had some how broken it's weld and I had a
>>difficult time fishing it up and positioning back so I could plug weld it
>>back in place through a hole I had drilled in the frame between the two
>>forward mounting holes.
>>
>>Just some personal experience(although limited).
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>> ----------
>>> From: Mike Gigante[SMTP:mikeg@vicnet.net.au]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 10:34 AM
>>> To: Ulix Goettsch; Peter
>>> Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net; mgs@Autox.Team.Net
>>> Subject: Re: Shocks
>>>
>>> The rear captive nut is readily accessible, the front ones are
>>> buried under the large rubber in the top spring seat. I haven't
>>> tried to pull that off yet. I'll take a look today.
>>>
>>> Since this is on a race/rally car, I'm not all that keen on this solution
>>> as I'd presume it wouldn't locate the shock quite so well under the
>>> extreme braking loads it will see.
>>>
>>> I'm going down to the bearing place today to talk about helicoils
>>> of any other type of insert.
Peter Caldwell
1 very rough Innocenti
(the Sprite with an accent)
among other LBCs and 4WDBCs
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