Subject: [Healeys] Radius arm replacement BJ8

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Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 14:56:39 -0400

I’m in the midst of replacing the rear wheel bearings, seals, etc. The backing plates are now blasted and the paint is curing. Shocks, links, hand brake cable and fittings were done last year, but it didn’t have time to get to the radius arms.
Anyone have a tried and true procedure to get these out? Disconnect the prop shaft, brake line tee fitting, handbrake fittings and then support the axle housing and lower the springs enough to rotate the housing rearward?
Thanks,
Dan Werner

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I replaced the two front bolts last year, tapped out easily. I tapped out th=
e left rear bolt this morning, cleaned it up, anti-seized it and put it back=
 in. The right rear is stuck hard. I think I=E2=80=99ll leave it for now.=20=

I see you have the hub bore diameter. Mirek is quick!
Thanks,
Dan

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> On Mar 17, 2025, at 7:56 AM, Michael Salter <[email-masked]> wrot=
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> Further to my earlier comment, perhaps you should examine your motives for=
 replacing the radius arm bushes. Is it necessary?
> The original bushes are very robust and were made by Metalastic which I be=
lieve was a division of Dunlop. Unless they are abused in some way they seem=
 to last forever.=20
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>> On Sun., Mar. 16, 2025, 3:01 p.m. , <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> I=E2=80=99m in the midst of replacing the rear wheel bearings, seals, etc=
. The backing plates are now blasted and the paint is curing. Shocks, links,=
 hand brake cable and fittings were done last year, but it didn=E2=80=99t ha=
ve time to get to the radius arms.
>> Anyone have a tried and true procedure to get these out? Disconnect the p=
rop shaft, brake line tee fitting, handbrake fittings and then support the a=
xle housing and lower the springs enough to rotate the housing rearward?
>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I replaced the two front bolts last year, t=
apped out easily. I tapped out the left rear bolt this morning, cleaned it u=
p, anti-seized it and put it back in. The right rear is stuck hard. I think I=
=E2=80=99ll leave it for now.&nbsp;<div>I see you have the hub bore diameter=
. Mirek is quick!</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Dan</div><div><br><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">O=
n Mar 17, 2025, at 7:56 AM, Michael Salter &lt;[email-masked]&gt; w=
rote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto">Further to my earlier comment, perhaps you should ex=
amine your motives for replacing the radius arm bushes. Is it necessary?<div=
 dir=3D"auto">The original bushes are very robust and were made by Metalasti=
c which I believe was a division of Dunlop. Unless they are abused in some w=
ay they seem to last forever.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun., Mar. 16, 2025, 3:01 p.m. , &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I=E2=80=99m in the midst of replacin=
g the rear wheel bearings, seals, etc. The backing plates are now blasted an=
d the paint is curing. Shocks, links, hand brake cable and fittings were don=
e last year, but it didn=E2=80=99t have time to get to the radius arms.<br>
Anyone have a tried and true procedure to get these out? Disconnect the prop=
 shaft, brake line tee fitting, handbrake fittings and then support the axle=
 housing and lower the springs enough to rotate the housing rearward?<br>
Thanks,<br>
Dan Werner<br>
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