Re: Rear suspension question

[Glenn Merrell <gmerrel@domain.elided>]

Hello Thomas,
    The sealant that you use for mounting the rear suspension bushes is
called Plastiseal, a non-hardening water resistant putty.  It does two
things:  Seals out water so the well that the bolt/washer sits in does not
fill up with water and rot out a main suspension point, and two, acts as an
insulator to keep road vibrations off of the chassis.  If you look in the
hardware store, plumbers putty formulated for plastics is very close to the
same stuff, stays pliable forever.  Some auto parts stores will also carry
it, sometimes called chassis dope.  Make sure it is non-hardening and water
resistant.
    The paper gasket is actually an insolator to keep the brake cylinder from
rusting solid in place, as the brake fluid that will seep out of the cylinder
will strip off the paint. I vaugely recall that there is another purpose for
the paper gasket explained in one of my old Herald manuals...a mind is a
terrible thing to loose...and I'm not a geezer yet!

    The upper brake shoe spring is placed on the back side to keep the shoes
forced back against the backplate.  If the spring is on the front side, the
shoes want to pull away from the backplate and will sometimes bind up.

Regards,
Glenn  Merrell

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Thomas Santee wrote:

> I've rebuilt my Stag's rear suspension and am ready to reinstall it in
> the car. The four bolts from the body all have some kind of sealant near
> their heads where they go through the body. Is this something I should do
> with the new bolts?
>
> Also, when I reassembled the rear brakes I placed the top spring on the
> outer facing side of the shoes, but the diagram apparently shows it
> placed on the back side. Does this matter? And I couldn't find those
> little paper gaskets that go behind the brake cylinders, so I left them
> out. Any problem with that?
>
> Thomas Santee