William Zehring <zehrinwa@UMDNJ.EDU> writes
>Fellow Mog-o-philes:
>
>I am about to undertake a front end rebuild on my 4/4.
It isn't difficult- in fact if you buy the bits from Heart of England
Morgans in the UK, they'll send you some rather good instructions!
Things worth remembering:
The springs are powerful, normally with the engine in the car
you can use the weight of the car to compress the spring, so dismantling
involves taking the oiler bolt out and the assembly disintigrates! No
engine means you need a spring compressor.
Ream the bushes in the stub axle carrier, not separately and
don't make it a slack fit, as effectively you will be building in wear.
My local machine shop has got used to me and now line bores the bushes
in the carrier tightly to the pin, it slides-but only with lubrication!
Putting it back together can be a little hairy- use a bit of
welding rod to help line up the king pin with the top mount and oiler
nut- if the spring slips, it will bounce off the garage ceiling! (this
is perhaps a "Morgan Urban Myth", but I don't want to be the person who
finds out!)
Don't strain the brake hose, not everyone I know takes the hose
off, but some have had a lot of practise. (This is much easier with an
older car with cycle wings).
Incidently, those of you with garage queens, I get 20,000 miles from a
set of kingpins and bushes and need to change them every two years. I
know of the odd person in the UK who is lucky to get 2000 miles from a
set as corrosion sets in before wear.
--
Jeremy Edwards
1972 Morgan 4/4
1970 Opel GT
Melton Mowbray, England
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