-- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
Steve Thanks for the info. Old ChucK Harris as said for years that " those
guys in Oz know more about strengthening up a Morgan than anyone else.
Did you use a conversion kit for the shocks or fabricate one up ?
Thanks again
Bob Nogueira
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> Date: Tuesday, 26-May-98 01:53 PM
>
> From: Steve Moore \ Internet: (steve.moore@cnetns.tcp.
csiro.au)
> To: Bob Nogueira \ Internet: (nogera@prodigy.net)
> cc: MORGANS \ Internet: (morgans@autox.team.net)
>
> Subject: Re: Question: Chassis Bend
>
> Bob,
>
> The reason the plate rubbed on the chassis in the first place was that the
> chassis bends inwards at this point. This is due to the axle continually
> slamming on the rubber stops when the spring robounds.
>
> Solutions
>
> 1. Don't drive on rough roads (no such thing as a smooth one here is Oz).
>
> 2. Strengthen the chassis at the rear with particular attention to the
area
> under the axle. I had a couple of plates welded to the outside of the
chassis
> extending about a foot either way from the axle. This may not look good to
the
> purists but it does the job.
>
> 3. Fit a telescopic rear shock absorber kit to minimise the rebound in the
> first place.
>
> 4. Make sure your rear springs are set properly. Some pundits claim you
should
> replace or at least have the springs reset every couple of years. They no
doubt
> have shares in a spring company but its worth checking on older cars.
>
> I suggest 2, 3 and 4. You then should be OK for a long time to come.
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve
>
> >-- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
> >
> >Hey Moggers
> >Has anyone found or read of a fix for the problem of the Morgan
chassis
> >bending upward aft of the rear axle?
> >
> >Duchess has developed the problem and I spent the day straightening it
out.
> >The cause in her case, is the axle fixing plate had rubbed on the chassis
> >causing a weak spot which developed a crack.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Bob Nogueira
>
>
> Please Note new Phone and Fax numbers
>
> Dr. Stephen Moore
> CSIRO Tropical Agriculture
> Molecular Animal Genetics Centre
> Level 3, Gehrmann Laboratories
> University of Queensland
> St. Lucia, 4072
> Australia
>
> ph 61 7 3214 2476
> fax 61 7 3214 2480
> email Steve.Moore@tag.csiro.au
>
>
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