[Healeys] MGB Springs

Russ Staub bbb11489 at azboss.net
Wed Apr 2 14:02:46 MST 2008


Thanks for all the express replies to my MGB spring problem.  There were 
a lot of great ideas sent, and almost instantly.  You guys must sit and 
monitor the list full time.  Do you get in trouble with your significant 
other like me? :-)

I called Vicky Brit and they were zero help even though these were 
clearly their parts.  All they would admit to was these were the 
appropriate parts recommended for an early MGB.  No hint or admission 
that they may have had any customer complaints such as I reported.

Moss on the other hand, was quite helpful, even though they were 
apparently from a different supplier and their competition (VB).  They 
admitted that this is a fairly common complaint on these springs and 
have found that they typically settle down after a few months of 
driving. Maybe Roland's suggestion that the leaves are stuck together by 
the paint may hold some water in this case.  We will see, and I will 
report back in the future as to how things are going.  So, I will put 
all your suggestions in abeyance for a while until I see if driving for 
a while will fix things.  That's more fun anyways.

Thank you all so much for your helpfulness, particularly to some of us 
less knowledgeable old farts out here.

Russ Staub


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