[Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Only of interest to MGB GT bods

[Barrie Robinson]

Naturally I am now going to check the shocks.  But what puzzles me is 
that I have had new rear springs, and front springs fitted my the 
local MG specialist and surely he would have done the shock nuts 
?????  The other thing is that the noise is random over bumps - but 
ah!  that make sense because the shock fastening "eyes" could be in 
different positions - thus different clunks.  Actually they are not 
clunks - rather like loose wooden floor board clunk (Maybe I am 
driving a Morgan !)

Incidentally the new springs have transformed my belly scraping (over 
sleeping policeman) ride with teeth gritting pain to a smooth upsurge 
ride complete with 5mph grin - and she still corners like a go-cart.


At 12:00 PM 5/18/2009, atweditor at aol.com wrote:
>What Ron said about checking the shock bolts has my vote.  Years ago 
>I had this fearsome clunk that had me worried about the worst sort 
>of problems, but it turned out just a little tightening of the bolts 
>that attach the check to the frame is all that was needed.
>
>Jay Donoghue
>72MGB-GT
>66Mustang
>00SLK 230
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven at planet.nl>
>To: mgb-v8 at autox.team.net; mgs at autox.team.net; Barrie Robinson 
><barrie at look.ca>
>Sent: Sun, 17 May 2009 3:30 am
>Subject: Re: [Mgs] Only of interest to MGB GT bods
>
>No clunks for my GT, except some times when applying the brakes. The 
>rear brakes make a clunk sound then.
>Does not worry me.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Hans
>
>71 BGT
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrie Robinson" 
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>Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 6:35 PM
>Subject: [Mgs] Only of interest to MGB GT bods
>
> > Has anyone had wooden clunky noises from the rear of their GT? 
> My > mechanicals are all great and it is not the spare. I am 
> wondering if it > is the plywood foot over the spare or the piece 
> it is attached to. The > latter is missing two bolts and I cannot 
> get replacements from my hardware > place (???? - no NSF of that 
> size) I wonder if these MUST be put in to > stop my "wooden" clunk. 
> The clunk is not regular and not dependant on > bump size !!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Barrie Robinson
> >
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