[Mgs] Anti-sway bay

Max Heim max_heim at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jul 23 15:17:36 MDT 2007


To be precise, it is under no tension if the car is on level ground with the
weight distributed evenly on the two front wheels, or with both front wheels
in the air

If you have jacked up one side using the factory jack, you will find it is
loaded.


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 7/23/07 2:12 PM, Dodd, Kelvin at doddk at mossmotors.com wrote:

> No tension.
> 
> 
> Wrench away.
> 
> Kelvin Dodd
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-mgb-v8 at Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8 at Autox.Team.Net]
> On
>> Behalf Of Barrie Robinson
>> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:56 PM
>> To: mgb-v8 at autox.team.net; mgs at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Anti-sway bay
>> 
>> I am trying to replace my current rad with an aluminium one.  All is
>> undone and free BUT I cannot get the rad out (and presumably the new
>> one in) because the bottom outlet fouls the front anti-sway
>> bar.  Obviously cutting the bottom outlet off is not a good idea and
>> doing same to new rad would be absolutely stupid.  What I want to
>> know is can I undo the two brackets holding the anti-sway bar and
>> swing it away - or does this not go so easily.    Is the sway bar
>> under some sort of tension/compression?  Time is short as the date
>> for the British V8 show is looming up !!!
>> 
>> Regards
>> Barrie
>> 
>> Barrie Robinson
>> (705) 721-9060


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