[Mgs] front end diagnosis

[Paul Hunt]

It only started vibrating and clunking *after* you tightened the bolts? 
What else did you do?  Either that or it is coincidental.

What sort of vibration?  If you mean the steering wheel wobbles at those 
speeds (although it is typically about 10mph higher) then that sounds like 
wheel and tyre balance.  Other than that you will have to go round levering 
at joints with the weight off the wheels looking for play in wheel bearings, 
king-pin, top and bottom trunnions, A-arm bolts and bushes inner and outer, 
track-rod ends, rack and pinion, column UJ, etc. etc.

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> This winter, I discovered my MGB left front shock had a bolt missing and
> another was loose both on the wheel side.   I tightened the loose one down 
> but
> the missing bolt must have the nut stripped and won't hold a bolt.     Now 
> the
> car vibrates a lot at 50 or 60 mph and has made a couple of loud clunking
> noises in that area.