[Mgs] question about steering rebuild

[Osborne, Paul]

Where is the rubber damper??

paulo


Paul Osborne
Department of Electrical and Computer Eng
University of Rochester
201 Hopeman Build RC
Rochester NY 14627
585-275-5226




On May 18, 2015, at 10:45 PM, David Ambrose via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net<mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:


Grab the end of the rack and try to move it up and down; then fore and aft. If you have significant movement, you need to rebuild the rack. I don't know about the MGA racks, but the MGB racks have a rubber damper that has probably hardened into a hockey puck. I would check that too. There should be shims under the top cover to set the amount of damping.

Poly bushings improve the handling, but make the ride a little harsher. But, more importantly, they are more durable.

Cheers,
Dave Ambrose

On 5/18/2015 7:04 PM, Clayton Kirkwood via Mgs wrote:
When I hit the road in my 62 II deluxe, especially on bumpy roads, I get a lot of rumbling , clunking and shaking. She goes down the highway smoothly; no veering and only above 70 do I start to get some shimmying. I am planning to put in a major suspension kit and steering bits in on my 62 II deluxe. My rack seals are fine, I will put in new tie-rod ends. I am interested in any input about other parts that should be replaced. I am thinking specifically about any steering ball parts, or shims. Suspension springs front and rear, rebound buffers. Although there is no problem that I am aware of, I am also thinking of putting new bearings in. This is because I don’t know how long it’s been since any of these steering and suspension bits and pieces have been replaced and because I am going to be there anyway. Seems like shocks shouldn’t normally need replacing, but is there any reasonable R&R (I expect draining and replacing with some kind of oil, but should shims be put in under the internal spring?)? Pushing down on a corner of the car tends to bounce more than modern shocks.

Any input welcome and helpful to all:<)))

TIA,

Clayton


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