[Spridgets] Suspension Reassembly

bmwwxman . bmwwxman at gmail.com
Sun Jan 25 12:51:54 MST 2015


Geez, Trevor...  I forgot all about that!  I guess I'll be thrown off the
list now...   ;-)    Thanks for the info on the trunion shims!

Cheers!!
Jim

On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Trevor Jessie <trevor.jessie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I do not think that is how this list works.  I think you are supposed to
> work from memory, then post here when it doesn't work.  THEN we tell you
> how it was supposed to be done and mock you.
>
> Seriously, though ... the moss diagram is pretty good and there are not
> too many torque specs.  The biggest gotcha is getting the correct number of
> shims under the trunnion to have enough play, but not too much.
>
> On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 12:58 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Getting ready to start reassembling front and rear suspension on my 1968
>> MKIII Midget. While I thought I had labeled everything well during
>> disassembly a few years ago, I find I have a lot of confusion over where
>> parts go and which parts are "handed".
>>
>> Does anyone have a good exploded diagram they could email to me?  The
>> Haynes manual I have is not a lot of help and I'm unsure where I need to
>> place (and/or replace) washers, spacers, shims, seals...etc. and what
>> various torques and gaps should be. Failing a good diagram maybe a picture
>> or two of the proper assembly?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> --
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim
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