David Terry's Journal

I finally bit the bullet and replaced my front shocks. The PO told me that they needed to be replaced when I bought the car and based upon the quantity of oil they left on the garage floor I dare say he was right. After researching all of the posts on MGE on the subject and the associated horror stories, I ordered the parts, doused the upper trunnion with PB Blaster, found my BFH, and prepared for the worst. I should mention that I ordered my shocks from Peter Caldwell at Worldwide Auto Parts due in large part the universal endorsement from folks on MGE.

I set aside a full Saturday afternoon to do the work, starting early in the morning. Peter had said that removing the fulcrum pin would take six minutes to remove. He was wrong. It took less than one. So, basically I had the right side done in under an hour. The other side took about 45 minutes and that was it. So with more than a few hours to spend, I washed up and took her for a spin. The differences were night and day. I can now drive over bumps without endangering my dental work or risking spinal injury.

This was a fun project that went better than expected largely because of the experiences posted on MGE and the shocks I bought from Worldwide Auto Parts. Time to go for a drive.