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Front Suspension

Ken G — Posted on The MG Experience
Monday May 17, 2021 11:34 AM

Front Suspension

I started working on the front suspension this weekend. Oh what a mess, the grime is so thick I needed to scrape it off to find the bolts to try to loosen them. I was mostly successful as I was able to remove from the passenger side:
-Front Sway Bar
-Hub
-Wish bone arms
-Spring Pan and Spring
- Shock

I have been unable to budge the lock nut on the tie rod, it has handled most everything I've thrown at it so far. I'm looking into getting a bigger hammer lol... (Edit. yup a vise and a Bigger hammer resolved this)

The wishbone arms are cleaned up and primed, I'll work on some of the other bits this week with the goal of getting it back together next weekend. I'm on the fence about dropping the front cross member. It certainly is nasty and needs to be cleaned up, but I'm not yet sure when else it will entail. More research needed.

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What a mess

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Lock nut that is giving me a headache

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Member Comments on Journal Entry: Front Suspension ↵

2021-05-18 09:18:44 # 73928

Comment by Theran S

I'm currently in the process of doing the exact same job. Mine was even more of a mess than yours. I too was tempted to drop the cross member but decided against it. The tough part is deciding where to stop. Everything needs attention, but the weather is getting nice and it's time to get this thing on the road. Currently waiting on Worldwide Auto Parts to rebuild my shock absorbers. Going on 4 weeks now....at a standstill until they are done. Good luck.

2021-05-18 13:08:30 # 73947

Comment by Ken G

Theran S Such rust and grime huh. You are right about it being tough to know when to stop.I think my shocks will be ok for this summer but I may get them reworked over the winter. Dropping the cross member doesn't bother me as much as having to disconnect the steering rack and get that realigned. I'll get the grease and crud cleaned off while it is in place and see where that leads me.

2021-05-26 14:45:44 # 74121

Comment by gregory kozuhowski

try using a 50 % mixture of atf trans and laquor thinner spray it on and let it soak it frees up engines with frozen piston rings in a couple of days.

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