Tom et al,
I called Don this evening and worked through his problem. It turns out
that the threaded inserts into the front cross-tube had been pushed back
into the cross-tube quite a way (probably an extra 3/4"). Thus the front
pin would not engage in the threads.
Lew
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]
On
> Behalf Of tom metcalf
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:16 PM
> To: DSBonar@aol.com; mg-mmm@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: PA front suspension issues
>
> Don,
>
> I don't have the parts in front of me but yours all sound reasonable
size.
> You do have the spring eye fully tucked up into the front knuckle,
right?
> The knuckle isn't over 3" wide - actually visualizing it, it seems
like it
> would be about 2 to 2 1/2" wide so your 3+" pin should protrude well
into
> the front cross tube. Am I missing something?? MAYBE the spring eye is
a
> bit
> wide to offer up into the knuckle and it needs ground down a fuzz?
>
> One more thing... the correct tab washers for MMM cars had the tabs
at
> 90
> degrees while the T-series (hence Moss Motors) are at 180 degrees.
These
> tab
> washers come from Dowley.
>
> tommm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DSBonar@aol.com>
> To: <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 7:18 PM
> Subject: PA front suspension issues
>
>
> > In starting to bolt up the front suspension, I find the Road spring
> front
> > mounting pin seems too short.
> >
> > The pin is 3.14" from the base of the nut to the cone shaped end.
Moss
> > pictures indicate there should also be a front pin tab washer
between
> the
> eye
> > in the front road spring and the dumb iron. The pin passes through
the
> spring
> > eye, the dumb iron and threads into the front chassis cross tube.
There
> does
> > not seem to be a washer indicated between the outside of the spring
eye
> and
> > the head of the fixing pin. Should there be?
> >
> > Even without the tab washer, the pin is too short to reach the
threads.
> >
> > Springs seem to be correct for P types (although I wouldn't bet on
it)
> and
> > measure 1.39" wide. Length and location of front shock absorber
mounting
> pin
> > and trunion box to frame mounting seems OK during dry fit.
> >
> > What am I missing? Incorrect pin? Incorrect spring?
> >
> > Does anyone have a pin they could measure or ... tell me what I'm
doing
> > incorrectly?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Don Bonar PA 1823
> >
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