Mike....I'd be very suspicious of the inner A-arm pivot. It sounds like the
car struck a curb or big pothole at some time in its life and the pivot is
bent. A common problem, I'm afraid, so you're not the first to encounter it!
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
To: MG List <Mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 10:16 AM
Subject: Front suspension alignment
>Hello all,
> I decided to replace my sloppy original shock to trunnion bushings with
>polyurethane today. One side is done without a problem, but now I'm faced
>with some serious difficulties.
> Let me clue you in on some stuff. The car is a '74 B. I had replaced
>most of the rubber last summer when I installed a wire wheel front
>suspension on the car. All the parts are straight, clean, and everything
>was rebushed except for the trunnion to shock bushing.
> Today I had removed the shock, filled it with oil, reamed the bushings
>for a tight fit, and reattached the shock to the trunnion, or the upper
part
>of the kingpin. The problem is the shock mounting holes - the shock itself
>sits about two inches towards the front of the car. No amount of pulling
or
>pushing can get the #$%@ thing to line up either. I've tried lowering the
>car up and down with the jack, turning the wheels, etc, all for naught.
>Nothing in the suspension is bent, as far as I can tell.
> Has anyone run up against this problem before? I tried to loosen the
>nut atop the kingpin to see if there is any adjustment, but it is frozen in
>place and currently soaking in liquid wrench. Any help would be
>appreciated, as I am prepared to hook a come-along to the shock and yank it
>into place though I'd rather find a peaceful solution. Thanks again!
>Michael S. Lishego
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
>
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