Joe
Yes go for rebuilt ones if you use the car for more that just a few
miles...........I had a reconn'ed shock last only 30 miles before it dumped
its load all over the garage floor and went boing boing boing like Zebadee.
Reconditioned really are pot luck........they are really cheap though - so
you can always keep a spare. After all you can refit the front ones in under
the hour even by an amatuer like me.
Chris Nevard
'71 Midget
'77 MGB GT under going restoration
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-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
To: 'Joe Dubovec' <jdubovec@vaxxine.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 21 July 1998 15:50
Subject: RE: Front shocks 61 MG Midget
Joe Dubovec <jdubovec@vaxxine.com> asks
Front shocks for a 61 mg midget are they rebuildable?
Yes, just like the lever shocks on all the later Midgets
If they are can one buy a kit to rebuild it?
I don't think so, the generally accepted practice is to send them out to one
of the rebuilders, usually Apple Hydraulics, and they will rebuild them for
you. The catalog suppliers will sell you a rebuilt pair, exchange, if you're
the impatient type. I have heard a few people on this list commenting that
their rebuilds aren't lasting very long so new may be the way to go.
Phil Vanner
Mk1 Midget (#2395)
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