Hi Skye,
Parts of my suspension were stuck very much as well.
I had to saw things apart and replace these parts with new ones.
This was at the lower side of the kingpin.
Shims were not under my shocks, nore mentioned in any manual I use.
(4 parts manuals - two maintenance manuals).
Cheers,
Hans
'71BGT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skye Poier [SMTP:skye@ffwd.bc.ca]
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 1999 07:34
> To: MG Nuts
> Subject: 3Q: Rebuilding Suspension...
>
> Hi All,
>
> I've delved into the front suspension rebuild (finally) and I have a
> couple
> of questions to run by..
>
> First, I am having trouble getting the upper trunnion pin out on one side.
> On the other side, I simply hit the end of the pin with a hammer and it
> popped out the other side. On this side however, I can only move it
> about 1 mm (and I've been hitting it pretty hard). From the diagrams
> I can't see what could be hanging it up. The trunnion rotates freely
> about
> it! Any ideas? I've also tried hammering a screwdriver under the pin
> head and using a BF C-clamp to press it out to no avail.
>
> Second Q, should I use LM Grease or something else to prevent seisure of
> the trunnion pins and a-arm bushes. There seems to be some sort of silver
> stuff on the trunnion pins now (moly grease?) and I have also heard you
> should use 'copperslip' haven't seen that.
>
> Turns out *both* the shocks are shot, I thought one was okay. Under the
> front of the shocks are a bunch of thin shims, I don't see these on the
> parts list, what are they about.
>
> Thanks! Time to update the web site. I'm taking some pictures along the
> way too. This is going to make a huge difference!!
>
> Skye
>
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