Allen is correct; I was assuming all parties understood that part. In R.
Sexson's case, he seemed to be wondering whether he could replace the
(missing) valves in the lever shocks and thereby dispense with the tube
shocks -- I replied that I would not recommend such a course, as the most
likely reason for the tube shock installation in the first place would be
that the lever shocks were leaking or had otherwise failed. In other words,
if he wanted to go back to lever shocks, he would probably need to order new
or rebuilt units, and install them, which I felt was not justified unless he
had a reason to be concerned with originality, or if the tube shocks were
themselves faulty. Now have I made myself clear? <g>
on 1/18/01 1:43 PM, Ajhsys@aol.com at Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> I may be mistaken here, because I haven't done a tube shock conversion and
> don't plan to, but on a Midget, I believe you remove the valves from the
> lever shox and leave the shox in place because they are part of the
> suspension. Don't replace the valves in them, you have the tube shox to
> dampen the suspension (for a while anyway). And don't remove them entirely,
> or you will probably be lowering the car more than you would like.
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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>
> In a message dated 1/18/01 3:18:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mvheim@studiolimage.com writes:
>
>
>> Without getting into the Great Shock Debate, I would suggest that if the
>> tube shocks seem to be working, and you are not planning on entering a
>> concours d'elegance, you leave well enough alone. Unless you have nothing
>> else to do on the car, and are just itching for a project...
>>
>> [Purely IMO]
>>
>>
>> on 1/17/01 5:54 PM, Robert Sexson at rsexson@excite.com wrote:
>>
>>> My 74 Midget, that I am rebuilding, has the tube shock conversion. The
>>> orignal shockes don't seem to leak but the valve has been removed. The cap
>>> and spring, of each shock, is still there. Is there a sourse for just the
>>> valves?
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
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