Peter,
Jeff forgot to mention that the reason you tighten up with car on the
ground is that you want to get all the bushes in a neutral position in the
normal running mode. Otherwise you will have them under constant twist if
you tighten up when they are in the off-the-ground position. This may be
the origin of "getting your knickers in a twist" ???
At 06:31 PM 8/2/01 -0500, Jeff Fayne wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Schauss" <schauss@worldnet.att.net>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 6:06 PM
>Subject: Placement of jack stands when replacing rear springs
>
>
> > Where is the best place to support the back of an MGB
> > while replacing the rear springs?
> >
>
>Best place I've found is on the front spring mount itself. Sills may be
>weak, but the spring mount assembly is comprised of 3 layers of sheetmetal
>and ties into, what I believe is called the heelboard (the vertical segment
>in front of the battery area), so that tends to be strong.
>
>Tip I found helpful was to double nut the U-bolts, mine loosened after a few
>months ,causing a nice torque-steer effect, even though I torqued them to
>spec. Also, assemble everything up in the air, but do your final torquing on
>the ground (as it would be when driving).
>
>
>Good Luck,
>
>Jeff
>'70B
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