I think this is 'normal', which is why I remove the shock, drop-link and
spring-plate as a unit when I have had to change a rear shock, and seperate
the drop link from the lever-arm on the bench where I have more space. The
bolt is in a rubber bush in the ball, as I recall, for some sound and
vibration insulation, so cannot be 'solid'. Overall suspension design
usually takes into account any rubber bushes etc., which is why changing the
rubber bushes on the springs for something with much less or no resilience
*may* result in better handling but also in a harsher ride.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wil Boucher" <william@greenmgb.com>
To: "'MG list'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:35 AM
Subject: Question about rear damper links...
> The rear shock links (between the damper and the spring plate) on my '69
> B have me a little worried, so I thought I would send this out to ask
> those in the know...
>
> At the bottom of the link, the 'bolt' that slides through the hole in
> the spring plate and has its other end in the 'ball'... This turns when
> I turn the nut that secures it to the spring plate...
>
> Instinct tells me this is bad (my instincts have been wrong before),
> because it would cause stress on the bush at the top of the link, and
> not really get the full effect of the damping. Shouldn't this bolt be
> fixed in the ball so it doesn't move?
>
> It is the same on both links, and means that I can't get them undone
> from the spring plate... So if this is bad and they are supposed to be
> fixed in place, I will need to replace them, so I will need suggestion
> on how to get them out of there... (Dremel cutting disks to the rescue
> again?)
>
> Oh experienced ones, what is the proper state for the bolts?
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