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ALLGGGGGGG!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Sorry guys I need to vent a little (minor cry for help) Hope ya don’t mind.
Well last Thrusday morning I put the wife & kids on a plane to go visit some of her relatives’ through the 5th, with me joining them next Friday the 2nd. This is good news for me as I’ll be a bachelor with no kids or honey dos to be concerned about, so I figured it was a perfect time to jump into some of my neglected projects for my MG.
Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans…..
Late Friday afternoon one of my customers (2.5 hr drive from my house) calls me to report that his system is “hard down”. I ordered the parts and had them delivered Saturday morning and spent the rest of the day working on the customers X-Ray Truck in 112 degree heat – 4 hours latter the system is repaired and I start my return trip home. Two hours later – it’s five o’clock and I’m beat – fell asleep on the couch after less than half a beer. Woke up to natures urge only to discover that it was 11pm. Saturday was shot!
Next morning I made a pot of coffee - Extra Strong the way I like it (hey who’s around to complain?) Anyway I decided to waste as little time as possible jumping into my MGBs Front suspension. On tap: Replace all of the bushings with new polyurethane by Energy suspension.
Without going into too many details I will admit that I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be removing hardware that had been in place since the car was assembled back in 1978.
Major problems /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif encountered with front bushing replacement:
1) The upper Fulcrum Pin on passenger’s side had seized in place. This is the bolt that attaches the upper part of the Swivel to the arms of the front shock. Nothing worked at first so by the time I finally removed it – it was damaged to the point that it can’t be used again. Will place one on order tonight.
2) Front Cross Member is loose. While I was removing the old worn out bushings and battling the fulcrum pin – I noticed some strange movement. Not sure if I have a larger problem. But for now I am just going to re-tighten the bolts. I can’t help but wonder if this is the result of the old tired out bushings – the holes were quite elongated. Any advice would be welcome.
Anyway that was my wasted weekend. Hopefully I can find time during the week to put the whole front end back together. Because I will be flying out next Friday to join up with the wife & kids and for the 4th holiday back in Pittsburgh. I really don’t want to think what the wife will say to see her vehicle parked outside while my MG is scattered all over the garage.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nopity.gif
I swear – sometimes I think its better to just give up and drink a beer.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thirsty.gif
Sorry guys I need to vent a little (minor cry for help) Hope ya don’t mind.
Well last Thrusday morning I put the wife & kids on a plane to go visit some of her relatives’ through the 5th, with me joining them next Friday the 2nd. This is good news for me as I’ll be a bachelor with no kids or honey dos to be concerned about, so I figured it was a perfect time to jump into some of my neglected projects for my MG.
Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans…..
Late Friday afternoon one of my customers (2.5 hr drive from my house) calls me to report that his system is “hard down”. I ordered the parts and had them delivered Saturday morning and spent the rest of the day working on the customers X-Ray Truck in 112 degree heat – 4 hours latter the system is repaired and I start my return trip home. Two hours later – it’s five o’clock and I’m beat – fell asleep on the couch after less than half a beer. Woke up to natures urge only to discover that it was 11pm. Saturday was shot!
Next morning I made a pot of coffee - Extra Strong the way I like it (hey who’s around to complain?) Anyway I decided to waste as little time as possible jumping into my MGBs Front suspension. On tap: Replace all of the bushings with new polyurethane by Energy suspension.
Without going into too many details I will admit that I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be removing hardware that had been in place since the car was assembled back in 1978.
Major problems /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif encountered with front bushing replacement:
1) The upper Fulcrum Pin on passenger’s side had seized in place. This is the bolt that attaches the upper part of the Swivel to the arms of the front shock. Nothing worked at first so by the time I finally removed it – it was damaged to the point that it can’t be used again. Will place one on order tonight.
2) Front Cross Member is loose. While I was removing the old worn out bushings and battling the fulcrum pin – I noticed some strange movement. Not sure if I have a larger problem. But for now I am just going to re-tighten the bolts. I can’t help but wonder if this is the result of the old tired out bushings – the holes were quite elongated. Any advice would be welcome.
Anyway that was my wasted weekend. Hopefully I can find time during the week to put the whole front end back together. Because I will be flying out next Friday to join up with the wife & kids and for the 4th holiday back in Pittsburgh. I really don’t want to think what the wife will say to see her vehicle parked outside while my MG is scattered all over the garage.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nopity.gif
I swear – sometimes I think its better to just give up and drink a beer.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thirsty.gif