Scott Gardner wrote:
> Maybe it's a chrome bumper/rubber bumper thing, but I found that on
> my '72, placing a jack under the spring pan does nothing but lift
> that corner of the car off the ground. The spring hardly compresses
> at all. To finish the job last time, I had to borrow a 235-pound man
> from an adjacent stall and ask him to sit on my fender while I jacked
> under the spring pan. Without the added weight, all of the parts of
> the car just moved upwards atthe same time, with no relative motion
> between them. Only with the added weight could I get the spring pan
> to move up with the body staying still.
> Scott
It's either a socio-economic car thing that I wouldn't understand or saggy
springs...I'll opt for saggy springs. 8-)
Seriously though, my cars did lift off of the ground, but the spring did
compress.
When I removed the bolts they were stripped from the force of removal, but I
bought
new bolts and nuts for reassembly anyway, so I didn't care. Lining those four
holes
up is one of the most miserable jobs that I've ever done to my MG! Nothing
like the
fear of a slipping jack to make your work hasty!
--
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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