Hi Listers,
May I throw one by you wizards of the MG world. First of all I almost
forgot how much fun rebuilding a "B" front end can be. Those of you that
have recently listed coil spring , bushing, kingpin problems, I feel your
pain. I can almost expect the left side suspension to take another week to
complete. Well hopefully this won't have to be done again for a long, long
time. Now my questions. And all kingpins and bushings are new with rebushed
stub axles.
- Is there a torque for the lower bolt on the king pin( please don't tell me
about the friggin end float is suppose to be .008 to .013) I can't get a
feeler gauge in there for nothing. Just give me a torque and let me stick my
cotter pin in the hole and move on. (sorry,,,, I'm better now)
- Top king pin bolt torque?
-I did a complete stub axle and king pin change over,complete. Wheel
bearings were new with brake job last year so I am reusing them. One
problem, the out side bearing will not go on the newer stub axle. It slides
right on and off the old stub axle. Whats a flustered MGeneer to do here.
The only difference I can see is that the old axle is shinny and the new one
looks dull( but very clean and no burrs or rust) it just seems to be a hair
too big for the bearing, even when I hit it with a hammer( JUST KIDDING, but
I sure wanted to) Slight pressure, wiggling back and forth,lubricated, dry,
gave no satisfactory results. This is where I finally closed up shop for the
night knowing that I would get total results from
"THE LIST".
Is this an area where a little bit of heat could help or not?
-Can somebody please recommend a high temp. wheel bearing grease that
doesn't smell like rear end fluid. This stuff gives me a head ache and the
smell lingers for hours. The name I'm using is from Coastal, never again.
And actually everythingelse went back together pretty well. Slow but well.
Thanks, Mark
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