Bob,
The reason the plate rubbed on the chassis in the first place was that the
chassis bends inwards at this point. This is due to the axle continually
slamming on the rubber stops when the spring robounds.
Solutions
1. Don't drive on rough roads (no such thing as a smooth one here is Oz).
2. Strengthen the chassis at the rear with particular attention to the area
under the axle. I had a couple of plates welded to the outside of the
chassis extending about a foot either way from the axle. This may not look
good to the purists but it does the job.
3. Fit a telescopic rear shock absorber kit to minimise the rebound in the
first place.
4. Make sure your rear springs are set properly. Some pundits claim you
should replace or at least have the springs reset every couple of years.
They no doubt have shares in a spring company but its worth checking on
older cars.
I suggest 2, 3 and 4. You then should be OK for a long time to come.
Cheers
Steve
>-- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
>
>Hey Moggers
>Has anyone found or read of a fix for the problem of the Morgan chassis
>bending upward aft of the rear axle?
>
>Duchess has developed the problem and I spent the day straightening it out.
>The cause in her case, is the axle fixing plate had rubbed on the chassis
>causing a weak spot which developed a crack.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bob Nogueira
Please Note new Phone and Fax numbers
Dr. Stephen Moore
CSIRO Tropical Agriculture
Molecular Animal Genetics Centre
Level 3, Gehrmann Laboratories
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, 4072
Australia
ph 61 7 3214 2476
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email Steve.Moore@tag.csiro.au
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