[Mg-t] TD front shock removal

[Bob Grunau]

There is no problem removing the Girling ( or Armstrong ) front shocks on a
TD . There is no need to remove fenders etc. BUT, please be careful as the
coil spring can come out with a LOT of force if you don't remove the shock
properly. Make sure you support the car on the underside of the wishbones so
the coil spring is still compressed when the shock is removed.  Now there
should be no load on the upper shock pivot bolt. The car will still be
supported by the spring.

Also support the brake drum so as not to strain the flexible brake hose
after the kingpin is free.
Bob Grunau


-----Original Message-----
From: mg-t-bounces+grunau.garage=sympatico.ca at autox.team.net
[mailto:mg-t-bounces+grunau.garage=sympatico.ca at autox.team.net]On Behalf
Of Carr&Edwards
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:52 PM
To: Listserve T-series
Subject: [Mg-t] TD front shock removal


We need help from the list!

We want to remove the front shocks (Girling) from my TD, and neither the
factory manual nor Blower's is helpful here -- can they be removed with the
fenders in place?  We don't want to get halfway through, working in the
basement garage, and then discover that it's such a project that we should
have taken the car down to the shop instead (and may take so much time that
we
won't make it to a planned show)-----------

As always, thanks!
Sarah Carr
TD3942EXLU in PA
Mg-t at autox.team.net
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