MGB1970 » Restoration » Suspension » Front Suspension

email Dave Braun at dave@dbraun99.com (click here)

The front suspension was loose, and I had never checked the preload on the front wheel bearings. Rebuild kits are inexpensive, and well worth installing if you are doing something as extensive as converting to wire wheels.

1 Donor Front Suspension 01	2 Donor Front Suspension 02	3 Removing front coil springs 01	4 Removing front coil springs 02	5 Removing front coil springs 03
6 Loosening Shock Arm bolts	7 Shock Arm and Shock mounting hrdwr	8 Lower A-Pan and Arms inboard mounting hrdwr	9 Bump Stop and mounting hrdwr	10 Anti-Sway bar to chassis mount hrdwr 02
11 One anti-sway link and both hardware	12 LH Anti-Sway bar interferred with steering boot	13 Removing LH shock arm from steering trunion	14 Front Suspension removed 01	15 Front Suspension removed 02
16 Kingpins and swivvels out of wash	17 A-pan bolts and arms	18 Kingpin ready for disassembly	19 Welding up holes 01	20 Weld Material added to re-round holes
21 Flat filed in prep for round file 01	22 Checking fit 1	23 Filing weld material to make round hole	24 Checking fit	25 Trunnion rebushed and reamed
26 V8 Bushing inserts stuck on pivot	27 Dremmel then remove	28 Inboard A-arm pivots polished for new bushes	29 Suspension parts on the shelf	30 Cleaned with Simple Green and water
31 Sandblasting nozzle wear 02	32 Sandblast cabinet on a warmish February Day	33 Front suspension parts after blasting 01	34 Painted steering arm and stub axle	35 Painted outside brought inside
36 Painted coil springs	37 Paint on front cross member	38 installing pivots then removed 02	39 Kingpin assembly 01	40 Kingpin assembly 02
41 Kingpin assembly 03	42 Kingpin assembly 04	43 Kingpin assembly 05	44 Kingpin assembly 06	45 Front A-pan and swivel links assy 01
46 Front A-pan and swivel links assy 02	47 Front A-pan and swivel links assy 03	48 Installing front A pans and swivel links 02	49 Installing front A pans and swivel links 03	50 greasing front coils
51 Front suspension install right hand 02	52 Front suspension install left hand 01	53 Front suspension install left hand 02	54 Inner bearing and lip seal in place	55 Spacer in place in hub
56 Hub on stub axle	57 Outer bearing in place	58 Keyed compression spacer in place 02	59 Land bearing races with torque from nut	60 Add shims as necessary
61 Install disk on hub and reassemble	62 Checking endfloat	63 New Steering rack boots 01	64 New Steering rack boots 02	65 New bushings for anti-sway bar
66 Mini Slide hammer for Front grease caps wrong thread	67 First Wheel Alignment

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