MGTD15470 » Suspension System » Rear Suspension

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

Tearing down and rebuilding the rear suspension. I rebuilt the springs, being careful to preserve the new rubber. The proper torque on the rear axle was accomplished. Best of all, a set of MGA gears were installed to raise the final ratio from 5.125:1 to 4.3:1.

1 Rear U-Bolts locating rear axle	2 U-Bolts locating rear axle	3 Rear axle packed for shipment	4 Rear leaf spring	5 Rear leaf showing bracket
6 Rear leaf spring as assembled	7 Rear leaf spring components	8 Lower mounting plate 2	9 Rear Springs ready to prime	10 Rear springs primed
11 More rear spring priming	12 Clamping rear springs for assembly-1	13 Installing clamp bolts	14 Another view ofInstalling clamp bolts	15 Rear springs ready for touch up paint
16 Just need a rear axle	17 Back from University Motors-1	18 rear axle in position	19 Looking down the axle tube	20 Rear shackles
21 Ready to tighten axle to spring-1	22 Axle to spring hardware install	23 LH side of Axle in place on Springs	24 Axle to spring hardware	25 Hardened half shaft in place
26 Split ring & oil seal & hub cover in place	27 LH side of rear spring and axle	28 Another shot of compressing springs	29 Ready for drums-1	30 Shock lever arms for rear
31 LH drum in place	32 Calculating shim reduction-1	33 Taking 006 off spacer shim-1	34 Using caliper to measure progress-1	35 Luke holding car and wheel
36 Hoagy applying 150 ftlbs of torque	37 Cotter installed in rhs	38 old and new u-bolts	39 replacing u-bolts

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