Where the lever arms attach to the Armstrong shock, those parts are lubricated by the shock oil itself. They are designed to "weep" a little to provide that lubrication. The manual even suggests "topping up" the shocks with oil every so often (3000 miles I think). So I'm not sure just having some dampness at that location is a good indicator that the shock is bad. I've resurrected several shocks that looked bad, just by removing them, draining the old oil, replacing with new and working the action till all the air was out and the shock properly topped up. Those shocks are still going strong. There is a guy in Wisconsin that makes lever shocks that don't weep. Anyone have that name?
Yeah I thought about that when I first noticed it so I topped it off and the shocked worked well for about a week and then it was back to how it was before
I have a question. I just ordered new shocks for my MGB and I was wondering if it's worth replacing the springs too. I just wanted to drive it on nice days and wanted some better handling. I was looking at the Suplex springs on moss and was wondering you thought about this upgrade if you were just looking for a sunny day driver.
Well I have thought about this and what I thought was that getting new springs isn't worth it unless they're damaged or you want to do some serious racing and performance stuff. If your springs are in good condition I would keep those.
Thanks for your input. can you tell me how much better the car felt after you put your new socks on? Did you order yours from that guy in Wisconsin that does the rebuilds?
It's unlikely that any of the fasteners on that car are metric unless they were replaced by someone who doesn't know standard British sizes. They NEVER used metric fasteners except in some very rare cases. That's one reason it really pisses me off that Moss and other British parts vendors sell so much Chinesium. Try buying a reverse light for your MGB and I guarantee that the original lens screws can't be used on the new lamp body. Is this a problem? only if having the correct slot head screws holding the lens on is important to you. The Chinese crap will have Philips-head metric screws holding on their lens (with the grey paint where the original lens had chrome). If you aren't going to show your car at a judged show, and just want something to drive that kinda-sorta looks original, it's no big deal.
You are absolutely correct. Since very few MGBs are still with their original owners, it's amazing what you will find when working on things in your MGB.
Thanks from Belgium! Changing my front shock for the first time was easy thanks to you
THANKS I'M DOING UPPER BUSHINGS and your video is great
Forgot to mention, good work and nice video.
Where the lever arms attach to the Armstrong shock, those parts are lubricated by the shock oil itself. They are designed to "weep" a little to provide that lubrication. The manual even suggests "topping up" the shocks with oil every so often (3000 miles I think). So I'm not sure just having some dampness at that location is a good indicator that the shock is bad. I've resurrected several shocks that looked bad, just by removing them, draining the old oil, replacing with new and working the action till all the air was out and the shock properly topped up. Those shocks are still going strong. There is a guy in Wisconsin that makes lever shocks that don't weep. Anyone have that name?
Yeah I thought about that when I first noticed it so I topped it off and the shocked worked well for about a week and then it was back to how it was before
looks easy
I have a question. I just ordered new shocks for my MGB and I was wondering if it's worth replacing the springs too. I just wanted to drive it on nice days and wanted some better handling. I was looking at the Suplex springs on moss and was wondering you thought about this upgrade if you were just looking for a sunny day driver.
Well I have thought about this and what I thought was that getting new springs isn't worth it unless they're damaged or you want to do some serious racing and performance stuff. If your springs are in good condition I would keep those.
Thanks for your input. can you tell me how much better the car felt after you put your new socks on? Did you order yours from that guy in Wisconsin that does the rebuilds?
I got rebuilt shocks from moss and I had to send my old ones back into them and if felt way better when going bumps.
you have the wrong front brake hose for a 76MGB......should be coiled
It's unlikely that any of the fasteners on that car are metric unless they were replaced by someone who doesn't know standard British sizes. They NEVER used metric fasteners except in some very rare cases. That's one reason it really pisses me off that Moss and other British parts vendors sell so much Chinesium. Try buying a reverse light for your MGB and I guarantee that the original lens screws can't be used on the new lamp body. Is this a problem? only if having the correct slot head screws holding the lens on is important to you. The Chinese crap will have Philips-head metric screws holding on their lens (with the grey paint where the original lens had chrome). If you aren't going to show your car at a judged show, and just want something to drive that kinda-sorta looks original, it's no big deal.
You are absolutely correct. Since very few MGBs are still with their original owners, it's amazing what you will find when working on things in your MGB.