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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Car leaning/bad ride

Hey guys. Need your help.

I noticed my car leaning favorably on the drivers side and I was experiencing not so great of a ride over bumps. When I push down on the front fender of the drivers side, it moved very little. The passenger side moves freely and recovers from the bounce quickly. So, I assumed a frozen lever shock even though it had only 1000 miles since it was rebuilt. I removed the shock and sent it to Apple. Apple acutally rebuilt the shock at no charge. Tonight I reinstalled the shock but guess what....same problem. It still leans. I can also push down on the front fender drivers side and it will move about a half an inch and stay in the position. I can lift it up and it will raise a half an inch and stay. No spring like action. I have no clue what to do next. I actually had a thought that maybe there is nothing wrong with the drivers side and my problem is in the passenger side?

Thanks in advance.

JAM
JAM

Frozen rear shock on opposite corner?
Trevor-Jessie

I had both front shocks freeze after driving the first few miles of a 1,200 mile trip. It was a very unpleasant ride to say the least but the shocks would simply not budge at all.

On another occasion, I tried Apple shocks and these didn't last long. One started leaking while the other developed lots of play. Even new units through Moss are lot particularly reliable.
Glenn

glenn, get a set from world wide auto parts of madison wisconsin. They last for years without refilling blus they are guaranteed.
S.A. Jones

You might want to check your lower wishbone for binding For the rears Just disconnect the shocks and repeat the bounce test.

Carl
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This thread was discussed on 04/10/2008

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