HELP Rear Springs

[colintf]

Hi Colin- many thanks

The phone call has been made and they are now checking- fingers crossed.

If yours has been round Le Mans try these:-

Mallory = done!
Curborough sprint Nr Lichfield
Goodwood = on my list to do
Donington = done!
Cadwell

It helps being a Marshal!

Regards

Paul

Hi Paul, good luck withteh scrapper!!

Mallory = done!
Goodwood = on my list to do
Donington = done!

[Tim]

The club is holding a new rear set for £220 plus postage for any member who is desperate.

[ColinE]

Hi Everyone

I'm Paul anf have just joined your forum. But I am in trouble big time and really need your help

I have had my 54 plated Mark 1 260 since buying it at the factory clearance from the receivers with 21 miles on the clock- it now has over 50k!

My problem? try two broken rear springs. Now the big issue- I cannot find any replacements- not even from the on line breakers.

Can anyone help?

Regards


Paul

Hi Paul, we have a set available through the club shop - be quick as I may need them myself

Get your questionnaire and MGOC number through to Tim and you'll have access to the whole site and a wealth of info on these great cars - as well as the great stuff I have in the shop

[scooter]

Have some s/h ones. Found them at thr factory a couple of weeks ago.

[Paul Francks]

Hi Gang,

Good news- The MGOC will supply and fit the springs - £380 fitted so booked it in on Friday- sorry Tim but I didn't see your post until afterwards.

Told these are being made to order so fingers crossed they work.

The odd thing is that I have never broken srings before- is this a design fault?

I have towed with my car- caravan to Goodwood- with no problem other than 16MPG, but collected my kit car on a trailer in the summer so wonder if thats what did it

Either way we should have another 260 on the road shortly!

In passing - rear tyres- I am getting through Contis and Bridgestones in around 5k miles- is this my lead foot, (or frightening the local hot hatch), or is this normal? i note Paul's 520 looks to be hard on its rears

Regards


Paul

[kcv]

Springs are a common fault on the earlier type of spring and 5000 miles for rear tyres is not uncommon so it all seems perfectly normal to me.

[ColinE]

Hi Gang,

Good news- The MGOC will supply and fit the springs - £380 fitted so booked it in on Friday- sorry Tim but I didn't see your post until afterwards.

Told these are being made to order so fingers crossed they work.

The odd thing is that I have never broken srings before- is this a design fault?

I have towed with my car- caravan to Goodwood- with no problem other than 16MPG, but collected my kit car on a trailer in the summer so wonder if thats what did it

Either way we should have another 260 on the road shortly!

In passing - rear tyres- I am getting through Contis and Bridgestones in around 5k miles- is this my lead foot, (or frightening the local hot hatch), or is this normal? i note Paul's 520 looks to be hard on its rears

Regards


Paul

Early springs did have a tendency to fail, rear tyres 5 - 6k is not unusual, it's about what I got from my Toyo's and Vredstreins

Loads of info on both topics available when you get your details to Tim and go green

[nick260]

Wise Ones,

see my previous pleas for help, just bought a rear pair from Rimmers (Feb) for my pride and joy (54 plate with 45k miles) on cllock for £198 + Vat for the pair. If you want pricey, ask them about rear discs !,

regards

[ColinE]

Yep - their disc prices are crazy, thats one advantage of being a full member on here, you get access to the club shop where we have discs available at 50% of Rimmers prices

[Paul Francks]

Good news!

The rear spring were replaced at the MGOC workshop on Thursday for £474 including pre check and MOT. Only difference I can feel is that the rear end now feels slightly softer, but not by much. With the car now legal I can enjoy it on the road

Paul