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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Anti roll bar oops

Funny clanking noise coming from the front of the midget at the weekend - nothing really obvious until I yanked the anti roll bar - its pulled a section out of the chassis rail. I take it its ok to get a patch welded on the rail to get everything back to normal?
Think we might have been a bit too enthusiastic on the tests during the Hughes rally..
David

David

This is a very common failing. The bottom of the chassis rail is only spot welded and often tears off. There is lots in the archive on this. It happened to me and I got a welder to seam weld the affected area. Some others have welded in strenthening plates with the ARB mounting points attached.
Chris H (1970 Midget 1275)

...esp when higher rate bars are fitted...

A
Anthony

>>> Some others have welded in strengthening plates with the ARB mounting points attached. <<<

Exactly what I had to do. I replaced my ARB with a 3/4" item several years ago, and the mounts didn't like it. So I took it to a friend with a MIG, and we made patches out of 1/8" stock that we then seam-welded in place.

So far, so good.

-:G:-
Gryf Ketcherside

This thread was discussed on 24/06/2008

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