MGB281

I wanted some of those csk M10 bolts for a V6 engine conversion on my MGB. I went to Western Bolt and the owner just said “how long, how many”

Although mine were badly corroded I took them to Western Bolt (two miles away) and they just asked “how many”. I think they were about 10p each. Although they are an industrial supply company they have never failed t come up with any fixing I have needed for my MG’s

I suggest that you Jack the car up one corner at a time and using a pry bar check for any movement or soft bushes. I replaced every bush and ball joint during refurbishment and it was still very noisy, a second four wheel alignment vastly reduced the knocking noise. New polybushes for the engine mounts because the exhaust down pipe knocks the subframe on severe bumps.

digcot65 wrote:

Sorry made a real prat of myself looking at the wrong master cylinder Good job there is a forum to correct stupid mistakes Len

Always remember that the person who never made a mistake never made anything

If it has a KMaps upgrade it could have the pops and bangs addition, I didn’t want it on ours.
Over fifty years ago I used to drive a petrol LandRover to go to social events. Coming home late at night we would turn off the ignition while driving through the small villages for a couple of seconds then back on again which resulted in an almighty bang. I have now grown up a little.

I would take it back and get them to get the rear camber correctly adjusted. Yours being a 2003 car has adjustable lower links, that is unless you have fitted the later fixed length ones. The adjustable links could be rusted solid which may explain why they haven’t done it though. It’s a bit of a pfaff to get it right because adjusting the camber alters the toe in so they have to adjust both simultaneously. If you set the toe then the camber the toe will be incorrect again, it’s a case of keeping making small adjustments until both are correct. Having said that I don’t think the rear camber would have such an affect on the stability of the car, I am sure that you have play some where.
A few years ago my middle son who bought a Ford Ka to flip, the seller told him that he had hit a kerb and bent the front suspension. All new parts were fitted but the car was just like you describe, the seller gave up and my son bought it with the defect. The first thing he did was to get the tracking done but there was no improvement, he had the tracking done a second time and still no improvement. Neither establishment could offer an explanation. One day he brought it over to me and I jacked the front end up and using a pry bar found one of the bushes was perished. I presume the shock of hitting the kerb was transferred from the offside to near side which caused it to fail. A new bush cured the problem, I suggest doing the same with a pry bar to see if you have any play.