MG TC Shock Link

[DougPulver@aol.com]

Fellow MG TABCers, I have followed the myriad shock bushing installation stories with great interest and amusement and have now received my rebuilt shocks back from Apple Hydraulics. Vividly recalling the horror stories of bushing installation, I was greatly relieved to find that new bushings had in fact been installed as part of the rebuild process. So far so good. I now am armed with the Moss installation kit (on Mr. Seim's recommendation) and an extra pair of Moss bushings (courtesy of the Apple rebuild). Now for the hard part. As I look at the shock links on my car (MGTC 5850 - see attached picture) they do not appear to be the same as what is pictured in the Moss catalog. Firstly, the upper portion which goes into the shock arm is threaded with a nut (seems like a good idea). Secondly, the lower portion is tapered from the outside to the inside and the new Moss bushing can be pushed by hand into the center. This procedure would leave quite a bit of space on either side. Surely this is not correct. Any ideas? Is this link appropriate for some other car? Should I order replacement links from Moss? Help! Thanks. Doug Pulver TC 5850

[David and Joyce Edgar]

Doug, The shock link you pictured is nothing like mine (front or rear). I would expect it is a third party link or something. TC links have no nut on one end like you have. The end of the pin should only stick through the bushing by about 3/16" or so. Stays in place on its own but I resorted to a washer and split pin to hold one on after it came out several times. The end with the loop on it looks much too light in your picture. Mine are much heavier and longer in length. Since you live fairly close maybe I can take a spin over to show you what I have sometime. Let me know. By the way, Apple may have put a bushing in the shock arm but you need them in the links also. Save the ones you got from Moss so you can have fun installing the bushings. David Edgar, TC 5108 El Cajon, California

>Fellow MG TABCers, > >I have followed the myriad shock bushing installation stories with great >interest and amusement and have now received my rebuilt shocks back from >Apple Hydraulics. Vividly recalling the horror stories of bushing >installation, I was greatly relieved to find that new bushings had in fact >been installed as part of the rebuild process. So far so good. > >I now am armed with the Moss installation kit (on Mr. Seim's recommendation) >and an extra pair of Moss bushings (courtesy of the Apple rebuild). Now for >the hard part. As I look at the shock links on my car (MGTC 5850 - see >attached picture) they do not appear to be the same as what is pictured in >the Moss catalog. Firstly, the upper portion which goes into the shock arm is >threaded with a nut (seems like a good idea). Secondly, the lower portion is >tapered from the outside to the inside and the new Moss bushing can be pushed >by hand into the center. This procedure would leave quite a bit of space on >either side. Surely this is not correct. Any ideas? Is this link appropriate >for some other car? Should I order replacement links from Moss? Help! > >Thanks. > >Doug Pulver >TC 5850