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Running Gear
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Brakes
- Rob Bell offers up the options here, from OE
to AP.
- Rob tells us why big is not always best in
this article.
- Andy 'Scarlet Fever' Phillips offers his thoughts on the braking
effect here.
- And also from Rob, an article
about brake fade.
- Erik covers the pad and disc options on his site here.
- to cut down on brake servo movement, Erik fitted this bracket.
- Rob Bell also covers brake servo movement on his web site
here.
- Erik shows how to fit Mike Satur's 280mm conversion kit here.
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TIP !! when checking your rear brake pads for wear, check the
inside pad, this wears at a greater rate than the outer pad. The OE
inner pad also has a metal strip attached to it that rubs on the brake
disc emitting a squeal when the pads are low.
- Jerry Herbert from the SWMGF'rs
has another tip regarding rear brake caliper seizure (you need to
be a SWMGF member to view the thread).
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Brake discs
- CJJ shows us how he
removed the disc retaining screws that nearly always snap over on the
MG-Rover.org forum.
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Handbrake
- A lot of people ask how to adjust the handbrake, refer to the
handbrake section on this
page.
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Wheels and tyres
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Locking wheel nuts
- There has been a spate of the McGard type locking wheel nuts failing.
A shorter lock nut, possibly having a 24212 part number, has been fitted
for whatever reason, this 'bottoms out' on the stud, over a few weeks it
effectively pushes the end of the lock nut off, have a look at
this
post on the MG-Rover.org forum which shows a failed lock nut in the
lower picture. I was told by the supplier of a set that failed on my TF
that the McGard catalogue gave the incorrect number for the F/TF.
For the record, the correct information for the McGard locking wheel
nuts is as follows;
- McGard part number - 82518
- MGR part number - XPT000175ACC
- McGard part number - 24157 can also be fitted, but these lack the
anti tamper sleeve that the 82518 nuts have. There is no MGR part
number for these.
The MG-Rover.org
online shop sells these for £19.99 (May 2007), but ignore the
picture of them, its the wrong one.
This has been discussed in depth in this
thread on the MG-Rover.org forum.
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Wheel bearings
- Dieter has this page showing how
to replace the rear wheel bearing.
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Suspension
- Andy Phillips covers the hydragas design used on the F here
on MG-Rover.org.
- Dieter has this page on how to build
your own hydragas pump - TAKE CARE !!!
- Erik lists some suspension options on his English
Fantasy web site.
- the poly bush upgrade for the F is covered on Erik's site
here.
- Tony Thompson covers fitting of poly bushes on his site here.
- a common issue that gets over looked is the grease nipple on each of
the front upper suspension arms. Mark Leonard took a photo identifying
its location on the MG-Rover.org
forum, its at the end of the rusty bent screwdriver !!.
- Dieter has a page on a shock absorber upgrade for the MGF
here.
- Dieter even covers the various hydragas pumps available here.
- Looking for a garage that can pump up your hydragas suspension ?,
then try The
Hydragas Register.
- Jerry Herbert, 'MG TF nut', a member on the SWMGF boards, reminds us to
grease our nipples!!!, and a follow up thread showing a
modification to the nipple for better access with the grease gun
(you need to be a SWMGF member to view the treads).
- Debs has put this
thread together on the MGF Register forum, listing the standard
suspension settings and Sport Pack 1 (SP1) suspension settings for a TF.
The same data is tabulated below.
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Suspension settings - TF
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Suspension element
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Standard suspension
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Sports suspension
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Front Wheel Alignment - Toe Out per side
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0 degrees +/- 6 minutes
0 degrees +/- 0.1 degrees
0 mm +/- 0.665 mm (15" rims)
0 mm +/- 0.709 mm (16" rims)
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0 degrees +/- 6 mins
0 degrees +/- 0.1 degs
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Front Wheel Camber - Negative
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0 degrees 30 mins +/- 30 mins
0.5 degrees +/- 0.5 degrees
3.315 mm +/- 0.315 mm
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0 degrees +/- 05 mins
0 degrees +/- 0.08 degs
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Front Wheel Castor - Positive
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4 degrees 50 mins +/- 1 degree
4.83 degrees +/- 1 degree
29.98 mm +/- 6.71 mm
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5 degrees 28 mins +/- 1 deg
5.47 degrees +/- 1 degree
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King Pin Inclination
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11 degrees 40 minutes
11.71 degrees
78.71mm
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11 degs 40 minutes
11.67 degs +/-1 deg
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Rear Wheel Alignment - Toe In per side
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0 degrees 15 min =/- 6 mins
0.25 degrees +/- 0.1 degree
1.662 mm +/- 0.67 mm (15" rims)
1.772 mm +/- 0.71 mm (16" rims)
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0 degrees 30 mins =/- 6 mins
0.5 degrees +/- 0.1 deg
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Rear Wheel Camber - Negative
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1 degree +/- 30 mins
1 degree +/- 0.5 degree
6.71 mm +/- 0.315 mm
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1 degree 33 mins +/- 30 mins
1.55 degrees + / - 0.5 degree
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Ride height - MGF
- Paul at DotComoff has
this article on how to check the ride height on an MGF
- Andy Phillips discusses ride height and hydragas
here on MG-Rover.org
- Greg Hiltons MGF FAQ has a section on ride height here.
- Broon shows his method
for pumping up the hydragas system on an F.
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Gear selection mechanism
- Dieter has a repair for a broken gear selector ball joint
here.
- Tony Thompson has a DIY fix for a split rear gear selector gaiter
here.
- Fitting the Mike Satur Slick Shift kit can be found on Tony
Thompson's site here, and on
Erik's site here.
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Stepspeed / Steptronic / CVT gearbox
- Here is a PDF file giving a full
description of the CVT gear box works. This PDF file charts how the
gearbox works in driving situations.
Thanks to TipperMG who posted this
thread on the MG-Rover.org forum
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