Removing the broken suspension components from the MG Midget 

Thanks Raymond 😁

Thanks Simon. This must have been a first generation kit as there was no grease nipple. New kit has special bearings (forget the name) that they use on aircraft landing gear. Heat is the next thing to try but my torch needs a new gas cylinder first.

Hi Tom, thanks for commenting. As I haven't managed to separate the kingpin or trunnion fulcrum pins, I assume you are referring to the inner wishbone pivot pins. If they are the wrong way around, I must have a wrongly made heritage shell then as the stepped washers go into the larger holes in the chassis on the outside with the pins going in the smaller holes on the inside; I can't see how they could go in the other way around. Sorry if I've misunderstood your comment. I can see the advantages of the pins coming out of the larger hole if the bush sleeve sticks to the pin. Will have a review the pin arrangements when I'm next out working on the car.

Brake service is a planned video; coming soon. I will be bleeding the whole system I think as the fluid has been in there for a while. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Lee, the threads on the anti-roll bar linkage were a bit rusty but not terrible. Once I got it off completely I re-tapped the threads on the link and the nuts and I did get a bit of cut material deposited; so it must have been slightly damaged as well as rusted. Glad it came off in the end though and I’ll know how do deal with the other side when I get that far. Great advantage of making the videos is I have a record of what went where. In true Haynes style I can reverse the removal process.

Thanks for the feedback Andrew. This was only supposed to be a quick replacement of the cracked wishbone; how these jobs grow! I’ve got some poly-bushes to fit at the back so I will be doing a rear strip-down at some point. No doubt I’ll discover some horrors in the process 😳

Hi Mike, so many choices on tools and consumables; My good friend is a plant fitter and on his recommendation, I bought a good quality tool set that wasn't going mad on cost when I built my kit car in 1998 (Sealey socket set and a Sealey screwdriver set). Some things I've just accumulated over the years like ramps and axle stands which were Halfords purchases from memory (so many more choices on places to buy from these days). Whilst buying a set of tools can be pricey, if they are quality they will handle what you throw at it and last for years (my set is like new still and I only broke my dumpy flat-head screwdriver when I decided to use it as a chisel and the hammer split the handle in two; got a nice Snap-On one now). As a hobby I love it even if most jobs seem to end up with me skinning my knuckles or having to be a contortionist😁. Good luck with the '74 if you go for it!

Thanks Gordon; I've not come across "Kroil". I used to have "PlusGas" which I found quite good. Might get a can of "Kroil" to try...

@@JerryMotorsport it’s pricey but I’ve never found a bolt that wouldn’t budge! Not sure if it’s available on your side of the pond 🤓

Going to be working on both sides. Was fitting poly bushes anyway but now have a pair of new upper arms to fit too; the bushes in my old arms are not really economic to repair. This newer model of upper arm also gives me a shock absorber upgrade.