Morris Minor Owners Club

Do they only have LH dampers? At that cost - I would pick up a used/recon damper and 'uprate' it by changing the oil to SAE 40 -probably all they have done anyway! Didn't realise they wanted old dampers - just put some away in the 'recycling' bin last week....

I would love to get my hands on one of these so called recon dampers to see what has actually been reconditioned. When I look at the price (£16.95 ESM) they couldn't have invested very much in labour and parts. I have my doubts if they even fit lip seals. I fitted the ESM recon ones on my car several years ago and I must say I had no problems with them.

A lot of the dampers that I have seen had pitted shafts due to dry running and rust and they can really only be binned. A pitted shaft can be repaired with SKF speedi-sleeves but that's when it becomes expensive. The housing will probably also require reaming to accommodate.

Regards
Declan

bmcecosse wrote:Do they only have LH dampers? At that cost - I would pick up a used/recon damper and 'uprate' it by changing the oil to SAE 40 -probably all they have done anyway! Didn't realise they wanted old dampers - just put some away in the 'recycling' bin last week....

mmm i would have bought those off you and given them a try

They were fronts - and leaking.

If you are feeling adventurous, here is a link to how I repaired the seals in my leaking rear dampers.
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... per+repair

Trickydicky wrote:If you are feeling adventurous, here is a link to how I repaired the seals in my leaking rear dampers.
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... per+repair

very nice repair i just dont have the eqip to do that at home , also now i know its broken inside i will need a replacement ,
also would you know if they would still class my broken one as servioceable on a recon replacement?
regards,
Tony.
I will put an ad in wanted i think>

They won't be able to recon the broken one - so I doubt they will take it.

All sorted now got a replacement second hand good one and unknown to me they were fitted to the wrong sides so prob why one broke,
so thanks all for the inputs,
regards,
Tony

Thanks for coming back - hope you filled them with SAE40 oil - and make sure the bump stops are present! 'Fitted wrong side' - good grief - I wouldn't have thought that was possible !