I have noticed from time to time a clonk from either side at the rear. I thought it was the warning triangle , first aid kit etc I keep behind the seats.

However to ensure the car was really dry after the rain it got on Sunday I removed the rear carpetto let it dry inside the house.

I took the opportunity to teak oil the wood but I also noticed the covers for the rear springs miss several screws and are loose. They are I think the culprits of the clunk.

Does anyone know the spec of the screws and if the go into wood or metal?

Has anyone had the same problem & solved it?

Do you mean the plastic tool tray which is underneath the plywood?? If it is, it is possible that one or more of the tools/jack are "Clunking" off the underside of the wood - the plastic tray is not very stiff and will flex. I suggest you place a thin layer of foam(or neoprene, Dave!!) on top of the tool tray underneath the plywood. This should stop the "clunk"

Cheers!

PS better still - remove the plastic tray and install a better "box" to hold the tools

No not the tool box. I don't have one. I mean the covers where the leafspring are bolted at the front of the chassis.

See this link
http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/allmorgan27.htm#Leaf

They are the bits shown in blue.

Sorry John - I have no knowlegde of what could cause a clunk there. Perhaps the bolt is Loose??

No the covers themselves are loose & many screws are missing.
I just want to know what ype of screws to use to fix it.

I solved the problem of my rear spring covers rattling by the simple expedient of chucking them away. I was worried at first that I would get water, mud, and other crud coming into the cockpit, but it just doesn't seem to happen. Mine were secured with basic woodscrews, bu then my car was built in 1986, when MMC quality standards were in the Stone Age compared to what they are now.

I have to say though that I think they are unlikely to cause a clonk, I would be checking rear spring bolts and linkages, battery security, U bolts, and rear wheel tightness.

Fair point I will do that while the rear shelf is out as well but I checked it before & found nothing.

Can you not just remove one of the remaining screws and bring it to your local screw shop? If the originals been assembled with an electric screw driver they might have been over tighten and you now need to jump up one size in thread diameter to make them grip in the wood? Or make the hole smaller again with wooden glue + tooth picks/matches....

Yes that is what I will do if I don't have some suitabe ones. I think though there is a mongrel group of them. My concern was wether they all went into wood.

As for the knock I can reproduce it by bouncing the cover. All the suspension nuts are tight.

John......this photo might give you some idea of whats behind the cover!