Hydragas and Hydrolastic Service Ltd

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Hydragas and Hydrolastic Service Ltd

We are a company specialising in all BMC/BL/Rover Group/MG Rover cars with Hydragas and Hydrolastic suspension systems

15/08/2026

We’ve had a really busy week this week with mobile fitments and mail orders. On Tuesday We completed two full fitments of recharged and tested Hydragas units to MGFs, one in Redditch and one in Finchampstead in Berkshire. We then collected 2 sets of Maxi Hydragas units from one of our regular breakers in Wokingham. Then on Thursday we completed two more full fitments of recharged Hydragas units to two MGFs, this time in Chesham and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Our final stop on Thursday was to collect 18 Hydragas units for Metros and MGFs from another breaker in Solihull for our stocks. Our final job of the week was on Friday which was a bit of an emergency job in Hyde. A few weeks ago the customer contacted us to say that he had hit a pothole and the OS rear Hydrolastic unit on his Wolseley Six had burst. We went out a couple of weeks ago to replace the damaged displacer but when we removed it we couldn’t find any obvious damage. On pumping the car up once the unit was replaced we discovered there was fluid coming from the front, on further inspection we discovered the front unit had burst and the bell had come away internally. We had to arrange to return to replace the front as we didn’t have one on us at the time. As the customer wanted to go to the Wolseley national rally this weekend we moved a few things around and got him in on Friday. We soon had the new displacer replaced and the car back up on its suspension, the customer was absolutely delighted that we managed to squeeze him in at the last minute. As well as doing the three days of mobile fitments we also sold various recharged Hydragas and rehosed Hydrolastic units. We also rehosed and tested a set of Hydrolastic units for a customer in USA who also bought one of our compact suspension pumps www.hahsltd.co.uk

09/08/2026

On Thursday we left Telford early to travel to Peacehaven in East Sussex where we carried out the fitment of a set of recharged Hydragas units to a 5 door Metro in outstanding condition. Apart from the condition it was a car with a rare specification of being automatic and having factory leather seats and air conditioning. This lovely car was being let down by its hard and uncomfortable suspension. We soon had a set of our recharged Hydragas units fitted and the car now has a lovely ride which does it justice. From there we drove to our hotel at Heathrow ready for work the next day. Our first job on Friday was to fit a set of recharged Hydragas units to an MGF Freestyle. Unfortunately this MGF had been topped up with an oil based fluid such as Citroen LHM and this complicated matters, meaning the pipes had to be flushed through, but it soon had a superb ride and roadholding. From there we travelled to Oxford to collect a couple of sets of MGF units from one of our regular breakers. We then drove to Coventry to look at an Allegro 3 where the suspension had been going down slowly. We had replaced the units around 8 years ago and the leak was quickly traced to a front unit where it was weeping very slightly around the lower crimp. We soon had a replacement front unit fitted and all was well. Finally we travelled to Alcester where we carried out a fluid top up for a previous MGF customer www.hahsltd.co.uk

06/08/2026

Yesterday we left our hotel in Manchester to travel to Hyde where we replaced a rear Hydrolastic unit on a Wolseley Six following the customers instructions as he had hit a pothole and the unit had failed. This was a previously rehosed unit which had been done elsewhere and was showing signs of leakage. On pumping up we found there was a major leakage at the front of the car and on inspection the front Hydrolastic unit was found to be severely damaged. As we were told it was a rear unit that was defective we didn’t have a front unit on us so we will return next week to replace this. We would ask all customers to give accurate information to help us. If there is any doubt, don’t assume as it could result in a delay in getting the car back on the road and not to mention the added expense. We then travelled to Prestwich to investigate a VP1100 Mk1 where the suspension had gone down on one side. This is one of very few surviving cars that had a factory fitted steel sunroof! On pumping up the problem was soon traced to the rear unit hose which had perished in the usual place. A rehosed and tested unit was soon fitted and the suspension was up where it should be. We then started the journey home and on the way we called in to one of our regular breakers to collect 23 Hydragas units for our stocks www.hahsltd.co.uk

04/08/2026

Today we travelled to Aberystwyth where we carried out a front to rear Hydrolastic pipe repair on a very early 1750 Maxi. The pipe was corroded beneath one of the fixing tabs near the front of the floor. There was further corrosion present under another fixing tab so the decision was made to make up half of the pipe and fit this so all the areas of significant corrosion we could see had been eradicated. After completion the suspension was pumped up and was leak free. From there we went to look at a Riley Elf in Church Stretton which was low on one side. We couldn’t find any leaks anywhere so we topped up the fluid and told the customer to keep an eye on it. Our final job was the fitment of a set of recharged Hydragas units to a lovely MGF Trophy in Eccleshall. The customer had opted to have a standard set of units fitted for extra comfort. Following our work the ride quality and handling was excellent and the customer can now enjoy the car without the horrible jarring ride it had before www.hahsltd.co.uk

29/07/2026

Yesterday we left our hotel in Wi******er to drive a few miles to our first job which was to fit a set of recharged Hydragas units to a lovely MGF. It benefitted greatly from our work and now drives brilliantly with a lovely ride. We then travelled to Aldwick in West Sussex where we carried out the same job on another very nice MGF again with excellent results. After that we went to a previous customer where we replaced a front Hydragas unit on a Princess which had failed and was leaking. The suspension was soon up where it should be. The other units were found to be performing faultlessly www.hahsltd.co.uk

27/07/2026

Today we set off early to travel to Alvechurch where we collected a set of Rover Metro units from one of our regular breakers for our stocks. We then made our long journey to Southampton where we carried out the fitment of a set of recharged Hydragas units to an MGF that was badly in need of our work. This is the response from the customer after he drove the car

“Hi dawn. Thanks you both so much for your amazing work! You are both magical. It’s like riding on a magic carpet now! I won’t need to book that physio after all haha. “

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17/07/2026

On Monday evening we travelled to Cambridge to stop overnight ready for a couple of days working in Cambridge, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Our first job was in Saffron Walden where we went to investigate a Wolseley 1885s where the suspension had collapsed on the driver’s side. The customer mentioned that he had seen fluid around the front of the car and sure enough the culprit was the hose on the front Hydrolastic unit which had perished in the usual place. Replacement of a front unit on these is quite a challenging job but we got on with it working carefully and in a few hours it was all completed with the suspension on this lovely car up where it should be. We then travelled to Norwich where we carried out the fitment of a set of recharged Hydragas units to a late Mk2 automatic Metro. This car was badly in need of our work with rigid suspension all round. The fitment was soon completed and the ride quality of this car is now excellent. The customer mentioned an oil leak and the car had been leaving a trail of oil since the oil filter had been recently replaced. Further tightening of the oil filter cured this. We then drove to our hotel in Swaffham ready for our first job the next day which was to replace a leaking rear Hydragas unit on on Allegro, recharged units had been fitted around eight years ago but now one of the rears had developed a slow fluid leak. Within half an hour a replacement recharged unit was fitted and the customer was delighted with the results as it brought the suspension back to how it should be again. The other three units were still performing well and are leak free. We then travelled to Horncastle in Lincolnshire where we carried out the fitment of a set of recharged Hydragas units to a lovely MGF Trophy, all went well and the customer was delighted with the results. Our final job was in East Goscote in Leicestershire where we carried out a fluid top up for a previous customer www.hahsltd.co.uk

10/07/2026

We’ve just delivered 5 rehosed, tested and painted Mini Hydrolastic units to one of our regular customers in Potters Bar. We’re now ready to complete the rest of our journey to a VW show in Kent www.hahsltd.co.uk

08/07/2026

We have had a high amount of sales in the last couple of weeks as well as a large amount of rehosing, testing and painting of Mini and ADO16 Hydrolastic units for customers all over the world www.hahsltd.co.uk

Address

10 East Road, Ketley Bank
Telford
TF20DD

Telephone

+441952613184

Website

http://www.hahsltd.co.uk/

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