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Are the cast alloy rear bearing housings and damper strut inserts exactly similar/interchangeable on the types 26/36 (two seater Elan) and type 50 (+2 Elan)? I have a pair of these from a 1968 Elan +2, and would like to keep them as spares if they fit my 1967 Elan S3.

John Larkin

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I think so....

John

Check the size of the inner bearings. On early Elans the inner and outer bearings were identical but the later cars, and I think all +2s used a larger diameter inner bearing. This might be the difference in the casting numbers of the housings.