I am currently rebuilding a model 8 and can't currently locate a supplier for the suspension friction plates? I have found the steering one on ebay, but not suspension.
We ought to supply this in our club shop becasue I guess it is common to many models and years; so we need to do research and determine which models and years used the type you need. Then using our knowledge of the number of similar machines out there we can make a decsion to get some made. The next thing to do is to define the dimensions amd obtain prices from our preferred suppliers... sometimes members do the hard work and we then join in the purchase for stock.