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Re: TD rear shock mounting

To: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>
Subject: Re: TD rear shock mounting
From: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 08:18:15 -0700
Bud:

Thanks for the kind words.

We are all in this together for the good of all.

Cheers:

Skip...........At 07:13 AM 6/28/97 -0400, Bud Krueger wrote:
>Skip Kelsey wrote:
>
>> David:
>>
>> The correct bolt is 3/8X31/4 BSF. I only have one instock, but you can
>> call
>> Abingdon Spares Ltd. They list it under part no. 23/320. There about
>> $1.90
>> each. You will need to also order the nut to go with it.
>>
>> Cheers:
>>
>> Skip.........At 07:56 PM 6/27/97 EDT, dmeadow@juno.com wrote:
>> >Can one of the suppliers or parts car owners on the list help with
>> this
>> >one?
>> >
>> >I am missing the four bolts that hold the rear shocks (originally
>> Girling
>> >that I am replacing with Armstrong) onto the rear frame of my TD.
>> The
>> >DPO had replaced the originals with ones that are too thin.  I'm
>> >concerned that the loose fit will cause the shocks to move around.
>> The
>> >size seems to be unusual, I couldn't find any at the hardware store
>> that
>> >were the right diameter (Whitworth threads are unnecessary, since a
>> nut
>> >goes on the other end).  Moss doesn't list them.
>> >
>> >Anybody got four or can tell me where to get them?
>> >
>> >Email me back directly, please, I am going to have to sign off the
>> list
>> >for a few days next week.
>> >
>> >TIA
>> >
>> >David Littlefield
>> >Houston, TX
>> >
>> >
>
>Skip,
>      You're great!  I was just about to dig out the Service Parts List
>and try to find the part numbers when I spotted your response. The idea
>that a vendor would dig up the part number from a 'competitor' and
>provide it to a 'could-have-been' customer is not the normal way of
>life. I guess that's the sort of thing that makes us MG'ers a bit
>different from a lot of ordinary folks. Congratulations for your
>integrity and spirit.
>
>Bud Krueger
>(about to head up to NEMGTR GOF Mk63)
>
>
>


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