Phillip:
Haha, I feel your frustration since I was there a few weeks ago. At least
you laid there! I threw a tool and banged my forehead in an involuntary
(sort of) contraction of rage. I threw a hissy-fit, actually.
I figured out that it was easier to fit the clip over the hole, then push
the cylinder in from the outside so I could get one "toe" of the clip into
the groove. Then I worked the other "toe" into the groove on the opposite
side with a screwdriver, then finally pry the top of the clip into the
groove.
The cursing fit didn't get the clip in. Calm and patient fiddling with the
@#%*!& thing actually did!
As far as what I'd ask, well, I've found that just about anything can be
answered quite authoritatively on this list. Whether it's true or not...well
that doesn't really matter, does it now?
Dan
'73 B
-----Original Message-----
From: PHILIPPE TUSLER <TUSLER@mp050.mv.unisys.com>
To: MGS%AUTOX.TEAM.NET@mvdns1.mv.Unisys.COM
<MGS%AUTOX.TEAM.NET@mvdns1.mv.Unisys.COM>
Date: Monday, February 23, 1998 4:58 PM
Subject: What would you ask?
>All right. As I lay under Tintin, having rebuilt the wheel cylinders,
>and struggling with the spring F***ing clips, it occurred to me that
>what I really wanted the most in the whole world at that particular
>moment was to get hold of the guy at Abingdon who installed these devilish
>pieces of springy frustration, and ask him HOW THEY DID IT?!?! I have to
>assume that the cylinders were installed on the backing plate before
>they were mounted on the car. But even then I'd like to know whether
>they pushed them in from the side, or down from on top (more likely).
>
> On that note, I'd like to start a "What would you ask of Abingdon"
>thread. I know many would pick the windshield on the roadsters, the
>'brightwork' strip on the GTs. What other mysteries have disappeared
>with the revered factory. No fair asking "What does MOWOG mean?" They
>never knew! ;-)
> What sayeth the list?
>
>
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>* | "TINTIN" '66 MG/MGB-GT *
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