Stuart,
Perhaps that might be the setup for an early engine. This is a '77 18V
engine and
the caps are held on by bolts.
Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> On my last rebuild I made a "tool" for this. I used a 5/16 fine thread
> bolt and welded a nut on to the head that my slide hammer threads would
> screw into. Works great.
>
> BTW, the caps are held on by studs and nuts, not bolts, in keeping with
> the Brits preference for studs on everything.
>
> Stuart
>
> Larry Hoy wrote:
> >
> > Bud, the main cap bolts fit the main cap "slide hammer hole" as I remember.
> >
> > Larry Hoy
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> > >Behalf Of Bud Krueger
> > >Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:01 PM
> > >To: MG List
> > >Subject: Main Bearing Caps MGB
> > >
> > >
> > >Would anybody happen to know offhand what bolt will fit the main bearing
>caps on
> > >a late MGB? They obviously need a bit of convincing, e.g., a slide hammer
>I
> > >take it. With luck, the engine'll be in the machine shop on Friday. TIA.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Bud Krueger
> > >http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/
> > >52TD
> > >77MGB
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Bud Krueger
http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/
52TD
77MGB
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