no one will know, if you don't tell them.
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael,
>
> I may be mistaken but I believe that the early cars did not have the front
> hub dust cap tool.
>
> The Clausager book notes that the.... *"Front hub dust cap extractor added
> to tool kit" * Chassis number *148935* Dec. '53.
>
> The bottom line is that your car should have BSF threads and not UNF
> threads. Most likely changed early in the cars history, but who really
> knows.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm slowly assembling a tool kit for #174 and I have a question.
> > The tools supplement of the guidelines includes the following note.
> > "Because the earlier dust cap's BSF stud threads were changed to UNF by
> > December, 1953, this tool only was made with UNF threads, and will not
> work
> > on earlier 100s "
> > Although both the dust caps on #174 were UNF thread and appeared to be
> > undisturbed I was quite happy to accept this until I found, upon reading
> > through the handbook for my car Publication Number 996, dated September
> > 1953, on page 53 the following:
> > "*Front Road Wheel Hubs*: Unscrew the knock-on hub cap and, using the
> > extractor provided, withdraw the grease cap from within the hub."
> > Well September 1953 is a good long time before December 1953.
> > I have also checked the parts book and found that there is only one
> number
> > for the dust cap, 1B4316, and that is applicable to all cars and one
> number
> > for the extractor tool, 1B4339, also applicable to all cars.
> > I do note that there is an Austin Service Journal Reference associated
> with
> > the extractor (24 Tools Pg2).
> > Does anyone out there have a copy of this edition of the Austin Journal
> > which may shed light on this anomaly?
> > Many thanks,
> > Michael S
> > BN1 #174
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