- 1. MGB clutch master spring needed (score: 1)
- Author: "DNP" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 02:27:58 -0800
- I am rebuilding my clutch master, and the internal piston return spring needs replacement. If anyone has an old one they'd like to sell, please email me. It's the later type, BTW. Can send pic of ol
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg01010.html (6,807 bytes)
- 2. will an MGC hub fit MGB wheel? (score: 1)
- Author: "DNP" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:57:40 -0800
- I am wondering if a splined hub from an MGC (rear wheel) will work on my TIA Dave Pennington 70 B Dallas
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00506.html (6,275 bytes)
- 3. Fw: MGB unit (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:03:25 -0500
- Hello fellow addicts! I wrote to the supercharger people (hi-flow.com) and got a prompt reply that some of you might find interesting. I don't think I can justify the upgrade as yet, but one can drea
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00960.html (8,964 bytes)
- 4. wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:11:06 -0500
- hello all, I am contemplating the (wire) wheel drive hub on the left side of my car, which looks rather sad (its been spun by the previous owner at some point). I had a wheel spin long ago on the lef
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00961.html (8,327 bytes)
- 5. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:54:35 -0500
- OK, now this is why the issue is perplexing me. I agree the force of braking is far greater than accelleration (at least until I can afford that $3K supercharger <g>). But the way I figure it is this
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00968.html (11,233 bytes)
- 6. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 11:11:41 -0500
- Walt, thanks for the note. I have related my experience, the LF wheel came off during hard braking. I've spoken to one other person recently who had the same thing happen, on his LR wheel. I doubt if
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00973.html (13,905 bytes)
- 7. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:37:51 -0500
- Good luck finding out that one. Ford did it too. I once owned a 67 Dodge Polara with those #@%&* LH lug nuts. Took me a couple hours to figure out what was going on, luckily I was patient and didn't
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00976.html (9,234 bytes)
- 8. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:41:04 -0500
- Curiosity killed the cat! :-) Well, thanks to a kind lister it looks like I now have access to the LR hub I needed, so changing out all four to do an experiment would be kinda crazy, and the splines
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00977.html (10,528 bytes)
- 9. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:17:29 -0500
- I am not trying to be obstinate, but why would a spinner get tighter from driving the car forward as opposed to backward? Stopping and starting torques have been discussed. My experience has been tha
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00980.html (10,673 bytes)
- 10. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:51:16 -0500
- thanks Jeff! Can't say that I follow the logic of the mysterious tightening force, but it looks like it may have to do with the spoke design. Anyway, it will be easy enough to test and see if its rea
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00985.html (11,922 bytes)
- 11. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:41:18 -0500
- Curiouser and curiouser! The MGB in my garage has RH threads on the Left side hubs, and vise versa. It would seem the mythical tightening force may indeed be spoke related, if it exists at all. Your
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00988.html (10,452 bytes)
- 12. Fw: wire wheel discussion (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 07:48:55 -0500
- I recieved an excellent explanation from a Sunbeam racer who seems to have a good handle on the mysterious locking action, his name is Carl McLelland... == Hi David, Geez, I had forgotten all about t
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg01016.html (10,648 bytes)
- 13. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 12:58:08 -0500
- Thanks for the note. Please let me be clear, I do believe in the mysterious locking action of the stock setup. Sufficient examples have been presented, with but one counterexample (perhaps) under in
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg01028.html (13,143 bytes)
- 14. Re: Fw: wire wheel discussion (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 09:28:01 -0500
- in the PHYSICAL radius of the inside wheel and INCREASE in the PHYSICAL radius of the outside wheel." END OF SENTENCE. Inside being the wheel on the inside of the turn and for the example the left wh
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg01062.html (7,526 bytes)
- 15. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side - the real answer (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 11:32:58 -0500
- Thank you Barney for explaining the mysterious locking force! Not an easy nut to crack until I pictured a notch on the hub and a matching one on the nut, then turned the assembly one time, and watche
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg01074.html (7,519 bytes)
- 16. Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side (for those who are not yet (score: 1)
- Author: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 16:58:46 -0500
- To anyone still perplexed by the MLF (mysterious locking force): I was really stumped by this, but I finally see the light. Let me try to explain it, its good practice for me (being a tech writer) Ok
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg01083.html (9,660 bytes)
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