It sounds to me as though you bought an MGA hand crank.....
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nels Anderson" <nels@flightsim.com>
To: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:39 AM
Subject: Hand Crank Mystery
> A while back I bought a engine hand crank on eBay, since my 1953 MGTD
> did not have one. With spring here, I finally got around to ordering
> some mounting clips from Moss and was about to start the installation
> only to find that the clips are much too big. I did confirm that Moss
> sent me the right part number so now I'm wondering, do I really have the
> right crank for my car?
>
> I have checked it, and it will engage and turn over the engine so in
> that respect it's correct. I have found a couple of photos of the crank
> mounted in TD's and they look fatter than the one I have and I also
> noticed that the pins on the end that engage the engine are 90 degrees
> offset from mine.
>
> The main shaft of the crank is about 5/8" in diameter. The clips look
> like they are set for a diameter of about 7/8".
>
> So what do I have here? Is this really a TD crank, or is it perhaps
> meant for a different but similar car?
>
> --Nels Anderson
> 1953 MGTD
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