Yo,
If you have to work under the dash, it's worth the extra 20-30 minutes to
remove & replace the seat on the side where you'll be working. You may even
get the time back in lack of frustration...Think of the chiropractor bills
you'll save!
If the steering wheel isn't frozen on, take that off too when working on the
driver's side.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, May 24, 1998 6:32 PM
Subject: New Choke Cable and Head Rests
>Just changed the choke cable in the Midget. Whew! Two paragraphs or so in
>the Haynes manual does not begin to sum up the frustration of geting behind
>that dash fascia. I was in the passenger's seat, upside down, feet higher
>than where my head usually is. :) Ah, but it's in, looks nice and
>operates nicely. Need to get a new accelerator cable in too as it is in
>bad shape near the throttle shaft.
>
>Head rest question:
>
>Using WD40 and a hammer I finally loosened the old split headrests in the
>'74 Midget. Got the worse looking driver's side out and replaced with the
>newer one I got at MG T's. Looks super. However, loosened the other
>enough to pull all the way up until it hits the tabs that hold it in.
>Holding it in too well. :) Any tricks to this process or do I go back to
>the WD40 and hammer?
>
>Thanks,
>Philip
>Burgundy 1974 Midget
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