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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