I am currently on he trail of Dzus fasteners with the retainer washers so
they don't fall out of the hole (and under the seat). I may look into ones
with handles on - good idea!!
At 02:59 PM 4/7/2003 -0500, Paul Root wrote:
>Aeseeyou@aol.com wrote:
> > How-dee...
> > Yep It's the mental midget who has an MGB...so I guess that makes me an
> MGB
> > Midget, ehh? But why I've brought this here soap-box to stand on and
> say my
> > piece is..."What the hey do you advise that I do to make gaining access
> to my
> > battery box on my 1978 MGB not such a pain in the abs? Somebody (DPO?)
> > somewhere must have had a real tough time twisting the lock pins loose
> 'cause
> > the slotted heads are now mostly smoothed off from the screw driver
> slipping
> > and scrapping off layer after layer of the head. So what I've done is
> tigged
> > a wind knob sort of affair on to all 4 pins that are hinged to flop
> down when
> > I'm not trying to get to the battery. Does that make any sense to
> anyone. If
> > you'd like I could draw one or better yet take a photo of a couple of them
> > (1) Open (2.) then closed..
> > Albert Escalante, owner-1978 MGB
> > Central Coast British Car Club (Ca.)
>
>
>I think this was talked about a few months ago. I have the same problem.
>
>One solution was to replace the old Dzus fasteners with new ones that
>have the little handles.
>
>Now, if we knew the size, and where to get them... :-)
>
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Regards
Barrie
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net
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