Rich: Thanks for posting the explanation.
Skye: Thanks for having the explanation on the website
Barney: Thanks for information on the installation tool.
The E clips are not really awful and nasty, if you get the knack of
installing them. The screwdriver approach is one way. I use a large
Crescent wrench. Hold the wheel cylinder in with one hand, start the
clip with the two outer tabs in the groove of the line fitting with the
other. Then grab the Crescent wrench and set the jaws so that you can
grasp the top of the clip with one jaw and the opposite side of the
fitting with the other jaw. The clip is pushed over the fitting by
squeezing the jaws, which allows you to retain control of the clip.
Once the side tabs have popped around the fitting, the top tab can be
set with a tap from a screwdriver. As stated in Rich's post, this job
can be made easier by securing the wheel cylinder to the backing plate
with a clamp, but it is not necessary.
Kelvin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
> Of Rich C
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:33 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Rear Wheel Cylinder Question-MGB
>
> Hello again,
> Sorry I hadn't noted type and series of B, but it's a '66 GHN3 series
with
> the banjo back axle.
> I've persevered and found the answer to my own question. Skye Poier
has
> an
> excellent site titled "The MGB Experience" and within that I found
that
> Denise Thorpe had sent in a tech tip regarding these clips.
> I quote:
> "The clip has three tabs that need to go into a groove on the wheel
> cylinder. Loosely hook the two end tabs on the cylinder, not in the
> groove,
> and then pry the middle tab over the cylinder with a small
screwdriver. At
> this point, all of the tabs are around the cylinder but none of them
are
> in
> the groove. The tabs can then be pushed into the groove with the
> screwdriver."
> In addition I must point out that I first locked the cylinder into the
> back
> plate so it couldn't come out by clamping vise grips to the hub in a
> location that prevented the cylinder from moving, the vise grip body
being
> tight against the cylinder body.
> My last two clips snapped right into place exactly as intended. No
> substitute parts and no grinding away clip ears as some folks
suggested.
> Thanks to all for your assistance. I hope this will help someone else.
>
> Actually a Healey guy.....
> Rich Chrysler
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