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RE: Ingenuity required - Impact wrenches - VIN numbers

To: mlawyer@starpower.net, wmgilroy@avaya.com
Subject: RE: Ingenuity required - Impact wrenches - VIN numbers
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 13:08:11 -0700 charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Mark,
That's why I upgraded to the 7/16" wheel studs.
-Drew in San Jose
-----Original Message-----
From Mark Lawyer [mailto:mlawyer at starpower.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:37 AM
To: William M. Gilroy
Cc: spridgets
Subject: Re: Ingenuity required - Impact wrenches - VIN numbers


An impact wrench is great.... but be careful.  I was driving to work
yesterday morning and heard a clunk.  A few minutes later a hear another
clunk.... followed by a scraping sound.  Stopped and walked around the car
and saw nothing unusual.  I was just about to turn onto the freeway, but
thought better of it and turned around and went home.  I pulled off the
hubcap on the right front wheel and found 4 of five lug nuts (with studs
attached) laying loose in the hubcap.  Apparently, the guy who just
installed some new tires over-torqued the nuts with his air impact wrench.

I just ordered an air impact wrench too.... but don't think I'll ever use it
on my lug nuts.

Spridget question:  I have a midget that I thought was a 1975 1500 because
it has a plaque on the dash that commemorates 50 years for MG, from
1925-1975.  However, I just looked at my title and it says 1976.  I probably
just forgot that it was a '76 model because I see that plaque everytime I
get in the car and I haven't given the car much attention for the past 2
years.  The VIN is GAN6UG168225G.  I assume the title is correct.  I looked
in my Haynes manual but it had no useful information on VIN numbers.  This
car has been parked for about two years and I want to get it back on the
road.  I drove it regularly in Hawaii and then moved it to Virginia, where
it has been parked.  In Virginia, I can get antique plates (and avoid
emissions tests) if it is 25 years old.  If it is a '76 (and I think it is)
then I guess I'll have to wait until January to get the antique plates.

Can anyone confirm from the VIN what year I have?

Mark Lawyer
1976? Midget

----- Original Message -----
From William M. Gilroy <wmgilroy at avaya.com>

> The real solution is to use an impact wrench.
>
> I put the whole mess in the trunk and drove it to the corner gas
> station.  The guy there buzzed the nut off in about 2 seconds.  I put
> it back on the same way.  I have since bought an air compressor so
> look out.
>
> Bill Gilroy
>
>

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