At 05:34 PM 9/23/97 -0400, terry bettinger wrote:
>Carol,
> I once heard of a fellow who had loose rear splines on his midget
>from years of heavy use. To solve the problem, he laid the car on its
>side and poured hot babbit material into the worn splines filling the
>gaps and making everything tight again. I thought sense you own a
>midget, this info might come in handy if yours ever wears out.
Thanks for the tip, Terry! I may resort to it in 20 years or so when the
new wires and hubs begin to wear... on the MGA!
As Art says: Proximate, but no panatella!
No midgets here. Maybe you're thinking of Susan. She stands on her toes on
the floorboards to change out the lights on the tach face! :-)
Now, I will ask (and lordy, I hope I'm not walking into another word trap!)
what "babbit material" is...
Carol
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