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Re: No play Splines

To: Carol <car@texas.net>
Subject: Re: No play Splines
From: Arthur Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 11:06:45 -0400 (EDT)
You jest, what is babbit.
...Art

On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Carol wrote:

> 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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