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Philip's screw driver!
Regards,
Anonymous.....
----- Original Message -----
From: Harlan Jillson <hjillson@argolink.net>
To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 1999 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: 73 B M/C reservoir R/R
> Dan,
> The MC tank is held on by two philips head screws. A hand impact will
> likely break them loose. It's not torque but time your fighting hear.
The
> MC should have come with two little round seals that fit between the MC
and
> the tank. ( kind of look like two rubber washers about a 1/4 " thick.)
> Replace the seals and bolt the MC tank on, don't try to over tighten,
> just snug them up and you shouldn't have any problems. Go through the
usual
> proceedures of bleeding your brake system after installation and you
should
> be OK.
> Good luck with it,
> Harlan.
> ps. Ed, I'm appalled that you wouldn't help out a fellow MG'er on such a
> simple thing, we all started out somewhere...... and most of use are still
> learning no matter how many years we've been at it....
> H.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 8:17 PM
> Subject: 73 B M/C reservoir R/R
>
>
> >I have my new/rebuilt M/C that Mike Razor so kindly purchased at his
local
> >Advance Auto for me. (He's really a good guy folks, just "stepped on his
> >****", to use a colorful military phrase, and he was venting. No excuse,
> but
> >it's all under the bridge now.)
> >I have to get the reservoir off of the old m/c to put on the "new"
> >one....and it's apparent that I need an impact driver or something! I
sure
> >ain't getting it off with a standard screwdriver! Any hints? I figure
I'll
> >go to the craft-shop here on post and get it off tomorrow.
> >For fitting it on the new one: there aren't any gaskets, so it obviously
> >needs to be nice and tight, but I'm a bit concerned that too much torque
> >could break the old reservoir. Any more hints or tips on ensuring I get a
> >good seal on the reservoir-cylinder attachment?
> >TIA
> >
> >Dan
> >73 B
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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