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Steve,
Sounds like you are a crafty soul. Good job.
Charlie Durning
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On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>wrote:
> Heres the latest on my window saga. I have disassembled the window
> regulator. I have drilled the rivets that hold the window crank part to
> the regulator. In there is a retainer spring. Each end of the spring has
> hooks that engage the drive slot edges. When you crank the window, the
> shaft and retainer spring turn inside the housing. I could take pictures,
> but there are some excellent ones on Barney's site here:
> http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/**coupe/cp112.htm<http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/coupe/cp112.htm>
>
> On my regulator, both ends of the spring broke off. The spring was
> remaining stationary, and the shaft was turning within. The little broken
> spring ends were floating around in the mechanism. I think they were
> jamming it and causing the symptoms. All the rest of the parts look great.
>
> I have cannibalized an MGA coupe window regulator. It has a good spring.
> Rather than try to disengage the spring and move it to the other shaft, I
> think I will just take the whole shaft with spring attached from the MGA
> and put it into the Magnette regulator. Then it is just a matter of
> reattaching the shaft with some pop rivets, lubricating everything with
> some non-antique grease and putting it back into the door. I'll let you
> know how it goes.
>
> BTW, I thought it was interesting that the repair shown on Barney's site
> involves using parts from a Magnette regulator to repair an MGA coupe
> regulator. I am doing the exact opposite! Poetic justice?
>
> -Steve T.
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<div>Steve,</div>
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<div>Sounds like you are a crafty soul.=A0 Good job.<br clear=3D"all"></div=
>
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<div>Charlie Durning</div>
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hing.</font></div>
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Steven Trovato=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:strovato@optonline.net"; target=3D"=
_blank">strovato@optonline.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PA=
DDING-LEFT:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">Heres the latest on my window saga. =
=A0I have disassembled the window regulator. =A0I have drilled the rivets t=
hat hold the window crank part to the regulator. =A0In there is a retainer =
spring. =A0Each end of the spring has hooks that engage the drive slot edge=
s. =A0When you crank the window, the shaft and retainer spring turn inside =
the housing. =A0I could take pictures, but there are some excellent ones on=
Barney's site here: =A0<a href=3D"http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/coupe/cp11=
2.htm" target=3D"_blank">http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/<u></u>coupe/cp112.htm</=
a><br>
<br>On my regulator, both ends of the spring broke off. =A0The spring was r=
emaining stationary, and the shaft was turning within. =A0The little broken=
spring ends were floating around in the mechanism. =A0I think they were ja=
mming it and causing the symptoms. =A0All the rest of the parts look great.=
<br>
<br>I have cannibalized an MGA coupe window regulator. =A0It has a good spr=
ing. =A0Rather than try to disengage the spring and move it to the other sh=
aft, I think I will just take the whole shaft with spring attached from the=
MGA and put it into the Magnette regulator. =A0Then it is just a matter of=
reattaching the shaft with some pop rivets, lubricating everything with so=
me non-antique grease and putting it back into the door. =A0I'll let yo=
u know how it goes.<br>
<br>BTW, I thought it was interesting that the repair shown on Barney's=
site involves using parts from a Magnette regulator to repair an MGA coupe=
regulator. =A0I am doing the exact opposite! =A0Poetic justice?<br><br>-St=
eve T.<br>
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