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As a Magnette guy and an MGA Coupe guy, I'm not really sure where I stand
on this one?!!!!
Kind regards,
David
On 30 October 2013 16:50, Wayne & Isabel Hardy <gwhardy@suddenlink.net>wrote:
> Maybe when Barney was doing his little "Fix-it" page on windows it was
> easier to find old Magnettes rotting away in the junk yards than it was MGA
> coupes. In any case he's an MGA guy first so that would figure to be the
> one he's fixing.
> Interesting though that the springs broke off after only 55 years of use...
>
> Wombat
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Steven Trovato
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:41 AM
> To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Window stuck, update
>
>
> 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 dir=3D"ltr">As a Magnette guy and an MGA Coupe guy, I'm not really=
sure where I stand on this one?!!!!<br><div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br=
clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>Kind regards,<br><br>David<br><br>=
<br></div>
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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 October 2013 16:50, Wayne & Is=
abel Hardy <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gwhardy@suddenlink.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">gwhardy@suddenlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex">
Maybe when Barney was doing his little "Fix-it" page on windows i=
t was easier to find old Magnettes rotting away in the junk yards than it w=
as MGA coupes. In any case he's an MGA guy first so that would figure t=
o be the one he's fixing.<br>
Interesting though that the springs broke off after only 55 years of use...=
<br>
<br>
Wombat<br>
<br>
-----Original Message----- From: Steven Trovato<br>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:41 AM<br>
To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America<br>
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Window stuck, update<div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
Heres the latest on my window saga. =A0I have disassembled the window<br>
regulator. =A0I have drilled the rivets that hold the window crank part<br>
to the regulator. =A0In there is a retainer spring. =A0Each end of the<br>
spring has hooks that engage the drive slot edges. =A0When you crank<br>
the window, the shaft and retainer spring turn inside the housing. =A0I<br>
could take pictures, but there are some excellent ones on Barney's<br>
site here: =A0<a href=3D"http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/coupe/cp112.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<br>
remaining stationary, and the shaft was turning within. =A0The little<br>
broken spring ends were floating around in the mechanism. =A0I think<br>
they were jamming it and causing the symptoms. =A0All the rest of the<br>
parts look great.<br>
<br>
I have cannibalized an MGA coupe window regulator. =A0It has a good<br>
spring. =A0Rather than try to disengage the spring and move it to the<br>
other shaft, I think I will just take the whole shaft with spring<br>
attached from the MGA and put it into the Magnette regulator. =A0Then<br>
it is just a matter of reattaching the shaft with some pop rivets,<br>
lubricating everything with some non-antique grease and putting it<br>
back into the door. =A0I'll let you know how it goes.<br>
<br>
BTW, I thought it was interesting that the repair shown on Barney's<br>
site involves using parts from a Magnette regulator to repair an MGA<br>
coupe regulator. =A0I am doing the exact opposite! =A0Poetic justice?<br>
<br>
-Steve T.<br>
<br>
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