[Mg-t] Stabilizer Link Repair

[Nels Anderson]

For the second time since I've owned my TD the bracket that holds the 
engine stabilizer link assembly to the front of the engine block has 
broken. In an ideal world this would be an easy repair, since all it 
requires is removing 4 nuts, replacing the broken bracket with a new 
one, and re-installing the 4 nuts. Unfortunately, one of the nuts is 
behind the water pump pulley and is virtually inaccessible. The last 
time I did this repair I spent two weeks trying to get the nut back on 
until finally a younger friend with smaller and more nimble hands was 
able to get it started.

After that experience I'm dreading doing the repair again. I was 
wondering if anyone had any tricks that would make this easier?

I'm kind of curious about the link itself. Other engines I'm familiar 
with don't seem to have anything like this, so why do our TD engines 
have it?

For reference, the link is part 1 in this diagram; the bracket that 
broke is part 5:

http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=32714

--Nels Anderson
  1953 MGTD