[Mgs] Replacing a float

[Richard Lindsay]

Possibly...

http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Su+AUD+405+carb&isNewKw=1&isRefine=true&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&_trksid=p2056088.m2428.l1313.TR12.TRC2.Xsu+aud+405+carb&sqp=su+aud+405+carb

-rick


On Jun 29, 2017 8:48 PM, "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Apparently, I need to be very careful. This car has the AUD 405 carbs,
> for which the front  float chamber lid is N/A at Moss.
>
> Anyone know of a source for these?
>
> Simon
>
> On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 5:57 AM, Richard Lindsay
> <richardolindsay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Morning Simon, et al.,
> >
> > Use extreme care. On some carbs, the pin should exit only one direction.
> > Examine it closely. You didn't state whether your carb is an SU or a Z-S
> (or
> > Weber DGV) so I'm not going to guess. Generic thoughts follow.
> >
> > Independent of which carb, I use a pair of needle nose pliars and a
> couple
> > of drops of peneteating oil. Place one pliars tip on the hinge pin, the
> > other just behind the offending post pivot, and squeeze gently. Don't
> try to
> > remove it on the first try (unless it comes free). Now move to the other
> > pivot and try a gentle squeeze there. Any movement at all? Its bad news
> if
> > one of those hinge points breaks, and they are a bit fragile.
> >
> > Is one of the two 'posts' split? If so, that is the side that is
> supposed to
> > grip the pin. (Check me on this please.) Its also the more fragile post.
> As
> > I recall only - because I haven't had a pin stuck badly - that is the
> side
> > upon which one might start with the pliars. Do not try to release it's
> grip
> > by inserting a tool into the gap split. Its just cast aluminum and will
> > easily break.
> >
> > Good luck. This advice is only worth what you paid. But I do emphasize
> care.
> > These bits break easily and ruin the part if broken.
> >
> > -rick, with a pile of carbed cars
> >
> > PS: If a post does break, check e-bay for a used replacement float bowl
> > cover (if SU). I recently bought a pair of Z-S carbs on e-bay, to supply
> > parts to replace one cracked carb casting on a GT6. $100 later, an
> otherwise
> > big bucks problem was solved.
> >
> >
> > On Jun 28, 2017 10:15 PM, "Simon Matthews via Mgs" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to figure out how to replace a float in the carb on a '71
> MGB.
> >
> > I can't get the hinge pin to come out. I have pulled on it, pushed on
> > it, but it won't move.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Simon
>
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