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Jim OK, I think I'm getting confused between front and rear hubs, because I'm doing the front ones now! I the oil seal goes in as far as it'll go, then press the bearing in using the old one as a drift. Pack it with grease, then put the 'o' ring into its little groove with grease and then the paper gasket. Does that sound right? From what I remember, the oil seal does go in as far as it will go, there is a lip that it rests against on the 'halfshaft' side of the hub. When the... MORE
Jim I've just recently fitted new bearings and seals to my rear hubs, but I'm not sure I fully understand the first part of your question to answer it. As far as I can remember, the big bearing goes into the rear of the hub (I used the old one against the new one and pressed it home in a vice) then the oil seal goes in open side first, the flat side of the seal is always outermost. Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 27080... MORE
Since we're on the subject of hubs, bearings and seals I have a question. When I removed the rear hubs on my 73 Midget I found the seals directly against the back of the bearings. There appears to be a seat for the seal at the back (inside) of the hub just as there is a seat for the bearing in the front(outside). Should the seal be directly behind and touching the bearing or should it be seated at the back of the hub leaving a space between the two? Also, each hub had the seal facing in different... MORE
Well, I just couldn't stand no being in debt. I had come into a small (and I mean small) amount of cash recently due to the sell of a piece of property in a ghetto. I spent a weekend recently at Elizabeth and Fisher Jones place in the hill country of Texas (take your hat off when you say that). I was there to persue Bambi and his kin with my cousin and grandson. We took a nice buck, but that's another story. Those of you who have had the pleasure of seeing the Jones' place will agree (unless... MORE
It was time to put the new bearings and oil seal into the front hubs, so I got them out of the wrapping they were in, gave them a final clean with a cloth to get any little bits of dirt out ready for the new seals. I went and got the brand new bearings from the unopened packet, got them out opened them up, and trial fitted the largest bearing into the back of the hub. It wouldn't fit! It was like way too wide in diameter to fit in there! I was standing there thinking how can... MORE
Hi guys Thought I'd update you all once again on how the restoration is going. I've taken a few more pics that can be seen on the Yahoo Group Webpage in the Nigel-71-Midget Folder. Basically the rear axle is back on the car with the rear springs and backplates, brakes and hubs all reassembled. I've also nearly completed the left hand side (RHD Drive) front suspension. Putting the front and rear suspension components back on before all the spraying is finished is a bit out of sequence, but due to the restriction on space within my garage, I now... MORE
The Concord (in principle) is not done, percieved "national attitude" notwithstanding. It's timing was bad among other world events. Had times been good and/or had they been able in enlarge it (more passengers) or develop a more fuel efficient engine(s) for it (R&D costs at a time when there was no money?), the larger capacity or more fuel efficient versions would be flying today. OTOP ("paw" - obligatory cat content, Guy Weller...I caught that "chock" comment, fella....watch it!!:).... "today" , we have email and electronic conferencing. You can see how circumstances combined against supersonic international global flight world-wide. At... MORE
All I can say is OUCH! But it could be usable if the rear end had ballast added..... HMMMMM. Sorry I am a horse power junkie! Matt Pfeil "matthew pfeil" 26935... MORE
David Thanks, I didn't but it's a very good idea, and I'll certainly try it next time. I have to confess rather sheepishly that I scored 1 out of 2 on the circlip test! I hit upon a problem that I solved with my usual finesse : ) The circlip was somehow 'fouling' the hub, ie it wouldn't go down completely flat against the backplate because about 2 mil of it was overlapping the hub. So I ground off about 2mil off the circlip and it seemed to fit ok. Rather than mess about with the second one, I... MORE
One idea I have seen with this is to remove the locating pin from the cylin der and tap out the hole. A small screw can then be used into the cylinder. _____ From: amukdigiphoto [mailto: amukdigiphoto@... ] Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 5:52 PM To: midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com Subject: [midgetsprite] Re: Rear brake assembly David Thanks, I didn't but it's a very good idea, and I'll certainly try it next time. I have to confess rather sheepishly that I scored 1 out of 2 on the circlip test! I hit upon a problem that I solved with my usual finesse... MORE
Arghh I hate those stupid little circlips that hold the wheel cylinders in place. Such a fiddle to get them to fit and not ping them across the garage into some box at the bottom of a pile of rubbish! No it didn't happen, really, honest! I also forgot that you need two pairs of hands to assemble rear brakes, although I suspect that Ed could assemble the brakes on both sides of the axle, one arm tied behind his back, drinking a cup of tea, watching the ball game and having a conversation with one of his irate... MORE
Ok...I get the Castrol 20w50 and put it in the engine. Crank her up and she hums just sweeeeet. So, I go out to drive her. When I push in the clutch she idles down way low like something's dragging on the engine and the little red ignition light comes on. I give her a little gas and we seem to be fine. No problems putting her into gear so I go for a drive around the block. I get to the end of the street and can't get her in first. I get her in second and we... MORE
After some thought, it looks like I might not try to save my existing front clip on my AH Sprite MKII. My car was a GP car in the early 70's and has some front end repairs to show for it. I think rather than putting the time and $$$ into fixing what I have, I'll go with a one piece fiberglass front end. So my question is.....what's out there in fiberglass front ends, and who can recomend a good one? I've looked into the Speedwell piece and it looks nice. Does anyone have any first hand experience with... MORE
I filled the clutch fluid to the full level and just went out to drive her. I haven't driven her in probably a month. Now, there's almost no play in the pedal coming up off the floor before the gear engages and once when I stopped and had the clutch in I felt the engine bog down and it ground going into first. I eventually was able to gently work it in. It's also making an odd noise that I don't think I can describe but know it's not normal for this car. The oil on the dipstick registers... MORE
Wire wheel, rear axle, I have gear oil coming out from the welch plug (oil collects in the spinner). I pulled out the plug and the seal is bad. I am unable to find a direct replacement part from Moss. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to build a new plug and/or seal to eliminate the oil leaking through? (1967 Sprite) I am replacing the bearings and grease seals also but have these parts available. Thanks for the help. Brandon "brandonweeks2000" 26725... MORE
Hi guys I've just re-assembled my kingpin/stub axles and I must say I'm rather pleased with them. One question though which I'm a little unsure of. There are two small rubber seals that go on the stub axle. One is a square cross-section seal and one is a round cross-section seal. Now it's my understanding (and I may well be wrong) that both of these seals go into the lower part of the stub axle. The square cross-sectioned one goes on top of the lower part of the stub axle, where the dust tube sits on, and the round... MORE
The "frame" rails the are just in front of the seats and parallel to the tunnel do they get covered in vinyl? As the carpet kit does not have enough material to cover them and the car did not have original carpet. Thanks. Martyn "Martyn Eastwood" 26673... MORE
Just a thought, use a standard, non nyloc nut first, to pull in the taper, remove the nut and put the nyloc nut on, torquing up to the correct value. Its a lot easier, provided you have the correct thread on the slave nut. R "Roger Stinson" 26668... MORE
I assume you mean the flange retaining nut is stuck rather than the seal itself. It's done up to about 150lbft so it is tight. I eventually got it undone by removing the diff from the axle casing and bolting it up in a vice. I then stuck a piece of wood through the diff so it couldn't turn. My girlfriend's dad then held the whole assembly as best he could while I attacked the nut with a breaker bar and a six foot length of tube, even then it was tight. My girlfriend's dad is a farmer and... MORE
Rob I have no useful information to offer on this except another stoopid question! If you're fitting wider wire wheels, what impact would that have on the splined wheel hub? ie would they still fit ok? Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26625... MORE
which, if you believe in kharma, is as it should be. Intelligent we have not been... "psuedo intelligence" and "cowardly" would be more appropriately like it and now we are paying for it which, if you believe in kharma, is as it should be. Too many spoiled children running around with weapons, both here and abroad. So much for "political correctness" in terms of "tolerance and understanding". Time for the "good guys" to identify themselves and get together to practice a little tough love on the "bullies on the block" and put a stop to all this piss poor... MORE
LOL...:):) Margaret... I am not talking about the unawareness of childhood which allows a relatively carefree existence my good lady. I am talking about a mature adult with a keen sense of situational awareness who works with the positive while being totally knowledgeable with respect to the negative, yet has lived a carefree existence (as an adult) for the last 30 years!! :) It is not a matter of getting anything off my chest. You asked an intelligent question...you got an intelligent answer though you may not like what you hear! :) It is part of the reality that... MORE
If you hadn't had a spare set of carbs, you could probably salvage the faulty carb fairly easily. All you'd need do is open out the screw holes in the butterfly so it can move up and down a bit, assemble it with the screws done up loosely, hold the butterfly firmly in the closed position then loctite to the shaft. David "David Jacobs" 26533... MORE
Well, I took the carbs off and found that when the machine shop had bored the bodies for oversize shafts they did a very poor job. The center of the bore was shift a few thou up which caused the butterfly not to seal on the bottom. That job was done many years ago. Fortunately I have a another set of carbs that I can use. The engine no can be made to idle just about where I want it although with the cam (VP3 in a 1098) it doesn't like low idle speeds, greater than 900 is good.... MORE
Roger Yeah I so hate having to do that! This comment was made in frustration after a 'head down' lack of progress day. You know those kind of days, I'm sure we've all had them. You spend the entire day in the garage and make no progress at all, due to one stuck nut/screw/name your devil. Made even more frustrating knowing there was so many others things I can be getting on with. The choice is there, do you continue with said stuckness, or do you just think, right I'll shift that problem over to someone else and get... MORE
