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I assume the track rod end (TRE) is still on the tie rod as well. If so then just place the TRE back into the steering arm and that will hold the tie rod solid. Failing the above don't grind the nut fully off. Cut a slot in the nut as close as you dare to the thread, maybe several, then use a cold chisel to open the nut up i.e point the cold chisel along a cord not a radius. "Jeremy Cogman" 26588... MORE
Thanks Jeffrey That little flat is useless! I've put a wrench on that flat and it's simply not enough to stop the wrench from just rounding off. We're talking major seized lock nut here, I need to get some serious whooooooooooooomph on that lock nut and I can't do it. I've soaked it in penetrating fluid, I've heated it up for about 20 mins, but I just cannot get purchase on it. I guess I'll end up having to grind it off, which I hate doing because more times than not it damages the thread underneath rendering it unuseable.... MORE
Hi guys Ok, I give in, how do you get that lock nut off tie rod? I've tried everything, I just cannot get a decent enough grip on the tie rod, to be able to exert enough pressure to get the lock nut to move. Any and all suggestions welcome. tia Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26584... MORE
I used one on a lug nut before with no problems. "matthew pfeil" 26591... MORE
Have you ever used a nut splitter? It is a tool that fits over the nut and drives a chisel like blade into the flat of the nut. they are usually inexpensive and can be used over and over again. Matt Pfeil 76 Midget (Now with the Cracked Windscreen option) "matthew pfeil" 26589... MORE
Robbie... You say it better than I do and in a lot fewer words!! I'm not that "verbally intelligent" (gee, can you tell?:) LBC - hope it is just a leak! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 26578... MORE
"I think ultimately....." Oh yes, Gerard. In the last 40 years it's been all slowly downhill for sure, at least here in the USA where special interest well being preceeds majority well-being... no doubt about it. Of course, this is all a matter of extent but we definitely are headed toward the dark side in this respect. The pendulum has swung too far and needs to retreat a bit toward the other side, so to speak. But this will not happen under our current political system which has become a caricature of itself. We need REAL campaign finance reform... MORE
Cap'n Bob, My you do go on. I can't process all of what you sent but I will speak to part of it. As the father of two boys (21 and 15)I know (first hand empirical) that the parents of children within 5-10 years of mine either way are the worst in a long time. This is my generation and they, as a group, suck! The catalog of selfishiness, over-indulgence in all areas, horrific judgement and evasion of adult responsibilities of all kinds is truly mind-blowing. All the silliness of the 60's and 70's was pounded into the wits... MORE
David I saw those in the parts manual. ummmmmmmm......... how you supposed to afix the threaded plates to the sill =3D=0D when you cant get behind the panel to get a nut on the thread ? Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26566... MORE
The fulcrum pin is of a stepped design and the two threads are of different diameters. I gave up on these cork washers years ago. They don't last long and I'm not convinced they do anything while they do last. I just make sure there is plenty of grease left round that area. "Jeremy Cogman" 26551... MORE
Hi guys I'm just about to start putting the front suspension back together. Where the kingpin attaches to the Wishbone, there are two cork sealing washers. In my parts books both cork washers are the same external diameter but one is a larger internal diameter than the other. Anyone know the reason or significance of this? Is it something to do with the fulcrum pin? tia Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26547... MORE
Aw come on Phil, There is a very active midget and sprite group group in the Midlands. If you join the Midget andSprite club (the setters up of this web group BTW) For not many quids a year you get a monthly magazine , packed with pictures , area reports and information. In fact, if I remember correctly , not too long ago there was a bit of conflab regarding the copious amount of Frogeye sprite content and not so much of the midget. There are some beautiful examples of the sprite around locally, including a supercharged version in... MORE
I am at last a stage where I am trying to install parts on the car. When the old ones were removed, a mere 15 or so years ago, everything seemed so logical & it appeared that everything would just pop right back in place. Sound familiar? I kept all my old brake pipes etc. labelled everything & took lots of photos. However I didn't take enough. Is there anybody with a frogeye in the midlands who would let me photograph every inch of their car? It doesn't have to be perfect, mine won't be. My list of detailed... MORE
Bill, Yes, had similar problems when I installed my Moss sourced Roll Bar on my Mk IV Sprite. The main problem was the side parts of the hood (top in US lingo as opposed to bonnet!) frame fouling the lower parts of the roll bar as the frame was finally lowered onto the wheel arch pads, ie the last 6" or so. I cured this as others have suggested, by gently bending the offending parts of the hood frame outwards until I got a a good clearance. Does not seem to have changed the shape or weather tightness of... MORE
Dave Jacobs repy's to Brad..."Consider it done"... Rats!! There goes another opportunity to meet a rich girl who can support my Frogeye habit in my "golden years".... thanx a lot (you too, Bradster!!:):) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 26541... 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
Oh yes! I know that feeling too. Doing jobs on these cars can be frustrating at times. With regard to the Midget though, I only have myself to blame, being the present owner and also the 'daft previous owner' . Having said that, when it was still quite new, the garage who serviced it (and supplied it, The Bedford Garage, in Exeter Devon U.K. - no longer in existence, by the way) failed to lubricate the king pins properly, leading to them seizing up, so I resolved to do my own servicing, spending the remainder of what I would... MORE
Brad writes (in part)..."all my friends at A-OH-HELL....." This may be true but....it HAS been quite on all three of the "smaller LBC" lists I subscribe to for about the last couple of weeks...I have definitley noticed this as well...post traumatic stress syndrome (finally "sinking in"?) en masse, methinks. Can't think of any other reason for ALL three lists to coincidentally become so very quiet all of a sudden...unreal. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 26536... MORE
Roger Thanks again for your advice. I decided in the end to use the Castrol LM grease I just happened to have a tin of in my garage, donated by my dad a few years ago I think. Particularly so as when I looked in the Midget/Sprite shop manual it actually specifies this grease as the one to use! Nice result that one! Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26520... 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
Roger Thanks for taking the time to reply. I got it in the end, once I'd got it clear in my mind what I needed to do. Not really knowing how the bearings and oil seals actually sat inside the hub was my main problem. Once I understood how it all fitted together and the sequence in taking it apart ie one bearing came out one end and the other bearing the other end I was able to position the drift in the right place and gave it a sharp thwack and out it popped! Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26517... MORE
I've always used Molybdinum (Moly) Grease (Duckhams LBM10, I think, without looking at the tin, and I have NEVER had problems with bearing or with bolts seizing, ever. R. "Roger Stinson" 26515... MORE
Hi Margaret, It looks as though the LBC season is winding down and only those of us working indoors on bits and pieces are still doing much of anything. Cheers from Ohio, Nelson Mk 2 Sprite under reconstruction "Nelson Wittstock" 26511... MORE
Hi Margaret ("over there":)! With few exceptions, the list has been very quiet over the last 15 days or so. This includes the yahoo Bugeye list as well as the Spridget autox. list. Why? Well it's gotten colder and we've turned the clocks back for one but, really not sure. Coincident events would include the awful fires in our state of California on our west coast wherein 3600 homes have been lost. Lot of people "hurting" Quite a few of our listers hail from out that way I believe. And of course, whether conciously or subconciously, we are all... MORE
Hi guys, Many thanks to you all (including Ed) ; ) who helped with the bearing removal from the front hub. Armed with your advice I was able to pop the bearing and oil seal out this morning no problem at all. Now I just have to figure out what grease to put in it . . . Nigel "amukdigiphoto" 26496... MORE
