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    Anyone have the number of the MG garage at Beech Hill.  My midget needs
    a new steering rack ;-(.
    
    
    Nev.

    It's...
    
    0734 884774
    
    but I'd try that place in Newbury (can't remember the name) but
    I understand they are a little more competitve on price and have
    a much larger stock.
    
    Mike

HELLO ,

WHO can help me finding  an owner manual for my tTF dated 1953 ?

thanks


jean-pierre from switzerland

Richardsons in Staines, Middlesex, are an MG specialist and have a few TFs.
They may be able to help you, but I don't know their address or 'phone number.

Scott

RE : .35

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

I'M UNABLE TO FIND OUT THE PHONE NUMBER.
THE QUERY OFFICE WOULD APPRECIATE A BIT MORE ABOUT ABOUT THAT FAMILY
 WHICH SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS IN MIDDLESEX.
COULD YOU PROVIDE ME WITH EITHER THE SECOND NAME IF HE IS A PRIVATE ONE
 OR THE COMPANY NAME IF IT IS A COMPANY.
IN ANY CASE, ADDITIONAL INFO IS WELCOME.

REGARDS...
JEAN-PIERRE

Richardson's, Moor Lane, Staines, Middlesex, England
National: 0784 55388
International: +44 784 55388

They have a scrap yard full of old MGBs, a showroom of Bs in varying conditions
for sale (a bit pricey, though) and another room with Bs, an A and I believe a
few TFs which aren't for sale, just for looking at...


Now my own question:

Does anyone within two hours drive of Ascot have four 4� x 14
MGB centre-lock wire wheels, complete with tyres+tubes, I could borrow for
about three weeks?  Condition doesn't matter as they won't be used on the
road.  I just want to get my rolling chassis rolling, and align the body with
the wheels, and MWS keep saying "Man�na" when I ask them when they'll have
wheels in stock for me to buy...

Bit of a long-shot, but someone might have a set they aren't using...

Scott

"Man�na" should read "Ma�ana"

The company name is "S.H. Richardson and Sons"
It's at the far end of Moor Lane, round the wiggly bits and under the motorway.

Scott

    
    Anyone know anything about an MG specialist in Aldershot? I stumbled
    across it by accident while looking for a tile suppliers.
    
    It looks like an advert from the 1930s, all it needs is a TD outside
    with a Battle Of Britain fighter pilot driving. Lots of old interesting
    looking cars (mainly MGs, but I saw at least one TR something-or-other).
    
    Mark

	It'd be pretty difficult for a B of B pilot to have a TD, it 
	didn't appear until 1950 ish.

	When I went to Richardsons, back in the 70s they had approximately
	20, tidily restored, T series cars there. Guy must have been cashing
	in lately.

	-John

    
 �          <<< Note 562.42 by HAMPS::LINCOLN_J "Where sheep dare" >>>

 �	It'd be pretty difficult for a B of B pilot to have a TD, it 
 �	didn't appear until 1950 ish.
    
    That's what comes of trying to be knowledgable about something you 
    know nothing about! :^)
    
    Still, he could have survived the war and bought a car with his de-mob
    money! :^)
    
    Mark
    
    PS I DO know that the B of B was in 1940 and not in the 30s!
    

    
    Anyone interested in a TD manifold (the big alloy one), carbs & all the
    linkages. Spare in my garage, negotiable for British motorcycle parts 
    or greenies.
    
	Colin Osborne  DTN 899 5255 (answerphone)
    

All Staines numbers have changed, so Richardson's are now on 0784 455388
(International +44 784 455388)

Scott

A few back someone asked about TD / TF manuals.

Richardson's don't have any, but suggested:
NTG Services in Ipswich.
Tel 0473 211240 (+44 473 211240 international)

Scott

    Does anyboy know which car the gearbox in my TVR Grantura comes from?
    Is is from a MG or another BMC car. The main difference to the MGA box
    is the clutch slave cylinder. It is mounted on top of the bell housing.
    The rear silent bush mounting is also different. It is a loop and a
    bolt through the rubber bush. Can anybody tell me the BMC model this
    box comes from, or even has such a box for sale?
    
    Klaus 
    
    

What engine does the car have?  Is it possible it has the gearbox from the
same car as the engine?  How old is your car?

See if there's a part no. or serial number on the 'box, give this to an AR
dealer and see if they can identify it for you.  Or try MG / Triumph owners
clubs...

Scott

    re. 48.
    The MG box was fited to either a MGA or Coventry Climax engine.
    The TVR Grantura MKI to MKIIa were built between 59 and 62.
    

So which engine have *you* got?  The chances are that most MG/BMC/Triumph boxes
from that era would fit, so maybe you're being over-cautious..

Why do you need to know?  Has it broken?  If so, why not take it to a gearbox
specialist and get it repaired, rather than trying to find another one...

Scott

    re. 50
    I have several Granturas some with MGA some with Coventry Climax
    and some without an engine. I need the gear box to complete the cars.
    The described gear box is needed because of the fact that the frame
    does not give enough space for the side mounted clutch slave cylinder.
    The gearbox with the slave cylinder mounted on top is ideal for this 
    car. Trevor Wilkinson used this gearbox therefore. I would only need
    the case, the internals have to be overhauled anyway.
    It is right, I could use any box and make it fit, but this is much more
    work and not original. By the way a ZF box was also fitted to the 
    Coventry Climax engined cars, if somebody can help me with one that
    would be great.
    Klaus
    

	There's a 1957, ex-California, LHD, MGA for sale in last weeks
	Auto Trader. Maidenhead Phone No, �5,950.

	Looked cheap in comparison with the man who wants over �20,000
	for his ex USA Austin Atlantic A90 !!!! Ho Ha Hum !!!.

	-John

    
    Can anyone help ?
    
    
    The girlfriend was driving the Midg on friday when the driving wheels 
    decided not to turn with the steering wheel (interesting !).  Something
    is obviously amiss with the steering rack.  Is the join something that
    can come undone (ie. So I can fix it), or is it something that breaks
    (ie. I have to fork out for another steering rack).
    
    Answers welcome asap as I now have to drop her off at work in the
    morning.
    
    
    Nev

    In the previous note, when I talk about join I mean the connection
    between the rack & the column.
    
    
    Nev.

Firstly, the steering wheel doesn't turn the driving wheels, unless you have a
very strange midget!

But that aside, a column usually attaches to the rack (dunno about midgets
specifically) with a splined shaft, there being a clamp bolt to hold it tight.

If the clamp bolt broke at some time, the slackness could have gradually worn
down the splines... in this case, it's a new steering column (or part of, if
it's in several sections), and either a new rack, or you may get somewhere to
fit a new splined shaft (unless you want to do it yourself).

If you jack the car up, and grab one front wheel and turn it, does the other
wheel still turn in the correct way?  If not, then it's definitely a new rack
that's required.

Other problems could be broken teeth on the rack or drive pinion, or a broken
UJ in the steering column (if it has any!), or maybe the steering wheel has
come adrift from the splines at the top of the column...

    
    Sorry about the wheel confusion 8-).
    
    The wheels both turn at the same rate, so it would appear the rack's
    OK.  I managed to drive the car home myself, but needed to push the
    steering wheel quite hard to ensure it engaged with the rack.  From
    your description Scott, it would appear that this 'clamp-bolt' has
    abandoned the car, I don't think the splines have worn, they have just
    come away from the rack.  Seems like I can give it a crack tonight.
    
    
    Nev.

    I found this serial-number plate in Old Bath Road, Newbury this
    morning.  I believe some MG persons might be afflicted by its loss. 
    Any ideas how to reunite it with its owner?
    
    Mike

    The owners club ????
    
    	don't know any details of the club but its up in the cambridge
    area.

       	MG Owners Club,
	2-4 Station Road,
	Swavesey,
	Cambridge
	CB4 5QZ

	Tel: 0954 31125


	Steve