Body Hints.
'I'he hody of the M.G. Midget is attached to the frame on
the special body brackets.
It is advisable after the car has run a few thousand
miles to
see that these body bolts are tight and they should be kept tightened
from time to time. The hinges and the striking plates of the doors should
be oiled occasionally with
;I
little
"
'Three in One
'
oil.
This will prevent
rattles and squeaky closing of the door.
It may be found that the doors may
require adjustments which will soon cure any rattles th:~t may develop.
The
body floorboards are provided with
a
trap door on the driver's side, giving
access to the foot brake adjustment and petrol tap.
As soon as the own~er obtains his car he should lift the back seat cushion
and the rear seat pan and se,e for himself where the batteries are located, the
position of the rear axle filler cap, the points for rear shock absorber adjust-
ment and the two small lubricators on the rear axle brake camshafts.
It is essential that only Hardy Spicer grease should be used for the
universal joint, and in this
conn'ection a special small gun is provided for the
purpose.
Petrol Tank.
This is housed inside the body and in the case of the open
four-smeaters there is
a
little locker in th'e right hand rear corner, and in the
case of the Saloons the luggage platform must be undone with a luggage key
and lowered, when
access is obtained to the filler cap. It is obvious therefore
to keep the luggage key handy.
Luggage Platform.
This is a very neat fitting consisting of a portion of
the near panel of the body provided with two supporting arms which when
folded outwards and downwards negister into brackets and are held in position
by thumb nuts.
The Spare Wheel
on Saloon cars is carried on the near side with pan and
clip. In the case of the open four-seaters the spare wheel is carried on the
rtear of the body on a dummy hub having a lug, which, when the wheel is in
position must rest between two of the spokes, the object for wh~ch is to pre-
vent the wheel turning when the locking nut is being tightened. Th,e locking
nut is provided with a long
thread so that the spare wheel can easily be
removed without fouling the
rear number plate.
Hood on Four-seaters.
It is essential that the hood is folded to refit in the
envelope which is held in position by five lift the dot fasteners and straps,
otherwise the folds of the hood might obscure the rear number plate. When
'folding the hood the
rn;~terial should be folded outwards from b'etween the
sticks, except of course, the one with the window in it, and then the hood bag
will go on easily
Bonnet Fasteners.
'1'0
undo the bonnet fast,eners these should simply
be turned in an anti-clockwise direction, which is suflicient to overcome the
spring tension; when
thme bonnet is being fastened th'e bonnet fasteners should
simply be pushed downwards when they will engage with the brackets
provided for same.
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