board and
the
line of bolts and screws securing
the
wing
to
the
body.
The wing can now be removed.
SeedeD
B.13
REMOVING
RUNNING-BOARDS
(Series U TF
")
Unscrew
the
nuts securing
the
tread
strips
to
running-board and
front
wing.
Unscrew
the
bolts securing
the
running-board
to
the
wings and
to
the
body.
The
running-board can now be removed.
SeedeD
1L14
REMOVING
AND
REPLACING
THE
BODY
(Series U TF
")
Remove
the
following components as detailed in
their
respective sections
:-
Bonnet;
battery;
Wings and
valances;
rear
bum-
per;
spare
wheel and
carrier;
fuel
tank;
seats,
steering
wheel and column
support
bracket; wlnd-
screen Wiper
motor
and
drive
cable.
Disconnect
:-
The
starter
cable from
the
switch;
mixture control
cable at
the
carburetter;
oil pressure gauge pipe,
revolution
counter
and
speedometer
cables from
the
instruments;
throttle
pedal
return
spring and control.
and
the
revolution
counter
drive from
the
dash, and
the
main wiring loom from
the
instrument
panel.
Unscrew
the
bolt at each end of
the
facia panel and
remove it complete with instruments and
starter
mixture
control cables.
Remove:
Carpets.
gearbox
cover;
pedal draught excluder
retaining plate and
floorboards;
scuttle
trim
panels;
toe-plates.
Disconnect
the
horn leads and all cables from
the
starter
switch and fuel pump.
Remove
the
control box, flasher units and coil from
the
dash. Draw all
instrument
wi..ing
through
the
M.G. Midget. luue I (H
&.
E)
81966-1/504
---THE
BODY
R
dash and coli it
over
the
engine.
together
with
the
control box, Ignition carl and flasher unit.
Disconnect
the
flexible oil pipe from
the
engine and
the
engine revolution
counter
drive from
the
dynamo.
Withdraw
the
speedometer
drive cable from
the
dash and coil it
over
the
engine.
Disconnect
the
flexible pipe and feed pipe from
the
fuel pump. Slacken off and remove
the
hand brake
cable adjusting nuts and springs. Release
the
outer
cables from
the
abutment
bracket and
thread
them
through
the
propeller shaft tunnel flange.
Extract
the
five bolts securing
the
propeller
shaft
tunnel
to
the
body and chassis frame.
Extract
the
two
nuts and bolts from
the
attachment
plates securing each side of
the
body
to
the" stiffener
tube
below
the
dash.
The
body is secured
to
the
chassis frame by eight
bolts. The
two
rear are located in
the
rear corners
of
the
sidescreen stowage
compartment
and
the
two
front
are inserted through
the
dash panel flanges
into
the
"A"
brackets on
the
chassis frame.
The
remaining
four
are inserted through
the
body floor.
Place a suitable sling around
the
body and hoist it
dear
of
the
chassis.
Replacement is a reversal of
the
above sequence of
operations.
Seetion
R.lS
REMOVING
AND
REPLACING
THE
FACIA
BOARD
AND
INSTRUMENT
PANEL
(Series U TF
")
Disconnect
the
battery.
Remove
the
eight Phillips screws securing
the
panel
undershleld ;
withdraw
the
shield.
Disconnect
the
speedometer
and revolution
counter
drives and all controls and wiring.
Unscrew six nuts securing
the
instrument
panel
to
the
facia. and remove.
Unscrew
the
securing
bolt
at each end
underneath
the
fada and remove.
Replacement is carried
out
in
the
reverse
order
to
that
detailed for removal.
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