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Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #1
RobertsMGB Bob RobertsMGB Berne, NY, USA Sign in to contact 1954 MG TF 1963 MG MGB MkI 1969 MG MGB GT 1970 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Aug 20, 2014 04:41 PM Joined 18 years ago 877 Posts

I hate to think that I'll be someone's future DPO but... Last week I snapped the nut off the axle stud holding the rebound strap. After the appropriate amount of cursing and kicking myself I calmed down and came to you all to save me. And sure enough, I wasn't the only one to have done this. From all the posts it seemed the easiest fix would be to do a little grinding and drilling for a cotter pin so that's what I did. I think the result will work without having to trim the strap at all.

Bob Scardamalia
Albany, NY
'63 MGB #4754
'69 MGB-GT #180279
'70 MGB
'54 MGTF #2259

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #2
lewisrn Bob L Danville, IN, USA Sign in to contact 1980 MG MGB "The "B"	Aug 20, 2014 04:48 PM Top Contributor Joined 13 years ago 13,191 Posts

Good job! If that's the worst DPO fix you perform you'll do fine.

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #3
CJSalmons Cliff Salmons Northeast Iowa, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG MGB "Miss Bea"	Aug 20, 2014 08:59 PM Joined 14 years ago 296 Posts

Simple. Effective. LOW cost. I LIKE IT! (You may lose a few points at the car show, though.)

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #4
Jim K James A. Krasnansky Liberty, KY, USA Sign in to contact 1970 MG MGB GT "Chloe" 1971 MG MGB GT "Roscoe" 1972 MG MGB "Camilla"	Aug 21, 2014 06:52 AM Joined 20 years ago 11,349 Posts

DPO? That is a stroke of genius!

I think that solution was slated for the '81 MGB model year. devil smiley

Jim K is a grease-stained wretch

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2014-08-21 06:53 AM by Jim K.

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #5
Triumph Racer Patrick N south bend, IN., USA Sign in to contact 1962 Triumph TR4 "My First Triumph" 1962 Triumph TR4 "Big Red" 1964 Triumph TR4 "Ugly Duckling" 1971 Triumph Spitfire MkIV & more	Aug 21, 2014 11:32 AM Joined 12 years ago 1,071 Posts

Mig Mate helped me! Last one I had like that I just welded a clean new washer to the post.

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #6
TxBrit Rodger M Fort Worth, TX, USA Sign in to contact 1954 MG TF "Old Sod *Sold" 1969 MG MGB "Old Yeller Sold" 1974 Triumph TR6 "Old Blue * SOLD**"	Aug 21, 2014 11:32 AM Joined 12 years ago 843 Posts

Bob, just done the same thing and will be following your lead, great idea.

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #7
Bankerdanny Daniel Palmer Chicagoland, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB GT "Dudley" 1976 Honda MC CB750F	Aug 21, 2014 01:24 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 2,109 Posts

There really isn't much lateral strain there. The strap limits downward motion. I think that's a great repair and certainly wouldn't cure the PO if I found one like it on my car.

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #8
lehmanb Bart Lehman columbia, s.carolina, USA Sign in to contact 1962 Austin-Healey 3000 "Driver" 1973 MG MGB	Aug 21, 2014 03:58 PM Joined 10 years ago 363 Posts

So, I broke one off at the other end recently. Expensive and painful welding and grinding. Any creative suggestions to do that in the future? Bart

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Re: Sometimes You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! #9
Triumph Racer Patrick N south bend, IN., USA Sign in to contact 1962 Triumph TR4 "My First Triumph" 1962 Triumph TR4 "Big Red" 1964 Triumph TR4 "Ugly Duckling" 1971 Triumph Spitfire MkIV & more	Aug 21, 2014 04:18 PM Joined 12 years ago 1,071 Posts

Expensive & painful,Bart? I am sure Bob took much more time drilling that hole than I did cleaning with a wire wheel ,grabbing a washer and flipping the mig switch on. Yes long sleeves and gloves do cut down on the pain. However drill shavings in the eye are no fun either.

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