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Having had problems with rear crank oil seals on both my Sprite and MG TF I am convinced there basically are two issues, one that would be costly to remedy and the other that will never be sorted. The first one concerns the finish on the crank boss which as standard is quite rough and can rip a seal to pieces. The solution would be to fine grind the surface or fit a speedy sleave. Both would requi...

Peter,
those where just a sample, email me and we can sort what you want.

I can't imagine pressing mine out without wrecking the tube as the 'teeth' on the clip are angled backwards and would dig in even more. Maybe a probe to bend them back even more? Or break the ring in some way? Dremel?

thanks gents, no Haynes manual here. images are great thanks Nigel

Thanks Dominic. That's a useful update and presumably therefore only needing confirmation of the top mounting for the steering column being completed? Gio/Colyn - does that result in a final kit now available and price please? Any other comments?
Bruce.

You can probably bend it cold with some careful hits with a mallet in small steps starting from the thin end, it is not thar much. The rest you might correct with the screws when fixing.
Mine was bent in the other direction, 90 degrees from yours, so it was not flat against the screen frame, showing a gap. I forced that flat with the screws.

Good day to all,
I have a bent windscreen stanchion. Is it possible to straighten without damaging the chrome? See photo. In the archives someone mentions heating to 400 degrees F and then bending carefully using a vice. However, it looks like chrome and brass have a pretty different coefficient of expansion which seems like it might cause the chrome to crack and fail.
Does anyone have advi...

Hi from Oz,

I wondered if anyone here has a method of removing the metal retaining clips from the rear of the stems of the warning and indicator lamp tubes? I have simply cut them away in the past when I can access them but I would prefer to remove them without too much damage this time?

Attached image shows the clip I am referring to (number 53 in the Moss blowup diagram)

Graham,
washer fluid in in the brake reservoir is something I'd never heard of before or thought about just goes to show how by not having the experience how something like that could be missed, or not even thought about. I didn't realise this was a common mistake, the few modern cars I've had dealings with have the washer bottle neck elsewhere.

On a mate's K11 Micra I borrowed I cou...

Nigel - Very few people read the handbook these days, but yes, I think you are probably right about the yellow warning on the cap.
But if you google something like "washer fluid in brake reservoir" you will find very many examples of people who made that very mistake.
It just seems to me, that it is such an easy mistake to make for someone not familiar with matters under the bonnet.