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#622454 - 11/05/09 03:29 PM
Re: Working on the brakes now
[Re: tony barnhill]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 10/03/09
Posts: 170
Loc: Kentucky, USA
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Thanks Tony. Please let me know if you have one. Also, what is this small knob between the choke and hazard light switch...it won't move at all and I can't find it in any dash diagrams. Thanks. 
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1971 MGB "Ellie" (should be a driver by March 2010) 1995 Ford F-250 4WD (farm truck)
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#622457 - 11/05/09 03:36 PM
Re: Working on the brakes now
[Re: tony barnhill]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 10/03/09
Posts: 170
Loc: Kentucky, USA
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Thanks for checking. I'll investigate why the knob won't turn.
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1971 MGB "Ellie" (should be a driver by March 2010) 1995 Ford F-250 4WD (farm truck)
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#622474 - 11/05/09 03:56 PM
Re: Working on the brakes now
[Re: GaryBeu]
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 25694
Loc: Elsinore, DK
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CRC 2-26 spray lube before you do anything other than remove it from the dash. Should be a little detent "button" on the shank of the plastic you need to push in to slip the knob off. Spritz that with CRC as well before attempting removal. You're into tasks akin to dentistry with this. Try to be gentle and have patience as these things are no longer "common" bits. 
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#622478 - 11/05/09 04:00 PM
Re: Working on the brakes now
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Great Pumpkin
Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 25694
Loc: Elsinore, DK
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Oh!! And the wiper motor is likely rebuildable. A good DC motor shop can rewind it if the actual motor is damaged. The gear and shaft usually can be cleared/cleaned of the old grease and junk and repacked without need of bits-n-pieces.
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#622531 - 11/05/09 05:33 PM
Re: Working on the brakes now
[Re: tony barnhill]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 10/03/09
Posts: 170
Loc: Kentucky, USA
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Thanks Doc...I'll be really careful with the rheostat knob and will check out rebuild on wiper motor. No Tony...as far as I can tell, it's never been under water! Just looks like someone (somewhere along the line) had various problems and didn't know what they were doing. Clipped and deconnected wires, put front bearing seals in backward, rear brake shoes incorrectly installed, etc. Either didn't know what they were doing or didn't care. Who knows. Carla and I are taking our time and correcting things slowly. It'll be good and right when we finish. Expect a lot more questions from us though  .
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Gary and Carla Beu Edmonson County, KY
1971 MGB "Ellie" (should be a driver by March 2010) 1995 Ford F-250 4WD (farm truck)
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#622552 - 11/05/09 06:54 PM
Re: Working on the brakes now
[Re: GaryBeu]
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Jedi Warrior
Registered: 02/23/03
Posts: 532
Loc: Western Mass
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Gary, John Hastings (john  noslucas.com) helped me out a couple years ago with a "rare" Healey wiper motor. He's located in Yorktown Va. 23692. Home phone is 757-890-2654. I have no interest except giving a helpful suggestion. Bob
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#622613 - 11/05/09 11:27 PM
Re: Working on the brakes now
[Re: Bob Claffie]
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Jedi Trainee
Registered: 05/28/07
Posts: 239
Loc: Berkeley, California
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If I were you I'd simply take the rheostat out of the circuit (connect the wires going to each side...there may even be a second terminal on one side so you simply plug both wires into one side). That's what I did many moons ago, swearing that I'd get back and fix it one day. Frankly, I've discovered that there is never a need to dim the instrument lights so I likely will never fix it. You've got many kettles of fish to fry before worrying about inconsequential stuff IMHO.
Edited by davester (11/05/09 11:29 PM)
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#622738 - 11/06/09 10:33 AM
Re: Working on the brakes now
[Re: davester]
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Jedi Hopeful
Registered: 10/03/09
Posts: 170
Loc: Kentucky, USA
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Davester...I agree with you. I'm not worrying about the rheostat. I was just curious about what it was. We're working on the important stuff first. If the car isn't safe, then instrument lights don't matter much do they?!
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