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Rut

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Bugeye screw up number 795...trying to keep it under 1000! I'm installing my wheel boxes today and had a mixture of Bugeye and 73 Midget parts and had a little cross thread action. It ended up being the 73 nut on the Bugeye wheel box and it was really tight, but I made it fit...now the other wheel box won't fit either the 73 or Bugeye nut since I buggered it up as well. Now I need a Bugeye wheel box. I tried using the 73 wheel boxes, but they are too short side to side and the pipe won't reach each box.
Help!
Thanks, Rut
 
I'm trying not to look too stupid here, but what do you mean by a 'wheel box'?
Keith (not succeeding in not looking stupid)
 
Keith,
They are the gear boxes that the wiper arms attach to...its just a gear wheel attached to a shaft.
Rut
 
Wiper wheel boxes ? I have several used spares you can have for postage OR you could do this .... like me !

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wiper-Whee...geye-Mini-MGA-MG-Midget-Triumph-/200666980260

Cheers
Lew


Rut said:
Bugeye screw up number 795...trying to keep it under 1000! I'm installing my wheel boxes today and had a mixture of Bugeye and 73 Midget parts and had a little cross thread action. It ended up being the 73 nut on the Bugeye wheel box and it was really tight, but I made it fit...now the other wheel box won't fit either the 73 or Bugeye nut since I buggered it up as well. Now I need a Bugeye wheel box. I tried using the 73 wheel boxes, but they are too short side to side and the pipe won't reach each box.
Help!
Thanks, Rut
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Lew to the rescue once again! I prefer the originals since they are pretty well built, but I really don't have experience with the new repops. The later Midget and MGB design are much better with the rims on the gear wheel vs an open gear, but they are too narrow and won't fit the tubes. Thanks Lew, just let me know the cost and I'll PayPal ASAP.
Rut
 
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