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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Indicator cancel clip

The indicator cancel clip is missing from my 1500 midget. Rapidly advancing senility means that I am more often forgetting to manually cancel the indicators. This sometimes becomes quite entertaining. As most people know, the cancel clip is no longer obtainable.

The question is, has anyone made/tried to make their own? From the sketch in the Moss catalogue, it doesn't look too complicated.

Allan
Allan ('76 Midget 1500)

Good question, Allan. My cancel clip is there, I presume, but needs some attention. I also find myself signaling unintentionally, and it bugs me because I fancy myself a fastidious driver, and I grump about other drivers leaving their signals on.

Both of us will be watching this thread!

-:G:-
Gryf Ketcherside

I'm sure a simmer device could be fashioned using a jubilee clip
Will Munns

I initially thought about a jubilee clip (my first thoughts for most jobs!) but looking at the Moss clip, it looks to me as if it isn't clamped tightly to the steering column but merely clips on. My guess is that's to stop it jamming against something thus interfering with the steering.

I've got a vague recollection of having seen similar clips somewhere but my memory is displaying a blue screen.

Allan
Allan ('76 Midget 1500)

The clip is still in place on my midget, but the indicators rarley canel on their own, I assume due to finger of the indicator mechanism being worn, so i too will watch with interest.

Alan
Alan

I have the clip on the column but sometimes the indicators fail to cancel. With the hood down I cannot hear the flasher unit so I am often unaware of them being on (until the embarassing near traffic incident!!). That's why I fitted a buzzer to give a loud audible warning so I can manually cancel. I believe there was a thread on this BB recently which discussed this.
Chris H (1970 Midget 1275)

As mine cancel as and when they feel like, I have got into the habit of returning the stalk to the central position manually every time. Easiest and cheapest solution!!
Margaret Brock

surely they all do this, within hours even of fitting a new stalk

the cancelling metal cover device on mine needs a slight reshaping

easy enough

some day--one day
Bill

>>> As mine cancel as and when they feel like, I have got into the habit of returning the stalk to the central position manually every time. Easiest and cheapest solution!! <<<

As do I, Margaret, but I occasionally get distracted and forget.

-:G:-
Gryf Ketcherside

Allan - I have a few spare columns at my lock up -- I will look and see if they have the bit still on them -- you can have one if so!
Mick - The engine is in!

Many thanks Mick.

If you find one, please can you e-mail me on allanhack8 at yahoo dot com.

Allan
Allan ('76 Midget 1500)

My 76's signal switch is tempermental. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't yet the right side works ok. Go figure. However, I have been used to driving a number of vehicles that didn't have a self-cancelling feature so it's almost automatic to check/cancel my signal.
Clive Reddin

I made an improvement to mine by gluing a cut off piece of cable tie (Ty-wrap)to the face of the clip. It gives the arms a bit more of a knock.

Dave
Dave Barrow

Allan -- did the clip arrive yet???
Mick

Mick,

No sign of it yet but the post is usually slow around here.

It could even be held up at the customs post at the border.

Allan
Allan ('76 Midget 1500)

Mick,

Cancel clip arrived today. I'll fit it at the weekend.

Many thanks,

Allan
Allan ('76 Midget 1500)

No Probs Alan -- drop the postage in a charity box(cancer if poss) next time you are passing!!
Mick - The engine is in!

This thread was discussed between 03/10/2008 and 09/10/2008

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