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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - motolita

Hello,
I want to recover the dash of my midget MKI.
But I can't remove the motolita boss.
I have unscreewed the central screw.
IS there something else to remove?
laurent
laurent

Laurent

As far as I know there is nothing holding the boss on the shaft once you have removed the large nut. It will just be a tight fit on the splines, you could do with getting some sort of puller on it or gently tapping it with a piece of wood to protect the casting.

Good luck Carl
C Bintcliffe

They are not fun to remove under any circumstance. Sometimes it can be helpful to actually put the nut back on and tighten it to break the seal. Remember that you do NOT want to damage the threads, no matter how frustrated you get. You will probably have to re-attach the steering wheel just to get some leverage. Sometimes it helps to sit in the car and lift with your thighs while using an air chisel to beat on the end of the shaft.
David "bum steer?" Lieb
David Lieb

If you're using brute force rather than a hub puller, don't forget to keep the nut on the shaft in case the wheel comes off suddenly and hits you in the face!

Steve
Steve Church

brute force is not for me and dentist is a little bit expensive when you have to repair your smile.
I've tried with a rubber hammer from the back and successed.
Now I have the bored job to do: to register each yarn plugged on each instrument.
I have to weld a patch to close the radio hole, and recover the dash with red vinyl.
laurent
laurent

I agree with David, though I don't know what an air chisel is. Nut back on loosely, lovely assistant to pull the wheel steadily, and a sharp tap on the shaft with a big hammer.

That's a tap, not a thump with follow-through.
Nick

Whatever you do, don't remove the nut. Leave it on a few turns. Ideally it needs two people, one to pull on the wheel, while the other person hits the end of the shaft with a blunt drift that fits inside the nut. Leaving the nut on prevents the wheel smacking you in the face as it finally releases.
good Luck!!!
Cheers John
JOHN HALL & JULIE ROBERTS

Nick,
An air chisel is shaped a bit like a drill, but it has a spring on its face to hold the bit in place and the compressed air actuates a mechanism that delivers a rapid series of sharp blows to the bit. Bits include a wide variety of shapes, including a small round blunt point that will fit nicely into the dimple on the end of the steering column, as well as bits that work well for cutting a panel off of a car or a mufler off of a pipe.
David "not a chiseler" Lieb
David Lieb

Somebody on here told me how to do it vary easily(sorry cant remember who told me)and works like a charm

...run your arms thur the steering wheel and put your hands on the dash, then put your knees agianst the bottom of the wheel on the rear of the wheel then just push up with your arms and feet, and the wheel will pop right off....but make sure you have the nut on several turns, cause it WILL smack you in the face....and if your like me, that means a bloody nose, or a chipped tooth.


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This thread was discussed on 25/03/2008

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