Wilsons Sandbox

Attachments :

[*][url=file:///C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Local\PG Offline 4\Attachments\\MG TABCD HEADLIGHT STAY Bolt & Nut Set, outer bracket.jpg]MG TABCD HEADLIGHT STAY Bolt & Nut Set, outer bracket.jpg[/url]

[*][url=file:///C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Local\PG Offline 4\Attachments\\Fitting the Headlight Bracket b.jpg]Fitting the Headlight Bracket b.jpg[/url]

A follow up on this topic

A number of people have said they have broken headlight brackets. THEY BREAK

USUALLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY

ARE WRONGLY MADE and then end up WRONGLY FITTED and bolted up so snapping

one of the lugs!

It is NOT intended that the 2 lugs on the headlight bracket that fix to the radiator bracket eye

are pinched together when the nut is tightened, the bolt should lock up only on the rear lug.

The Chrome bolt head at the front should NOT be tight against the front lug of the headlight

bracket when fitted, there should be a very slight clearance. It is the REAR lug that takes

the fixing when the nut is tightened like so : -

[img]cid:ii_jvqnf4wx0[/img]

A number, if not all the replacement bolts I ve seen will not tighten properly like this. The

5/8 diameter section is too short and so it will overtighten, pinching the two lugs together

and so breaking one of the lugs off.

The Bolt should be made so as to allow the nut to only tighten against the rear lug of the

headlight bracket. There should remain a very small gap between the big bolt head at the

front, and the face of the forward lug. The radiator bracket is a close but not a tight fit on the

5/8 inch section of the bolt.

Hope this is of interest, I've attached some other pics as well to clarify as attachments

Clive

Oxford UK.

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If a shim is required it wouldn't have to be very thick.  I could see using a star washer that fits the threaded shank of the bolt as a shim.  One could then easily trim down the tips of the stars so that the outside dimension of the shim does not exceed the dimension of the thicker shoulder of the bolt. - Mike Hughes  - -  '37 TA 0512

On Thursday, May 16, 2019, 1:41:59 PM EDT, Frank Graham frankgraham@msn.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  Brilliant Clive! Excellent explanation, perhaps a thin 5/8" ID shim could be used to prevent damage when using replacement bolts. Frank [b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of CLIVE SHERRIFF csherriff99@gmail.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> [b]Sent:[/b] Thursday, May 16, 2019 8:58 AM [b]To:[/b] MGTABC GROUP [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Re: TABC headlight Bracket / Wing stays [2 Attachments]    

A follow up on this topic

A number of people have said they have broken headlight brackets.  THEY BREAK 

USUALLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY 

ARE WRONGLY MADE  and then end up WRONGLY FITTED and bolted up so snapping 

one of the lugs!  

 

It is NOT intended that the 2 lugs on the headlight bracket that fix to the radiator bracket eye 

are pinched together when the nut is tightened, the bolt should lock up only on the rear lug.

 

The Chrome bolt head at the front should NOT be tight against the front lug of the headlight 

bracket when fitted, there should be a very slight clearance.  It is the REAR lug that takes 

the fixing when the nut is tightened like so : -

[img]http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/AGzIn_Dtft ... cket+a.jpg[/img]  

A number, if not all the replacement bolts I ve seen will not tighten properly like this.  The 

5/8 diameter section is too short and so it will overtighten, pinching the two lugs together 

and  so breaking one of the lugs off.

 

The Bolt should be made so as to allow the nut to only tighten against the rear lug of the 

headlight bracket.  There should remain a very small gap between the big bolt head at the 

front, and the face of the forward lug. The radiator bracket is a close but not a tight fit on the 

5/8 inch section of the bolt.

Hope this is of interest, I've attached some other pics as well to clarify as attachments

Clive

Oxford UK.

m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Guys,These bracket bolts are basically shoulder bolts aka stripper bolts. Normally widely available with socket head, but also with hex head. See:http://www.metricmcc.com/catalog/Ch1/1-30.pdf

Easy to make on a lathe from a  5/8 hex bolt or hex stock

-Bill HyattSent from my iPhone

On May 18, 2019, at 10:33 AM, 'Bob Grunau' grunau.garage@sympatico.ca [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  Thanks Clive, excellent advice. I have several broken lug brackets.

 

I also have TWO LEFT side very good brackets, so would like to buy one or two RIGHT side brackets.  Or will trade a good LEFT for a good RIGHT.  Then I will have a pair.

 

Any takers,? North America would be best to save crazy mailing costs.

 

Thanks, Bob

 

Bob Grunau

150 Pinewood Trail,

Mississauga, Ontario

Canada, L5G-2L1

905-274-4136

 

[b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]CLIVE SHERRIFF csherriff99@gmail.com [mg-tabc] [b]Sent:[/b] Thursday, May 16, 2019 8:59 AM [b]To:[/b] MGTABC GROUP [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Re: TABC headlight Bracket / Wing stays [2 Attachments]

 

 

A follow up on this topic

 

A number of people have said they have broken headlight brackets.  THEY BREAK 

USUALLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY 

ARE WRONGLY MADE  and then end up WRONGLY FITTED and bolted up so snapping 

one of the lugs!  

 

It is NOT intended that the 2 lugs on the headlight bracket that fix to the radiator bracket eye 

are pinched together when the nut is tightened, the bolt should lock up only on the rear lug.

 

The Chrome bolt head at the front should NOT be tight against the front lug of the headlight 

bracket when fitted, there should be a very slight clearance.  It is the REAR lug that takes 

the fixing when the nut is tightened like so : -

 

A number, if not all the replacement bolts I ve seen will not tighten properly like this.  The 

5/8 diameter section is too short and so it will overtighten, pinching the two lugs together 

and  so breaking one of the lugs off.

 

The Bolt should be made so as to allow the nut to only tighten against the rear lug of the 

headlight bracket.  There should remain a very small gap between the big bolt head at the 

front, and the face of the forward lug. The radiator bracket is a close but not a tight fit on the 

5/8 inch section of the bolt.

 

Hope this is of interest, I've attached some other pics as well to clarify as attachments

 

Clive

Oxford UK.

m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

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Yes Bill, That's right. But if you look to the ones you have referenced, these are even worse, indeed they have the same problem that a couple of ex Moss bolts I have here have, and that's that the shoulder between the 5/8 inch section and the 1/2 inch thread section is not square but is tapered, so would be a disaster ! So Guys, DON'T RUSH OFF AND BUY THESE or you will be in even worse trouble ! Also the correct boltheads and nut are cut from BSF / Whitworth stock and I doubt anyone these days sells a stepped ( or aka "stripper" ) bolt in this size. Maybe these modern ones should be known as "Snapper " bolts when used for the MG application :-}! CliveOxford, UK ,m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [img]https://ec.yimg.com/ec?url=https%3A%2F%2Fipmcdn.avast.com%2Fimages%2Ficons%2Ficon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif&t=1560026296&sig=Uh5uFv56eya9UZ80izxx0w--~D[/img] Virus-free. www.avast.com

On Sat, 18 May 2019 at 16:37, Bill Hyatt usaj24@earthlink.net> wrote: Guys,These bracket bolts are basically shoulder bolts aka stripper bolts. Normally widely available with socket head, but also with hex head. See:http://www.metricmcc.com/catalog/Ch1/1-30.pdf

Easy to make on a lathe from a 5/8 hex bolt or hex stock

-Bill HyattSent from my iPhone On May 18, 2019, at 10:33 AM, 'Bob Grunau' grunau.garage@sympatico.ca [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Thanks Clive, excellent advice. I have several broken lug brackets.[u][/u][u][/u]

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I also have TWO LEFT side very good brackets, so would like to buy one or two RIGHT side brackets. Or will trade a good LEFT for a good RIGHT. Then I will have a pair. [u][/u][u][/u]

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Any takers,? North America would be best to save crazy mailing costs. [u][/u][u][/u]

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Thanks, Bob[u][/u][u][/u]

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Bob Grunau[u][/u][u][/u]

150 Pinewood Trail,[u][/u][u][/u]

Mississauga, Ontario[u][/u][u][/u]

Canada, L5G-2L1[u][/u][u][/u]

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USUALLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY [u][/u][u][/u]

ARE WRONGLY MADE and then end up WRONGLY FITTED and bolted up so snapping [u][/u][u][/u]

one of the lugs! [u][/u][u][/u]

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are pinched together when the nut is tightened, the bolt should lock up only on the rear lug.[u][/u][u][/u]

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The Chrome bolt head at the front should NOT be tight against the front lug of the headlight [u][/u][u][/u]

bracket when fitted, there should be a very slight clearance. It is the REAR lug that takes [u][/u][u][/u]

the fixing when the nut is tightened like so : -[u][/u][u][/u]

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A number, if not all the replacement bolts I ve seen will not tighten properly like this. The [u][/u][u][/u]

5/8 diameter section is too short and so it will overtighten, pinching the two lugs together [u][/u][u][/u]

and so breaking one of the lugs off.[u][/u][u][/u]

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The Bolt should be made so as to allow the nut to only tighten against the rear lug of the [u][/u][u][/u]

headlight bracket. There should remain a very small gap between the big bolt head at the [u][/u][u][/u]

front, and the face of the forward lug. The radiator bracket is a close but not a tight fit on the [u][/u][u][/u]

5/8 inch section of the bolt.[u][/u][u][/u]

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Thank you all for this information.  I have cracked one bracket years ago.  Now I know why.  If proper boys are not available, I was going to use a washer so shim stock to eliminate the flex on the bracket. Tim BloomfieldTB0613Louisiana Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

On Saturday, May 18, 2019, 10:59 AM, CLIVE SHERRIFF csherriff99@gmail.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  Yes Bill,   That's right. But if you look to the ones you have referenced, these are even worse, indeed they have the same problem that a couple of ex Moss bolts I have here have, and that's that the shoulder between the 5/8 inch section and the 1/2 inch thread section is not square but is tapered, so would be a disaster !  So Guys, DON'T RUSH OFF AND BUY THESE or you will be in even worse trouble ! Also the correct boltheads and nut are cut from BSF / Whitworth stock and I doubt anyone these days sells a stepped ( or aka "stripper" ) bolt in this size. Maybe these modern ones should be known as "Snapper " bolts when used for the MG application  :-}! CliveOxford, UK ,m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [img]https://ec.yimg.com/ec?url=https%3A%2F%2Fipmcdn.avast.com%2Fimages%2Ficons%2Ficon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif&t=1560026296&sig=Uh5uFv56eya9UZ80izxx0w--~D[/img]Virus-free. www.avast.com On Sat, 18 May 2019 at 16:37, Bill Hyatt usaj24@earthlink.net> wrote: Guys,These bracket bolts are basically shoulder bolts aka stripper bolts. Normally widely available with socket head, but also with hex head. See:http://www.metricmcc.com/catalog/Ch1/1-30.pdf

Easy to make on a lathe from a  5/8 hex bolt or hex stock

-Bill HyattSent from my iPhone On May 18, 2019, at 10:33 AM, 'Bob Grunau' grunau.garage@sympatico.ca [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   Thanks Clive, excellent advice. I have several broken lug brackets.[u][/u][u][/u]

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I also have TWO LEFT side very good brackets, so would like to buy one or two RIGHT side brackets.  Or will trade a good LEFT for a good RIGHT.  Then I will have a pair. [u][/u][u][/u]

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A follow up on this topic[u][/u][u][/u]

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A number of people have said they have broken headlight brackets.  THEY BREAK [u][/u][u][/u]

USUALLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY [u][/u][u][/u]

ARE WRONGLY MADE  and then end up WRONGLY FITTED and bolted up so snapping [u][/u][u][/u]

one of the lugs!   [u][/u][u][/u]

 [u][/u][u][/u]

It is NOT intended that the 2 lugs on the headlight bracket that fix to the radiator bracket eye [u][/u][u][/u]

are pinched together when the nut is tightened, the bolt should lock up only on the rear lug.[u][/u][u][/u]

 [u][/u][u][/u]

The Chrome bolt head at the front should NOT be tight against the front lug of the headlight [u][/u][u][/u]

bracket when fitted, there should be a very slight clearance.  It is the REAR lug that takes [u][/u][u][/u]

the fixing when the nut is tightened like so : -[u][/u][u][/u]

[u][/u][u][/u]

 [u][/u][u][/u]

A number, if not all the replacement bolts I ve seen will not tighten properly like this.  The [u][/u][u][/u]

5/8 diameter section is too short and so it will overtighten, pinching the two lugs together [u][/u][u][/u]

and  so breaking one of the lugs off.[u][/u][u][/u]

 [u][/u][u][/u]

The Bolt should be made so as to allow the nut to only tighten against the rear lug of the [u][/u][u][/u]

headlight bracket.  There should remain a very small gap between the big bolt head at the [u][/u][u][/u]

front, and the face of the forward lug. The radiator bracket is a close but not a tight fit on the [u][/u][u][/u]

5/8 inch section of the bolt.[u][/u][u][/u]

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Clive[u][/u][u][/u]

Oxford UK.[u][/u][u][/u]

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Re the 45 degree "shoulder on the bolts Bill pointed to, my point was that Moss were (are still ?) using this type of bolt with the 45 degree shoulder, which will not work at all well and are still likely to crack the bracket. Doubtless there are ones with square shoulders, but I doubt in Whitworth / BSF sizes. I make up my own bolts and the half nut using regular 0.820 inch AF Whitworth / BSF Stainless Steel stock Hex bar and cutting down regular 1/2 inch BSF stainless bolts to half full nut thickness. They polish up beautifully ! All Best, CliveOxford, UK [img]https://ec.yimg.com/ec?url=https%3A%2F%2Fipmcdn.avast.com%2Fimages%2Ficons%2Ficon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif&t=1560026297&sig=m7V6RRHp9MR98huQw4BeIA--~D[/img] Virus-free. www.avast.com

On Sat, 18 May 2019 at 16:37, Bill Hyatt usaj24@earthlink.net> wrote: Guys,These bracket bolts are basically shoulder bolts aka stripper bolts. Normally widely available with socket head, but also with hex head. See:http://www.metricmcc.com/catalog/Ch1/1-30.pdf

Easy to make on a lathe from a 5/8 hex bolt or hex stock

-Bill HyattSent from my iPhone On May 18, 2019, at 10:33 AM, 'Bob Grunau' grunau.garage@sympatico.ca [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Thanks Clive, excellent advice. I have several broken lug brackets.[u][/u][u][/u]

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I also have TWO LEFT side very good brackets, so would like to buy one or two RIGHT side brackets. Or will trade a good LEFT for a good RIGHT. Then I will have a pair. [u][/u][u][/u]

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Any takers,? North America would be best to save crazy mailing costs. [u][/u][u][/u]

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Thanks, Bob[u][/u][u][/u]

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[b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]CLIVE SHERRIFF csherriff99@gmail.com [mg-tabc] [b]Sent:[/b] Thursday, May 16, 2019 8:59 AM [b]To:[/b] MGTABC GROUP [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Re: TABC headlight Bracket / Wing stays [2 Attachments][u][/u][u][/u]

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A follow up on this topic[u][/u][u][/u]

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A number of people have said they have broken headlight brackets. THEY BREAK [u][/u][u][/u]

USUALLY BECAUSE MOST OF THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS AVAILABLE CURRENTLY [u][/u][u][/u]

ARE WRONGLY MADE and then end up WRONGLY FITTED and bolted up so snapping [u][/u][u][/u]

one of the lugs! [u][/u][u][/u]

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It is NOT intended that the 2 lugs on the headlight bracket that fix to the radiator bracket eye [u][/u][u][/u]

are pinched together when the nut is tightened, the bolt should lock up only on the rear lug.[u][/u][u][/u]

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The Chrome bolt head at the front should NOT be tight against the front lug of the headlight [u][/u][u][/u]

bracket when fitted, there should be a very slight clearance. It is the REAR lug that takes [u][/u][u][/u]

the fixing when the nut is tightened like so : -[u][/u][u][/u]

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A number, if not all the replacement bolts I ve seen will not tighten properly like this. The [u][/u][u][/u]

5/8 diameter section is too short and so it will overtighten, pinching the two lugs together [u][/u][u][/u]

and so breaking one of the lugs off.[u][/u][u][/u]

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The Bolt should be made so as to allow the nut to only tighten against the rear lug of the [u][/u][u][/u]

headlight bracket. There should remain a very small gap between the big bolt head at the [u][/u][u][/u]

front, and the face of the forward lug. The radiator bracket is a close but not a tight fit on the [u][/u][u][/u]

5/8 inch section of the bolt.[u][/u][u][/u]

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