Front Cross Member

[Shirley Mink]

TC 8970 is apart for painting. (A nice black.) I noticed that the front cross member does not draw up tightly against the frame. Appears to be about an 1/8 inch gap. All attempts to tighten the "front spring pin" failed, in fact the head broke off....! My question, should the tube be snug against the frame and if so, how does one achieve that? Jim

[Want1937hd@aol.com]

Does the crossmember fit into the slots in the frame hornes? Sounds like one side is out of alignment. Bob TC4956 << TC 8970 is apart for painting. (A nice black.) I noticed that the front cross member does not draw up tightly against the frame. >>

[David Lodge]

Shirley, Yes, it should be a tight fit. You might check that the dumb-irons aren't twisted (as mine were)

All the best, David Lodge

Shirley Mink wrote:

TC 8970 is apart for painting. (A nice black.) I noticed that the front cross member does not draw up tightly against the frame. Appears to be about an 1/8 inch gap. All attempts to tighten the "front spring pin" failed, in fact the head broke off....! My question, should the tube be snug against the frame and if so, how does one achieve that? Jim

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[Shirley Mink]

Thanks to all those who responded to my question. Went down to the shop this AM and sure enough the flange/tongue was not in the slot provided. Learn something new every day. Thanks again, Jim

[Roger Furneaux]

hi John - welcome back! The front cross member should be a tube with a threaded insert each end to take the spring eye bolts. It does indeed key into the dumb irons, to stop it twisting. Now many years ago I had an altercation with a traffic bollard - only plastic but it bent the cross tube! My solution was to fabricate a new one using a steel bar - much stronger than the original, cost me nothing but time, and back then new correct ones were not available anyway. It is, of course, still on the car today, 40 years on.... ocTagonally Roger Furneaux Devon Olde England [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[BUD SILVERS]

Hello all; The front cross member for the frame is a tube. Is it supposed to have any holes in it aside from the threaded ones in the end. Mine looks like someone has drilled a couple of holes front to rear. I am thinking that I need to weld them up and close the holes. Thanks. Bud Silvers TC 1576 - Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado...... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Bert Dive]

Bud, I replaced my front cross-member about 8 yrs ago with a Moss (UK) item. Neither the old, with bad end threads, nor the new, had any other holes drilled across the tubes. Regards, Bert Dive [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Roger Furneaux]

> > hi Bud - maybe a PO ran the car without a front apron, and drilled those holes to hold the number plate. Originally there were none. > > BTW many years ago (young and foolish...) I had a slight collision, and bent that tube. Being short of funds, but working in a university physics department, I used a "scrap" length of steel rod, shaped the ends by hand, and drilled & tapped it for the spring pins. Much stronger than a tube (even if heavier). Still on the car today, over 40 years later. > > ocTagonally > > TCRoger > > On 27 Jan 2010, at 06:37, Bud Silvers wrote: > >> Hello all; >> >> >> >> The front cross member for the frame is a tube. Is it supposed to have any >> holes in it aside from the threaded ones in the end. Mine looks like someone >> has drilled a couple of holes front to rear. I am thinking that I need to >> weld them up and close the holes. >>

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[BUD SILVERS]

Thank you to all who responded. NO HOLES! Easy Fix. Thanks and have a great day. Bud Silvers TC 1576 - Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado...... From: Bud Silvers [mailto:mgtc@usaviator.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:38 PM To: MG T-ABC GROUP Subject: [mg-tabc] Front cross member Hello all; The front cross member for the frame is a tube. Is it supposed to have any holes in it aside from the threaded ones in the end. Mine looks like someone has drilled a couple of holes front to rear. I am thinking that I need to weld them up and close the holes. Thanks. Bud Silvers TC 1576 - Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado...... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]