Steering wheel bolts

[Paul Huck]

Mine has single slot screw also, but mine is a 20 years old reproduction. I have not hex bolts either. 4 flat head bolts. PTH

----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Johnson webmaster@consultantbob.com> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com>; Robert Kampas kampas@seanet.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Steering wheel bolts > RK: > > You indicate that you have 3 of 4 hex head bolts to hold the Brooklands > wheel to the hub. This puzzles me as my old Brooklands wheel doesn't use hex > head bolts. > > Rather, the cover plate which clamps the steering wheel to the hub uses 4 > machine screws (6 x 1.0, approx 1" long) with each going into a hex nut on > the back of the hub. > > These machine screws have a single slot head which is tapered and fits into > the cover plate such that the top of the screw is flush with the cover plate > when fully tightened, ie: the cover plate holes are slightly beveled and > countersunk. > > Are there 2 types (or more?) of "original" Brooklands configurations? > > Bob Johnson > Crescent City, CA > '46 TC 1450 > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[joecurto@aol.com]

Bob I just pickled up a tatty Brooklands wheel TA type and the hub uses 1/4BSF nuts and bolts to hold everything together. Another log to the fire. Joe

[The Vernon Family]

Hi ,

The two Brooklands wheels I have have the countersunk screws; 7/8" long [,threaded 9/16".

The bolts are quite sharply pointed and the head 3/8" dia. the slot does not go beyond the edges and is deeper in the centre.

The chromed plates, held to the boss with three 4BA round headed machine screws which are so positioned that the plate only goes on in one position, are of two different types. One has the MG logo milled out the other is stamped.

Clem.