On second thoughts, I used the nut described but redrilled and tapped it to
4BA. Checked my roadster (large dials) and V8 (small dials) and the thread
is the same.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
To: Douglas B. Gaither <dbgaither@worldnet.att.net>; mg list
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: What size?
> I had one missing as well, and the bracket, for the larger speedo. I made
> the bracket and I seem to remember that the knurled nut used on the ends
of
> elements for UK transportable electric fires just happened to be the right
> size. Yet another example of "if you haven't found a use for something
yet,
> you haven't kept it long enough", since we gave up using such fires many
> years before.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Douglas B. Gaither <dbgaither@worldnet.att.net>
> To: mg list <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 6:08 PM
> Subject: What size?
>
>
> > Where can I get one of those finger screws that hold the mounting
bracket
> to
> > the back of a small diameter (1973) speedometer? I dropped one into the
> > dash and can't locate it. I went to the local hardware store and
couldn't
> > determine what size/thread the nut was. Anyone know?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
>
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