What's that hole for again? ...
----- Original Message -----
From: David Lynes <cdlynes@hotmail.com>
To: <djmrozinski@home.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch Bell Housing Question
> Ah yes, a recurring question... Let me take this one...
>
> The hole is to let the oil and rain water, whatever gets into the bell
> housing, out. The rather large cotter pin is there loosely, to prevent
> anything settling there and gumming up the hole. So as you drive around,
it
> vibrates and moves about and keeps the hole clean.
>
> What an engineering marvel! They knew the rear seal would leak, so they
not
> only made a place for the oil to go, but a self-cleaning oil hole at that!
> :-)
>
> YMMV
>
> Next?
>
> David Lynes, Woodstock, GA
> 73 Midget
> 78 MGB
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