FWIW, Craftsman and others sell thin wrenches. Short ones, too. Very nice to
have when you need them, but pricey compared to regular wrenches.
Tom Zuchowski
'61 Bugeye
Clemmons, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: William M. Gilroy <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
To: spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 10:16 AM
Subject: Removing a ZS carburator from a 77 Midget
>I spent what must of been over an hour removing the ZS
>carburetor from my 77 midget. The problem was lack of clearance
>between the side of the wrench and the carburetor itself. This
>was really a problem on the lower nut. My solution was to
>remove all of the throttle linkages. Later I was talking
>with an MG mechanic and he suggested that I take a 1/2"
>wrench and grind the sides down making it thinner. I
>did that for the re-install and it worked like a champ.
>Such a simple solution that I could not even see it. Hope
>this helps some other poor soul in the same spot. I also
>found it much easier to tighten the bottom carburetor nut from
>below that car, even with the catalytic converter in
>the way, but that is just me.
>--
>William M. Gilroy
>77 Midget (still DOA, but coming to life soon if I appease the gods)
>
>E-mail: wmgilroy@lucent.com
>Telephone: 732-957-4775
>Fax: 732-957-4775
>
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