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Re: Spitfire Gauge Repair

To: Chris Prugh <prubrew@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Spitfire Gauge Repair
From: Martin Libhart <mlibhart@feist.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 08:24:54 -0600
Cc: "'Triumph List'" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <01BD1FD8.043326A0@mhl-ca1-09.ix.netcom.com>
Chris Prugh wrote:

> Brad,
>
>         You have the gauge out , right?  (sorry to be so impertinent)
> Look closely at the ring holding the glass to the body...are there
> little tabs bent down and around the edge?  If so, try grasping this
> ring firmly and twisting.  It should rotate to the slots and come right off.
> DO NOT try to pry these away.  Just spin the ring.  Now, getting it back
> on with a fresh rubber gasket, well....not quite as easy.  Perseverance !
>
> Chris Prugh
> 72 Spitfar
> Morgan Hill, CA

While we're on this thread, are the seals (gaskets) readily available, and
through who??

Martin Libhart
1972 TR6
1970 Spitfire (Instrumentation rebuild not too far off)


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