- 1. Re: Replacing rear springs - where to jack? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:41:33 -0500
- I have done this on my 4-post lift. I jack it like Bob described, more or less, relying on a bridge made from doubled 2x6 lumber. Instead of jack stands, though, I use a pair of scissor jacks. This
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00056.html (10,219 bytes)
- 2. Re: Truing wire wheels and mounting, balancing tires (score: 1)
- Author: James Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:18:59 -0500
- While finding a shop that is equipped to do the job, the Connecticut MG Club includes in its library a set of tools to adapt most balancing machines to center lock wheels. See http://www.homestead.c
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00114.html (9,686 bytes)
- 3. Re: Opinions of this welder? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 11:37:50 -0500
- I have a Lincoln SP100, the forerunner to the current SP135 Plus. It has continuously variable voltage and is configured for gas welding. I note that it is now packaged with the gauge, etc. About $60
- /html/mgs/2006-02/msg00130.html (8,896 bytes)
- 4. Re: Need advice on how to move my project MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:49:58 -0500
- Matthew, all of the suggestions you received are certainly helpful ones, but what's missing is probably the most important and your solution. Do you belong to a car club? If not, you should. Around h
- /html/mgs/2005-12/msg00106.html (8,860 bytes)
- 5. Re: Differential leak (score: 1)
- Author: James Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:45:54 -0400
- I've used Heli-coils with great success, although not specifically for this repair. But it is a nearly indestructible fix. OR, I happen to have a Quaiffe differential, unused, already mounted in an M
- /html/mgs/2005-10/msg00075.html (7,890 bytes)
- 6. Re: LBC music (score: 1)
- Author: James Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:41:56 -0500
- I love it. Of course, I can't be considered a purist. I recently added a TR6 to the MG (and Sprite) fleet.
- /html/mgs/2005-10/msg00236.html (6,365 bytes)
- 7. Lime Rock Vintage WE (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:58:09 -0400
- To any and all of you who may be in the area, I, with my friend Bob Lincoln, will be at our vendor spots in B paddock at Lime Rock Park for the weekend. We try to sell some stuff, but mostly, we are
- /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00002.html (6,556 bytes)
- 8. Re: Front Apron (Valance) (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 23:05:43 -0400
- I have a different one, #457-180. It lists for 137.50 the last time I looked. I was going to put it on Ebay. I'll sell it for half of list plus shipping if it will do the job for you. It's brand new.
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00071.html (6,781 bytes)
- 9. Re: Unloading and installing a four-post lift (score: 1)
- Author: James Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:08:29 -0400
- In reading over the many suggestions, you may be facing overkill with respect to what will likely turn out to be little problem at all. I received a 4-post lift from Eagle delivered to my front yard
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00171.html (9,616 bytes)
- 10. Re: Flickering Ignition light (score: 1)
- Author: James Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:13:03 -0400
- I would have first removed the snot ;-)
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00172.html (6,768 bytes)
- 11. TD Rear Springs Removal (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:06:48 -0400
- A friend called me tonight regarding the rear springs on his TD that he's attempting to remove. He is having difficulty reaching the bolt head end on the front eye because it is surrounded in the box
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00201.html (6,906 bytes)
- 12. Re: Unloading your lift (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:15:28 -0400
- Legalities and vapors aside, I'll bet that excavation and replacement concrete or whatever has to be almost as expensive and certainly more time consuming than a lift. I paid $3,000 for mine, and I h
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00202.html (8,212 bytes)
- 13. Re: TD Rear Springs Removal (score: 1)
- Author: James Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:20:35 -0400
- I don't have WW sockets or wrenches, but I have a variety of SAE and Metric in single millimeter increments over a wide range. Any idea on functional equivalents of the sizes we're dealing with?
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00213.html (7,864 bytes)
- 14. Re: As the wheel turns (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES F JUHAS <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 20:53:08 -0700 (PDT)
- I can't give you the formula unless/until I work it out, but using the circumfrence of the tire as the amount traveled in one wheel revolution is the best way to accuratly measure this. The way I use
- /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00062.html (8,830 bytes)
- 15. Re: paint prep? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:31:13 -0400
- About 28 years ago, I painted the posts and rails of a galvanized chain link fence system that was being installed around my swimming pool. The Martin Senour paint rep (NAPA) advised me on materials
- /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00389.html (7,297 bytes)
- 16. Re: Choke Cable (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 23:27:53 -0400
- What I did when this happened to me (my wife pulled the cable out one day trying to get a little more choke!!!): I bought a new cable assembly, pulled the cable out of the housing, and simply pushed
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00027.html (7,835 bytes)
- 17. Re: LH Overdrive Valve balls (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:05:13 -0500
- After spending several years working for a ball bearing manufacturer, I am compelled to correct your terminology. "Ball bearings" are the complete assembly of inner and outer races with balls bearing
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00017.html (8,152 bytes)
- 18. Re: LH Overdrive Valve balls (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 10:23:17 -0400
- Now, I always thought that endeavor required the "BIG BRASS" variety; good for lap times, lousy for bearings.
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00021.html (7,603 bytes)
- 19. Re: MGB to MGA rear axle swap (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 20:16:35 -0400
- I haven't done this, but since I recently acquired an MGB rear (late) with an LSD in it, and I have two project MGAs, I am considering it for myself. A guy in our club did this swap for his MGA and t
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00024.html (8,204 bytes)
- 20. Re: MGB to MGA rear axle swap (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 08:06:41 -0400
- OOPS, sorry, I think I answered the wrong question. Didn't realize you were talking about the differential itself. I was talking about the entire axle.
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00028.html (7,954 bytes)
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