I have a jack that came with the MGA. It appears almost
toa[Dtally unused and after painting it, it looks new. My
father found a truck(?) jack that looks a lot like the
MG jack except it appears to have the circulating balls
rather than gears. I suspect that it is more robust.
(You know this whole thing sounds like one of my technical
memos. Being an engineer can surell[Dy mess up your writing
skills !)
I was surprised to find that in our MG Registry here in Atlanta
few if any people carry a jack and spare tire. They all carry
the flat fixing foam in a
can[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D-[C[C[C[C[C[C[C[D-[C[C[C[C-[C[C-[C-[C[C[C.
The rationale is that since the
cars tend to be hobby cars, the tires tend to be in very good
shape. The probabl[Dility of a torn-tire blow out is rare. The
can will fix a standard flat and the absc[Dence of a spr[Dare tire
and jack gives a lot more trunk space. I leave my jacks at home.
Don Mathis
AT&T - Bell Laboratories
Norcross, Georgia
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