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THE
BODY
s
Gently
ease
away
the rear
portion
of the trim
panel
situated behind
the
seats
and
remove
the bolt
securing
the upper corner of the
wing.
Remove the
two nuts and
bolts
from the forward
end
of
the
wing
on
the under side.
Remove
the three recessed-headed screws
securing
the
wing
to
the
door
striker panel.
Remove the
wing rearwards
to disengage it
from
the
flange of
the
door
striker panel.
Reassembly
is
a reversal of the dismantling
procedure.
When refitting
the wing ensure that
the
piping
is
correctly
and
nea
tly positioned before finally
tightening
the wing
bolts.
Section S.7
REMOVING A FRONT WII'<G
Disconnect
the
wiring
to
the lamps
(see
Section
N).
Remove
the four -nuts and
bolts
from
the
rear
under
side
of the front wing, also the six bolts and spring and
plain
washers securing
the
baffle panel to
the body.
Remove
the
panel.
Talce
out the three bolts situated just above and to the
outside
rear
of
the
front
bumper.
Remo•·e from inside of
the
wing
the
nine
bolts
and
spring
and
plain washers
securing the
wing to the
body
and
also
two
more situated under
the
bonnet
in the
rear
corner.
R emove
the trim panel
from
inside the
ear
forward of
the
doors (see Section
S.2)
and take out the
two
bolts
situated
at
the
top. Remove
the four remaining bolts
running down
the side of
the body panel
and the wing
may be lifted away.
Have
an assistant to
bear
the
weight
of the wing
while
the securing
bolts
are
being
removed.
Reassembly is
a
reve rsal
or
the dismantling procedure.
When refitting
the wing ensure that
the
piping
is
correctly and
neatly positioned before finally tightening
the wing
bolts.
Section S.8
REMOVING THE BODY
T
he following items must be disconnected or dis-
mantled
when
removing the body.
Wiring
Disconnect the
positive lead from the
battery.
Disconnect the hom wires and
the
wires
from
the
dynamo and
'SW'
connection
on the coil. Disconnect
the low-tension lead
from the
starter solenoid
and
finaUy
the s1_1ap
connectors
situated at
the
rear
of the
front
wheel
arch.
MGA (Tw;n
Cam). Issue
2.
23026
Pipes,
controls, etc..
Unscrew
the
oil
gauge pipe
union
nut
from
the flexible
hose
adaptor.
Disconnect
the hydraulic clutch pipe
from the
flexible
hose
union,
and
detach the brake pipe from
the
five-
way
connector
o
n
the frame.
Disconnect
the
speedometer
cable from
the
gearbo•,
the
cable
clip
on the engine bulkhead,
a nd the
tacho-
meter
drive
cable from
the
engine.
Unscrew the
gland nut
a nd
remove
the thermal
trans-
mitter
from
the
thermostat housing. Remove
the
header
tank
as
detailed
in
Section
A.7.
R
elease the
mixture control
cable
from
the car-
buretters.
U
nscrew the
bolts
and
remove both the
air
cleaners.
R
emove
the earburettcrs
as
detailed
in
Section A.5.
D
rain
and remove
the
radiator (see Section C.4).
R
emove
the
front and
rear
bumpers
(see Sections
S.3
and
S.4).
The rear bumper support
b rackets
must
be
removed
by
undoing the
two nuts
and
bolts securing
them
to the chassis at either
side.
Three
nuts
and bolts
secure
each outer
front bumper
support bracket
to
the
front
extension,
and
these
bolts and brackets must
be
removed.
Remove the fuel
tank
(see
Section
D.
I).
Remove
the nut
and
bolt securing the
top steering
column
clamp to
the body bracket
a nd
release
the damp.
U nscrew
the
nine
bolts situated along the top
forward
edge
of the
engine
bulkhead,
and
also the
four bolts
securing the
brake
and
clutch pedal
assembly bracket
to the
bulkhead cross-member.
These four
bolts are
situated inside the
car, two
on either side of the
pedals.
Body
moantiag
points
R
emove the
front
small
nut
and
bolt securing
t.
h e
baffle
plate
to
the
bottom flange of the wing
and
the
seven bolts securing each
baffle
plate inside
the front
wings.
Take out
the four bolts
cach side securing
the
body
valances to the frame goalpost on
tbe
chassis frame.
Undo the two
nuts
and
bolts
on cach side at the front,
gaining
access
between the radiator
a
nd
the grille.
Remove the trim panels from inside of the
car forward
of each
door, and lift off the loose trimming
covers
which envelop
the
body
mounting
bracket
at
this
point.
Take out the bolt each
side which secures
the
body
bracket
to
the
chassis
frame.
Gaining
access
from
underneath
the car,
remove the
bolt
from
each
side
just forward of the rear wheel arch.
Working from
inside
the boot, remo'-e from each
rear
corner the
two bolts
which
secure
the
rear of the body
to
the
chassis.
The
body
may
now
be lifted
from
the chassis.
As
the
body is
lifted
it
must be manczuvred
slightly
forward
S.3
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