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THE BODY
washers (IS), and two nuts
(14).
It may be
ncccs5&1)'
to
drill two
H
in.
(5-1
6 mm.) diameter boles
in
the
bonnet
drain ebannd for the
securing
screws.
Connect the
switch
leads to
the
green lead ucl the
green
lead with brown tracer
issuing
from the harness
below
the
fascia
(on
the car these two wires may be
found
already
joined
together
by
a snap
connector).
Connect the leads from the ventilator unit
motor
to
tJte
black
lead and the green lead
with brown
tracer issuing
from the harness behind the
unit (soap
connectors on all
leads). Reconnect the battery leads.
Section S.ll
MAJ NTE.'IANCE OF BODYWORX AND
UPHOlSTERY
It
is advisable
to
wash the
coachwork
of
the
car
with
an abundant
quantity of
water to remove all traces
of
dust, mud,
and
traffic
film.
Polish the
~ntwork
fre-
quentJy with
a good-quality
car
polish
which
is
free from
abrasive.
Wash
the chromium
parts frequently with
soap
and
warm
water, and when
the dirt bas been removed polish
the
surface
with a clean
d
ry cloth, o
r
a chamois-leather,
until bright. Neither metal polishes nor abrasives
of
any
sort
must
be used on chromium, but
a good-quality
metal
polish may
be used
on stainless-steel window
frames,
windshield
surrounds,
and radiator
grilles.
When
cleaning windshields it is
advisable to
use
IJKthylated spints (denatured alcohol)
to remove
tar
spots and other
stains.
It bas been
found
that the
use of
some silicon- and
wax-based polishes
for
this purpose
can be
detrimental to
the
windshield wiper
blades.
The
upholstery of
the car
should be cleaned
periodi·
cally
by
wiping O\'Cr with a damp
cloth.
Accumulations
of dirt,
if
left too
long,
eventually work
into
the pores of
the
leather,
giving
a
soiled
appearance. A little neutral
soap
may
be used, but
detergents,
caustic soaps, or spirits
of any kind must
not
be used.
When
necessary,
the hood cloth may be cleaned with
water applied with a
brush.
Soaps and detergents must
not be
used.
Section
S.12
REGLAZING THE WINDSHIELD
To
•
d
ac:b the frame from the bolly
Remove the three cap nuts and screws attaching
each
grab handle to the windshield frame ftange.
Remove
the
four screws and lin the frame forward
and
upward away
s.s
from the body.
N
ote that of these
four
screws
on each
side
the
three
top screws
are
t
in.
(I S·9
rom.) long
and
the bottom screw
f
in.
(19-
1
mm.) long.
To
remove the
cJa.!s
froiD tbe frame
Remove the two
screws
a
t
the
top
and bottom comers
of the
frame
side rails which
screw
into the angle bracket
in
the frame channel at the mitred comers. The
frame
may now be
p
ulled apart and the glu ing
rubber re.
moved.
To reglaze
Cbeek the
fn~me
top aad bottom ralls with the
c::anatun
of
Che
glass aacJ
set
wtoere
• e=esw
ry
to
sail
uy
>'llriatiou.
A tolerance of
i
in. (3·2 mm.) is
permitted.
The
rails
can
be set by
pbcing
the
rear
face
over
a son
wood block. Grip the
rails with
the
bands
on eaeb side
of
the block, about
12
in.
(JOS
mm.)
apart, and gentJy
slide
from side to side
over
the block, exerting sufficient
graduated pressure to
shape
the rail to the desired
curvature.
When the curvature of the rails is correct reassemble
the windshield by reversing the
order
for
extracting the
glass,
taking
care
that the mit.red corners are correctly
a ligned and
all
the screws are tight. Replace the
frame
on the body, using the correct
screws
as detailed above.
'
Section
8 .13
REMOVING THE WINDSHIELD (COUP£)
Extract
the two screws securing the
driving mirror and
remove the
mirror.
Remove the windshield
wiper·arms.
Unscrew the
seven screws
at
each side securing
tbe
RjH
and
L/H
side
fillets.
Remove
t
he fillets.
Withdraw the five screws retaining the front
wind-
shield fillet
and
remove the fillet.
Press the glass from the inside
of
the
car,
commencing
at one
comer,
and
carefully ease
t
he
senling
rubber
from
the metal edge of the windshield housing.
Before attempting to refit the windshield
glass
to the
body
it
should be assembled into the rubber channel.
Make sure that the
glass is
right
home in the channel.
To facilitate the assembly of the windshield
10
the
car body and the outside finisher to the
glass
lengths
of
cord each about IS feet
(4·6 m.)
long
should
be
threaded around
the
rubber
channel.
Insert one length
of
cord
into
the channel to be
fitted
over the metal edge
of
the windshield housing and tbe
other
into
the finisher
channel
on the outer
side.
It is
convenient
to have the
ends of the inner cord at the
bottom
of the windshield
a nd the
ends of
the outer
cord at
the top.
MGA
(!Wia
Cam).
Wuc
3.
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