Removing The Body - MG MGA Twin Cam Workshop Manual

S.8 REMOVING THE BODY
The following items must be disconnected or dismantled when removing the body.
Wiring
Disconnect the positive lead from the battery,
Disconnect the horn wires and the wires from the dynamo and 'SW' connection on the coil. Disconnect
the low-tension lead from the starter solenoid and finally the snap connectors situated at the rear of
the front wheel arch.
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 on the frame.
Disconnect the speedometer cable from the gearbox, the cable clip on the engine bulkhead, and the
tachometer drive cable from the engine.
Unscrew the gland nut and remove the thermal transmitter from the thermostat housing. Remove the
header tank as detailed in Section A.7.
Release the mixture control cable from the carburetters.
Unscrew the bolts and remove both the air cleaners, Remove the carburetters as detailed in Section
A.7.
Drain and remove the radiator (see Section C.4).
Remove the front and rear bumpers (see Sections S.3 and S.4). The rear bumper support brackets
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.1).
Remove the nut and bolt securing the top steering column clamp to the body bracket and release the
clamp.
Unscrew 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 mounting points
Remove the front small nut and bolt securing the 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 each side securing the body valances to the frame goalpost on the chassis
frame.
Undo the two nuts and bolts on each side at the front, gaining access between the radiator and 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, remove 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 maneuvered slightly
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