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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Loose Fuel Tank Stud

I noticed that one of my fuel tank mounting bolts is loose.
The stud that comes through the boot floor (I think) seems to be lose, I cannot find it's origin above (guessing it is in the crossmember that I cannot access), any ideas on how to sort this out?

Thanks,
-- Josh
J Levine

the studs are all visible on the boot floor - v thin flat round heads, easy to miss. You can fix it with a dab of weld, or replace with a nut and bolt.
David Smith

Thanks for the quick response David.
Really, guess I will have to look harder tomorrow!

Thanks again,
-- Josh
J Levine

Is it a 1500?

Might be under one of the reinforcements.
Dave O'Neill 2

Yes, it is a 1500.
Couldn't see them when I looked, but it was quite dark.

-- Josh
J Levine

You can still all the studs on a 1500.

Steve
Steve H K-ser

Great! Will head over to the lock-up in a little bit and try to sort it out.
I keep making the mistake of trying to fix things after dark, and being unable to see this kind of stuff.

-- Josh
J Levine

Turns out that the other end of this stud is within a bit of reinforcement.
You can just see it through a small hole in the side, but it is pretty hard to hold it down hard enough to tighten the nut.
For the time being I grabbed the end of the thread with some locking pliers and tightened it up, but I will at some stage have to cut that off and somehow get a bolt in.

Cheers,
-- Josh
J Levine

This thread was discussed between 14/05/2011 and 17/05/2011

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