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MG TD TF 1500 - Difficult screw

My right door does not work well, so I decided to change one of the hinges. But when I tried to unscrew it, I could only move it a few millimeters. It is stuck. Typical me, cannot manage anything on my own. Any suggestions?
Raymond Wardenaer

I think you will find that it is secured by a bolt on the inside face, and this is now rotating with the screw (well actually it is a recess headed bolt).

The solution is to loosen the internal panel and reach inside (it requires 20cm fingers with seven joints attached to a hand no more than 1cm thick) and hold the nut whilst rotating the screw head (it can be done on your own but have a stock of sticking plasters and patience.

Best regards

IanB
Ian Bowers

Ray, see http://www.ttalk.info/Sheward.htm for a look at Dave Sheward's way of getting at those pesky nuts. Bud
Bud Krueger

Ok, that explains it. Thank you for the help...
Raymond Wardenaer

after reading the title i was not sure if this thread was about our old cars or a description of a bad date. LOL! regards, tom
tom peterson

I'll throw this out there again:
My pannels were trashed from having been bent backwards to access these bolts. The holes for the mounting hardware for side curtains & hood frame were a mess as I belive PO had just kept installing larger screws each time they were removed. It was pretty easy to see that if the pannels were "cut" it would be much easier to remove them for adjustments.
Concourse correct ...NO ...easy to get at... YES.
IMHO: If you own a "T" at some point you will need to get to these to make an adjustment.
David Sheward

This thread was discussed on 11/11/2011

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