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LUBRIUATION
P
Seetlon
P.8
DISTRIBUTOR LUBRICATION
Every
),000
miles (5000 krn.]
the
distributor
cam
and
rocker-arm
pivot should be given a slight
smear
of grease
to
Ref. D
(p<lge
P.2)
or
engine
011.
A few
drops
of
thin
engine oil should be added to
the
spindle
centre
at
the
same time after removing
the
rotor
arm.
A few
drops
of thin engine oil should also be added.
through
the
oil hole provided in
the
distributor
base,
to
replenish
the
olI wei1feed Ing
the
spindIe and advance
mechanism.
FiC. P.19.
The
dlnributor
spindle
Is
lubricated
through
the
special
duet provided
next
to
the
am
securing screw, and
the
advance
control
mechanism
through
the
aperture
round
the
cam spindle.
Section
P.9
DYNAMO
LUBRICATION
Every 3,000 miles (5000 km.)
the
dynamo lubricator
should be unscrewed,
the
felt pad
withdrawn.
and
the
lubricator
replenisbed with grease
to
Ref. C.
Seetion
P.IO
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS
Every 6,000 miles (10000 km.)
the
front
wheel hub
caps on early models should be removed and
the
grease gun filled with grease
to
Ref. C (page P.2)
should be applied
to
the
nipple on
the
wheel hub
bearing cap, giving
one
stroke.
Later models
are
fitted with grease retaining caps
whlch must carefully be removed, replenished
with
grease
to
Ref. C and replaced.
M.G. Midget. Issue 3
(H
& E) 82966-1 '54
Fig. P.lO.
The
dyl1amo beartng lubrication cap
must
be
removed
and
replenished
with
grease.
Seetion
P.U
ENGINE OIL PICK-UP
To deal
with
cases of
temporary
loss of oil
pressure
on left-hand
turns
the
oil pick-up
has
been moved to
a central position in
the
engIne sump. commencing
at Engine No.
XPAG/TD/7576.
Thiscance IsPart No. 22399,oiIsuction fi Iter assembly.
which is replaced by assembly
168008
comprising oil
suction pipe assembly 168010 and oil suction gauze
assembly
22398
or
24294.
Woen
carrying
out
the
conversion,
the
new suction
pipe assembly
168010
may be fitted, using
the
existing
oil suction gauze
22398,
or
the
complete assembly
168008
may be fitted.
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Fig. P.21.
The
renewable
element
fi
Iter
fitted
to
later
models
requires
a
new
element
every
6,000 miles (10000 km.), Access
to
it is
obtained
by
unscrewing
the
central
retaining
bolt
indicated by
the
arrow.
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