Broken bolts
Getting back to the Morris engine .
One major problem is: the small M6 metric water jacket cover bolts have snapped off.
My repair plan is to make a drilling guide plate and drill out the broken bolts. I can tap the holes to the larger M8 . size. A Hudson car restorer had the same problem, he used a drill press but he suggested using a mag drill would be ok. The drilling needs to be highly accurate. I have 4 holes where the bolts came to use as a guide. The holes are 46mm centre to centre in the x axis. . Pics will explain.
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1940 cab 11 C8
1940 Morris-Commercial PU
1941 Morris-Commercial CS8
1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.)
1942-45 Jeep salad
Last edited by Mike Kelly; 15-04-24 at 03:16.
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