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MG MGF Technical - Noisy instrument cowl

Hi All,

Got a strange problem with my 99 F. The instrument cowl is a little noisy. It looks like the rear of the cowl (closest to windscreen) is not fixed down and when I hit a bump, it flaps up and down about 2-3 cms.

I'm not sure how to get the instrument cowl off so I can have a look at this and try to fix it.

Anyone got a guide they can point me to?

Thanks

Sonny
Sonny Foster

Sonny,

It sounds as though the lugs at the front end of the cowl may have broken - a common fault due to poor design.

Have a look at my site at......http://www.apttony.co.uk/Servicing/Tacho.html and look about half way down the page. There's a couple of photos of the 4 screws to remove the cover off the intruement face. Then you can see the other screws that hold the top cowl.

I found my cowl had broken as well. The screws that hold the cowl to the dash adjacent to screen come from underneath the dash! I bedding the screws and brackets in silicon mastic and weighted the whole thing down until it hardened. It stopped the noise.

Which reminds me - I must get he photos and details up on my web site.
Tony Thompson

Sonny,

You have email.
Tony Thompson

>I must get he photos and details up on my website.

Hurry up, mate :)
http://www.mgfcar.de/dash/dk_DCP_5746.jpg
Location oh the three lugs.
Bolt heads hidden in fresh air channel. So no option to access the screws.
I think what Tony said is the only easy solution. Several more have done it already.

Dieter

Ach so, das German hast beetten me, ya?



Tony Thompson

Naaar, rather old pics
http://www.mgfcar.de/dash/dk_DCP_5745.jpg
(virtual bolt head location)

Wanna see the _solution_
Dieter

Sonny,

here is a link to an old post of mine about the exact same problem.

You may find it helpful.

http://www2.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgbbs&mode=archiveth&subject=69&subjectar=69&thread=2005021310000626249

Cheers,
Branko
Branko

Hi All,

Thanks for all the help. Got the console apart on the weekend and used a bit of glue to stick it all back together.

I wonder if MG ever heard of "latent defect" during their manufacturing lives?

Have to say it was tempting to fiddle with the odometer whilst I was there and see if I could drop 20k's off the clock. Maybe not today ;-)

Cheers

Sonny
Sonny Foster

Okay, details are now up on my website.

Go to http://www.apttony.co.uk/Servicing/InstrumentCowl.html

Tony Thompson

Tony, well done. I'll crosslink to mgfcar.de

>Refitting is the reverse of this procedure - don't forget to check that those 3 little rubber covers are in place!
http://www.apttony.co.uk/Pics/Tacho17.JPG
This one is nice ;)
Now I know where the part should get that I recently found below the steering wheel on the carpet in my car !!
(I wonder where I put it and whether I can re-find it to put in place) ;) LOL

Dieter

This thread was discussed between 13/01/2006 and 16/01/2006

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