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MG TD TF 1500 - Fuel pump bolts....?

Ok....have tried everything from local nut and bolt places...#6 metric is close, but wiggles a bit much....what size bolts go in the back of an SU fuel pump?
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

1/4 BSF Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

Thanks Dave.....
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

The answer always is very simple, on a T car, it is always BSf or BA unless it is on the engine or transmission then it's French Standard Metric with Whitworth heads.

Late TD and TF had Unified threads (US National Fine UNF) on the rear axle.

Note: 1/4 x 28, 1/4 x 26 in, and 6 x 1.0 mm look similar, as do 5/16 BSF. 5/16 SAE and 8 x 1.0 mm, which creates a problem for many. Making a mistake, results in stripped threads!

Note: SU and Lucas continued to use British Standard (BSF & BA) long after the British Auto Industry had converted to the Unified standard.
( ie: the SU carbs on MGBs use BA nuts and bolts)
Don Harmer TF8986

This is a new SU and I thought they would have changed over...surprise, surprise.....!!!
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

Dave take yer bolts, Gordon? Gotta watch him all the time.
Dan Craig

LOL
Dave Braun

Gordon - "This is a new SU and I thought they would have changed over..."

Like the US Navy, SU is 50 years of tradition, unhampered by progress :-) Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

...thanks guys.... beware, i'm on the prowl for two, two stinkin 1/4' bsf bolts....lock your garages, hide your T's......
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

Least we know what to get you for Christmas this year.
Dan Craig

Gordon - Let me know if you don't find any locally, I'm sure that I have two of them laying around somewhere that I can send to you. Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

This thread was discussed between 27/08/2010 and 30/08/2010

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