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MG TD TF 1500 - Spare Bolt ID ?

Can anyone ID this bolt? I a box of spares but forgot where it goes. PJ


PJ Jennings

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PJ Jennings

PJ

Looks like one of the long bolts used to fasten the TF spare wheel rack to the frame, under the rear apron.

Tom
T Norby

Thanks Tom, very possible, I'm also wondering if the writing on it depicts an original bolt. PJ
PJ Jennings

What size is it? Looks to me the like the bolts on the front suspension.

Newall is an original supplier and note it's a high tension bolt, so serious stuff.
Christopher Couper

Same here Chris, the length from under the head and the shank dia. would help, being high tensile it goes somwhere important
William Revit

I've often wondered following major "surgery" on my cars, especially if over a period of time, why I've a miscellaneous box of nuts and bolts but as the car has continued to function have assumed that they were replaced during rebuilds or I decided that they were surplus to requirements Mmm.
JK Mazgaj

Suspension front lower fulcrum bolt I think.
Dave H
Dave Hill

I haven’t seen a Newall marked “HiTensil” on any of my TDs? What’s the bolt length?
W A Chasser

Thanks guys for the input, I found out it's the outer control arm bolt, I found the other three. Head is a 7/16 Whitworth. Replaced them with new bolts from Moss.PJ
PJ Jennings

Paul: Why did you replace these with Moss replacements?

Were they stretched or otherwise damaged? I would be suspect with anything made today, especially since it probably comes from China, over what was made in the 1950's from Britain during their finest hour. :-)
Christopher Couper

Chris, the car was wrecked on the left front sometime in it's first 5 or 6 years of it's life, the lower front control arm was broken and welded back together for one thing and the bolts nut was in poor condition and I had to cut it to get it off the bolt, there were various other shoddy repairs made by a shop in California for the doctor who owned it. I would have to say he knew nothing about repairing cars as it was also badly out of alignment and welded parts that should have been new, he was ripped off! Probably why he parked it and it sat in his garage for 20 plus years. Not trusting the old fasteners, I pulled it down to the last screw and bolt and pretty much replaced the whole front end with new. I believe the Moss bolts are hard, possibly grade 8 due to the markings on the heads. I kept the original bolts and screws in a junk box for someone else, (the next care taker) to ponder. I tried to keep the car as mechanically original as possible, but for safety sake, some items had to be replaced with new. PJ
PJ Jennings

PJ: Thanks for the back story. When I first restored my car (early 70's) I was of the opinion I would replace everything I could and then quickly realized that most of the replacements were nowhere as good as the originals.

But safety comes first and your situation warrants careful inspection and assessment vs soley originality.
Christopher Couper

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