One way or another I have removed and replaced the lens on an awful lot of turn signals over the last 50 years but I have never had anything as frustrating as the front turn signal on a Morgan. In fact I don't remember ever having any problems at all.

The front left hand turn signal had stopped working intermittently but a bump with my hand would get it going again.

I pulled the lens off and discovered that the light plastic insulator around the contact had distorted and sunk back into the spring. I managed to get it back through the spring and straighten it out but I am sure it will go again in time.

I then tried to put the lens back on. Two hours of frustration ensued. The screws and the captive "nuts" are brass and any misalignment not only damages the threads but makes it impossible to even get them started. In desperation I even filed the ends of the screws to tapers in an effort to get them to self align. The real problem seems to be the captive "nuts", they are very loosely held in place and any pressure just pushes them to one side.

In the end I managed to get the top screw in but I have given up on the bottom. I will use a little clear silicon to block the hole.

As far as I am concerned they are bits of absolute rubbish!!!

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Peter

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