Sven and others,
Yes the banjo was bent. Putting a straight edge across the diff mounting
flange and the left side was 3/16" further back than the right side. I put
it in a vice, heated the left side just inside the spring mounting bracket
and pulled it straight by guess. Then machined up some bearing spacers to
allow a 7/8" round steel bar to go through the diff bearings and out each
end to check for concentricity at each end. One end was a bit off so used a
12 ton jack, a steel strong back piece of 6" channel, length of chain to
hold the diff left side and jacked it straight the final small amount.
Actually quite easy once I figured out how to check for straightness. A
final check was to clamp 2 - 18" pieces of steel on each brake flange on
the axle tube and make sure these were parrallel in all direction. They are
now.
Bob Grunau
PA-0531
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From: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Ulla&Sven Ordell
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:17 PM
To: 'Bob Grunau'; 'MG-MMM'
Subject: SV: PA-0531 diff and axle tube
Bob,
Check the banjo, bet its bent.
Easy to rectity if you can use an acetylene torch for shrinking. I have to
learn for my L type (same banjo also probably bent)
Best luck
Sven
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Bob Grunau
Skickat: den 13 oktober 2005 01:16
Till: MG-MMM
Dmne: PA-0531 diff and axle tube
I was making a bit of forward progess on the PA rear axle till today. I went
to fit the rear axles and hubs and find the hub flanges are not parrallel to
the wheel bearing carrier. Also the left axle shaft is bearing on the front
of the axle tube opening and it requires a lot of rearward pressure on the
axle/hub to get the axle/hub centered to pass over bearing carrier studs.
More pressure than I think is right.
I know the diff unit itself is not PA, might be Morris or Wolsely?? Ratio is
8/43, 5.375, same as PA and it fits the PA axle tube. However the guts are
different than shown in the parts book and manual.
So here is the question:
1-Is a Morris diff different dimension from diff flange to center of axle
shafts? Is this my problem with alignment. If so can I shim the diff
or
2-Is it likely the axle tube/casing is bent? If so, is it easily
straightened?.
Thanks for any advice before I rip the whole axle casing out of the car.
Bob Grunau
PA-0531
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