Hi guys,
To remove the pins, first carefully grind off the peening (i suggest a dremel
tool).
Then buy a cheap, then chisel and sharpen it, the grind down the sides so it
fits into the groove on the shifter ball. Careful tapping with a small hammer,
and some prying with the chisel will remove the pins without damaging anything.
You can peen over the new ones by using a ball peen hammer. Use the round
peening ball end.
If you've boogered up the hole, the silver thread lock will work up to a point.
After that, you're in test pilot territory.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
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From: Emgeeguy@aol.com
To: <mgbob@juno.com>, <mike@duvallvideo.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>, <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Mg-t] TD shifter rattle
Date: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 12:25
I had to remove the pins. Rather than pounding square pins back in, I
tapped the holes on both sides, put a short pin in (not a press fit, but a
little loose), then put a set screw in each side to hold the pin in place. Hope
it works. That way I can remove the stuff easily without trying to figure
out how to get the pins out.
Larry
In a message dated 6/27/2011 9:10:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
mgbob@juno.com writes:
Hi Mike,
There are a couple of places in the remote linkage where the rattle can
originate. Lew replied that the RPM affects the rattle, something that
Lawrie
Alexander noted also.
If it's a clear-sounding rattle, it's probably external. A bronze bushing
in the remote shifter rod can wear, allowing the rod to rattle with an
annoying, clear sound. The bushing would be a simple press out and in,
except
to get to it you first must remove the shift lever.
"You can't put a square peg into a round hole" MG could, and did. The
pounded square pegs into the round holes of the casting, the pegs fitting
into
slots milled into the lever. Lawrie describes some hook device that one can
make to remove the pegs. He could; I couldn't.
I move the timing around to get the rattle at the least objectionable rpm
range.
Bob
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Duvall Video Productions <mike@duvallvideo.com>
To: mg-t@autox.team.net, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: [Mg-t] TD shifter rattle
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:22:46 -0500
My TD shift lever all of the sudden started rattling/banging on hard
acceleration. Could weak springs on the balls cause this? I read
somewhere
where the brass piece the shift lever fits into can wear and cause this
but I
would think I would feel that moving the shifter. Holding the shifter
doesn't
stop the problem.
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