Yes, Di, the carrier comes out pretty much the way you described in your
first post. I don't know if the procedure is posted anywhere but it might
even be in the Shop Manual, I suppose. The trickiest part is finding a long
enough thin punch to drive out the pin that keeps the spider gear shaft
located in the housing. We use a length of 1/8" welding rod.
Feel free to ask me specific procedural questions, if you like, when you get
started on the job.
Cheers,
Lawrie
BSC
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane S. <cessna@speakeasy.org>
To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>; MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: rear end shims/clunk
>thanks a lot L, I did say thrust washers. My coffee has not yet taken
>effect.
>
>does the carrier itself come out & apart ?
>sounds like a bigger job than I thought.
>is the text for doing this posted anywhere ?
>
>cheers, Di
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
>To: "Diane S." <cessna@speakeasy.org>; "MGs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:30 AM
>Subject: Re: rear end shims/clunk
>
>
>> Diane........
>>
>> Find another Moss person to speak to! There are no different thicknesses
>> listed (or available) for the shims you need. Obviously, the salesperson
>you
>> spoke to misunderstood which shims you need, although it's probably not
>> really his fault as what you are calling shims are known by most people
>(and
>> referred to in the catalog) as thrust washers.
>>
>> So, to make it easy for yourself, just order 2 each 267-130 and 2ea.
>> 267-140. These are the thrust washers on the differential spider gears
and
>> are the little devils that usually wear out and cause the clunk to which
>you
>> referred.
>>
>> Lawrie
>> British Sportscar Center
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diane S. <cessna@speakeasy.org>
>> To: MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:00 AM
>> Subject: rear end shims/clunk
>>
>>
>> >hello.
>> >
>> >I think it's slightly overdue that I replace those rear end shims ?
>spacers
>> >? in my 77 mgb's diff.
>> >
>> >this requires jacking up the rear, taking the back cover off, taking the
>> >rear axles out, (and getting new axel end seals), and sort of replacing
>the
>> >shims right ?
>> >
>> >the moss person wanted to know what size shims I needed, in retrospect
>> they
>> >are pretty cheap I think, I can order all of them. I believe I need to
>> >measure the exact size required before I pull the axels out, is this
>> correct
>> >?
>> >
>> >someone told me that there were some superior copper ? shims out there
>> >somewhere, if this is so, can anyone tell me where ?
>> >
>> >thanks, bunches, Diane
>> >
>>
>>
>
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