- 1. MGB rear axles (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:53:34 -0500
- After rolling my TR4 into a ball last weekend because of rear axle failure, I'm considering switching to some form of MGB rear axle, which has a full floating axle in the later years. Do any of you M
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- 2. Re: MGB rear axles (score: 1)
- Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:15:14 -0500
- Uncle Jack, its the early B axle, the banjo style that has full floating hubs. Suggest that you also look at the big Healey axle. Problem may be the availability of an appropriate LSD. John
- /html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00266.html (7,400 bytes)
- 3. Re: MGB rear axles (score: 1)
- Author: "MalcolmCox" <malcox@napanet.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 21:52:59 -0700
- MGA and banjo style (early) MGB axles are "half floating" While the wheel will not come off if the axle breaks, the axle does take some bending load. The looser the bearings, or the more wear there
- /html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00272.html (8,555 bytes)
- 4. Re: MGB rear axles (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Sieling" <sarl45@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:04:55 EDT
- NO NO NO. Later MGBs have the same type of axle you already have. It is the earlier ones which are full floaters. Someone one this thread early on stated that some very early Sprites were full floate
- /html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00273.html (8,552 bytes)
- 5. Re: MGB rear axles (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark Palmer" <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:41:57 GMT
- Interesting idea. I could also add: if the fine threads that Roger mention fail, or if the hub nut comes off ... then the axle REALLY floats! It's rare in my experience, but Gary Harrison had this ha
- /html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00275.html (9,871 bytes)
- 6. Re: MGB rear axles (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Sieling" <sarl45@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:24:45 EDT
- You are right and I remember it well. It was '98 SVRA, Blue/Grey. I had the starter apart on my Eleven, when they brought him in and I could only commiserate with him a short while. There was nothin
- /html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00277.html (11,307 bytes)
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