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RE: PA gearbox mount rubber bushings in the clutch bellhousing.

To: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>, MMMGservice@aol.com, TATERRY@aol.com
Subject: RE: PA gearbox mount rubber bushings in the clutch bellhousing.
From: "Jack Hardy" <jnshardy@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:14:20 -0800
Cc: "mg-mmm" <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
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Folks,

As I don't think my foam for the rubber bushings will have a long life,
someone please let me know if these become available, so that I'll have
spares.

I also had the flywheel lightened. Using a drawing I got from Brian Kelly
(I think it originated from the MG factory. Basically it's 3/8 in thick,
with the perimeter thicker, it wheghs 18 lbs. As I remember Mike Allison
suggested I could also cut a groove around the perimeter for even less
weight. I think I've seen a drawing for that aslo. Bob Zwart did the
maching for me.
Thanks,
Jack


> [Original Message]
> From: Bob Grunau <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>
> To: <MMMGservice@aol.com>; <TATERRY@aol.com>
> Cc: MG-MMM <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
> Date: 2/12/2005 7:28:35 AM
> Subject: RE: PA gearbox mount rubber bushings in the clutch bellhousing.
>
> Terry,
> I had a tough time getting one sleeve out of the bell housing. Nothing to
> get a drift on as the sleeve enters into a shouldered hole. Welding a
washer
> on the inside of the sleeve allowed me to hammer it out. I tried heat
first
> but no good as nothing to tap on till I Tack welded the washer.
> The first sleeve came out easily and still had the inner sleeve held by
the
> rubber bush, so something to press on.
>
> BTW, I had my flywheel off as part of the clutch operating disc schrapnel
> removal problem. My PA flywheel has been lightened and  weighs about 14
> pounds,  almost half a standard PA flywheel weight of about 26 pounds. In
> addition the weight is taken off radially so the effective reduction in
> weight is even greater as metal was removed from the outer circumference.
I
> have several photos if these are of interest and can email them. Bob Rich
> has been very kind in offering advice on my problems and sent me a PA
> flywheel lightening drawing. My flywheel is done differently. Hard to
> expalin but my photos explain it .
> Regards, Bob
>
>
>
>
>     Hi Terry, thanks for the info: nobody tells me anything!  Will leave
the
> action to Terry Andrews, perhaps I can buy from him too, do you have an
> E-mail?
>
>
>
>
>   Mike, his email address is :  mg.terryandrews@btinternet.com
>
>   Now, is there a trick in removing the old bushings??
>
>   Cheers,
>   Terry
>
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