At 3:53 PM -0800 11/1/00, British Sportscar Center wrote:
>Bill,
>
>The early (banjo-style) MGB rear axle will fit into the MGA with no
>difficulty. Using the later style (Salisbury) will require modification to
>the handbrake linkage. However, if you find an MGB banjo axle, you can
>simply transfer the diff. unit to your MGA housing and not worry about track
>changes, wheel offsets, brakes, etc.
>
>If your MGA is an early car, the splines in the diff where the axle fits
>will be different from the B but you can use the spider gears from the A
>diff in the B diff when you change the thrust washers - probably something
>you should do when installing a used rear end anyway.
>
>Lawrie
>British Sportscar Center
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bill King <kingwj@del.net>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 1:23 PM
>Subject: rear end question
>
What modification are you speaking of. I bolted mine in, installed a
new brake cable and made no other changes. It seems to work well.
If I missed something, I'm listening.
--
Bob Shaw
Check out Shaw's Garage at http://www.mlcltd.com/shawsgarage/
My British Car is NOT leaky - it's merely marking its territory.
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