[Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts

[Dodd, Kelvin]

I made up simple diagram to understand this many years ago.

All you have to remember is 1", because the extra .125" is too hard to
read.

It is a bit counter intuitive though as the 3 sych 4 spd is longer than
the 3 synch OD box.


3 synch 4 spd   -   Early Banjo    short 	30"
3 synch OD      -   Early Banjo    Med.  	31.125"
3 synch OD      -   Saulsbury      Long  	32"
4 synch 4spd/OD -   Saulsbury      Med.   31.125"

The rarest driveshaft is the 1966-67 MGB GT with OD. (long)

The banjo diff. is 1" longer than the Saulsbury




Kelvin Dodd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-
> bounces+doddk=mossmotors.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul Hunt
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 3:52 AM
> To: mgs at autox.team.net; Paul Osborne
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts
>
> It's nowhere near as complicated as the previous poster implied (for
both
> the prop-shaft and anything else).  Although some people do opt for a
> complete gearbox, OD and prop-shaft swap others don't.  Originally the
> banjo
> non-OD prop-shaft was 30" and the OD 31.125".  The Salisbury non-OD
was
> also
> 31.125" (and the same part number as the banjo OD) and the OD 32", but
> only
> on MkI cars.  MKII cars to the end of production with the all-synchro
> gearbox all used the 31.125" propshaft regardless of whether they had
OD
> (LH-type), again the same part number as the banjo OD and the MkI tube
> non-OD.
>
> PaulH.