[Mgs] more questions re mg engine

[Malcolm Jeffcock]

Its out!!!!!
Thanks to all, in particular Dave who sent me some great photos and the final words of advice respecting the gear lever....


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Munroe 
  To: Malcolm Jeffcock ; mgs at autox.team.net ; members2 at batans.ca 
  Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:00 PM
  Subject: \Re: more questions re mg engine


  Malcolm;

  Yes, the gear lever comes out. (I too have an early '74, although my car now has a 5-speed where once resided the O\D 4 speed...)

  Lift up the gear lever boot if you haven't already done so and you can unbolt the gear lever assembly complete. Watch for the nylon bushing that covers the ball.

  Don't fret the job. The first time is the worst. Next time you are in the city, go into Fastenal on Joseph Zatzman Drive and buy a bag of grade 8 - 5\16" NF bolts. They hold your engine together and everything else. The next time you need to pull that engine it will be a piece of cake. 

  Believe me, its a lot easier to take the engine\tranny out together then to separate the engine from the transmission in the car. Think about how easy it will be to slide the input shaft of the trans. into the pilot bearing when you have both of them on the bench or the floor - and to bolt the bell housing up with out standing on your head or double jointing your arms, wrists or neck!

  Also, all the nutz'n boltz will be nice and new, torqued and easily dis-assembled for your peace of mind and ease of removal next time.

  Puts hair on your chest, don't it!

  Dave


    ----- Original essage ----- 
    From: Malcolm Jeffcock 
    To: Dave Munroe ; mgs at autox.team.net ; members2 at batans.ca 
    Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:35 PM
    Subject: more questions re mg engine


    Ok so I got the two nuts off and the cross member is of. Does the gear lever come out? I ask because I have another cross member at the back of the gear bo just before the union on the prop shaft. I cannot drop the assembly far enough to have the gear levaer clear the hole so as to allow it to come forward, That crossmember with jacking points is not removeable. As such unless gear lever comes off it isn't coming out but it does not easily come out and I don't want to break my transmission because ofdoing something I should not do.

    It is a 74 B. To be frank I regret the decision to try and remove the complete assembly when removing engine only you have some access trouble on bolts two together and a challenge getting engine onto spline, these take about an hour to overcome. This is day three of this task! (with pauses to ask questions). 

    Malcolm


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