[Mgs] Banjo rear axle repair

Max Heim max_heim at sbcglobal.net
Thu Mar 31 09:28:59 MST 2011


I believe it's just a matter of swapping in a new "pumpkin" (differential
gear cluster). Remove the bolts and pull it from the front of the housing
(you have to pull the axles first). I wouldn't bother rebuilding it yourself
-- just swap in a known good one.


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires



on 3/31/11 7:33 AM, Councill, David at dcouncill at msubillings.edu wrote:

> I think the rear axle on my 67BGT is near failure. I bought it 12 years ago
> and it has had the clunk since I bought it, when putting the car in reverse. I
> replaced the u-joints the first year or so to no avail. Also, when driving at
> very slow speeds, there has always been a slight knock barely audible. I
> traced it to the rear axle by rotating the wheels which I believe occurred
> every rotation or half rotation. It has always been on the back of mind to
> take care of but since I use the car primarily for local driving, it hasn't
> been urgent. But last week when the engine died while driving (down shifting),
> I popped it into second gear to restart the engine and the rear axle locked
> up. I freed it by going into reverse after stopping but something still
> sounded loose, but after driving I made the five miles back home without any
> problems, besides the usual tap heard at slow speeds like when slowing down at
> an intersection. It's the original wire wheel axle most likely.
> 
> How easy is it to disassemble/repair a banjo rear axle? I am a bit reluctant
> because last time I had a spare rear axle (from my 71BGT), I gave it to my son
> to use in his high school automotive class when they were doing axles. They
> got it apart but it came back to me in pieces.
> 
> Ideally, if I could buy another spare WW rear axle, I could swap it out and
> work on the old one at my leisure. If anyone has one to sell or know of one,
> let me know. I plan to come to Portland, Oregon for the swap meet in May so
> anything in the Portland/Seattle area, I could pick up while there.
> 
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
> 64 B


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