Thanks Jim, you have re-enforced what appears to me to be the best path to
take. I just needed to
hear it from someone else.
I bought a rear end tonight and plan to just drop it into my car.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Jim Stuart
>Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 10:06 PM
>To: Larry Hoy
>Cc: MG V8 List
>Subject: Re: Broken rear end
>
>
>Larry-
>
>I did over 200,000 miles with a used MGC rear when I sold my gray car, still
>running
>today. Rear was
>very used when installed. There is really no difference between the B & C
>rears except gear ratios,
>both are Dana rears, use the same shims, but do have different pinion flanges.
>
>As cheap as MGB rears are, if you can stand the 3.9 ratio, I'd just pick up
>another. All
>this assumes
>you are using the later tube rear, not the early banjo type, which is not as
>strong.
>
>If you do pick up another MGB rear, replace the plastic shims & copper cup
>washers per Moss Catalog
>before you install.
>
>Jim
>
>Larry Hoy wrote:
>
>> Many of you know I am running a Buick 215, Borg Warner T-5 and an MGB rear
>end.
>>
>> After "pushing" things a bit, I noticed a clunk in the rear end. Silly me I
>thought it might be
>> suspension related, well after checking all the rear suspension and finding
>nothing, I pulled the
>> inspection cover off the rear end. Guess what, one of the spider gears is
>missing a tooth.
>>
>> Just wondering ... the common thought is the MGB rear end is strong enough
>for the 215. I know
>> anything can break at any time, so I thought I'd get the collective opinion
>of this list. Do you
>> think this will be a re-occurring problem, or just a "fluke"?
>>
>> Larry Hoy
>
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