Thanks.
Based on your help I managed to get it done. That does rank with one of the
10 frustrating MG projects.
Warren Pruitt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lawrie Alexander [mailto:Lawrie@britcars.com]
> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 1998 12:14 AM
> To: Warren Pruitt; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: O/D to Gearbox Case
>
>
> Many times, Warren!
>
> When you look down inside the overdrive unit, there are two sets
> of splines.
> You have to use a long screwdriver and push the lower set counterclockwise
> until they line up absolutely perfectly with the upper set. Putting the
> gearbox in gear helps, as does standing it butt-upwards on two
> pieces of 2 x
> 4 so that you offer the overdrive straight downwards. To make the
> pump drive
> clear the cam, make sure the cam's smallest side faces where the
> pump roller
> will be.
>
> You can also use some safety wire to pull the pump back against
> its spring,
> wrapping the wire around two studs to hold it tight. It's fairly easy to
> snip the wire and remove it (be sure you get all of it!) once the
> overdrive
> has dropped all the way down.
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Pruitt <wpruitt@Charleston.Net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 9:00 PM
> Subject: O/D to Gearbox Case
>
>
> >I am having a heck of a time getting the od case and gearbox
> case to mate.
> >It get 1/2" from matching and won't go any farther. I thought it was the
> >pump follower hitting the cam, but it stops short. It appears to not be
> >going into the rear bearing housing. Any body experience this before?
> >
> >Warren Pruitt
> >70 MGB
> >
>
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