thanks a lot L, I did say thrust washers. My coffee has not yet taken
effect.
does the carrier itself come out & apart ?
sounds like a bigger job than I thought.
is the text for doing this posted anywhere ?
cheers, Di
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: "Diane S." <cessna@speakeasy.org>; "MGs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: rear end shims/clunk
> Diane........
>
> Find another Moss person to speak to! There are no different thicknesses
> listed (or available) for the shims you need. Obviously, the salesperson
you
> spoke to misunderstood which shims you need, although it's probably not
> really his fault as what you are calling shims are known by most people
(and
> referred to in the catalog) as thrust washers.
>
> So, to make it easy for yourself, just order 2 each 267-130 and 2ea.
> 267-140. These are the thrust washers on the differential spider gears and
> are the little devils that usually wear out and cause the clunk to which
you
> referred.
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane S. <cessna@speakeasy.org>
> To: MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:00 AM
> Subject: rear end shims/clunk
>
>
> >hello.
> >
> >I think it's slightly overdue that I replace those rear end shims ?
spacers
> >? in my 77 mgb's diff.
> >
> >this requires jacking up the rear, taking the back cover off, taking the
> >rear axles out, (and getting new axel end seals), and sort of replacing
the
> >shims right ?
> >
> >the moss person wanted to know what size shims I needed, in retrospect
> they
> >are pretty cheap I think, I can order all of them. I believe I need to
> >measure the exact size required before I pull the axels out, is this
> correct
> >?
> >
> >someone told me that there were some superior copper ? shims out there
> >somewhere, if this is so, can anyone tell me where ?
> >
> >thanks, bunches, Diane
> >
>
>
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