Thanks to all who wrote. Bottom line? MGA and the MGB (with the banjo
housing) gears, carrier and whole pumpkin interchange.
There is a difference in the sun gear splines.
Looks like it's a no go trying to stuff the tube type gears into the banjo type
carrier.
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barney Gaylord [mailto:barneymg@ntsource.com]
>Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 11:14 PM
>To: Larry Hoy; MG list
>Subject: Re: MGA/MGB differential carrier
>
>
>At 12:04 PM 1/28/2001 -0700, Larry Hoy wrote:
>>Is the differential carrier (the piece the ring gear is bolted to) any
>different in the MGA, vs the early MGB, vs the late MGB rear end?
>>
>>If it is different is it still interchangeable?
>
>Early MGB banjo type axle carrier (even the entire pumpkin) is
>interchangeable with the MGA, as long as you use the sun gears with the
>correct splines to mate with the half shafts. MGB tube type axle is a rear
>loader, so pumpkin is a no go. Pretty sure the later carrier won't fit the
>MGA either, as the ring gear and those bolts are different. Otherewise I
>plead innocent on the tube axles. Trust someone else more tham me.
>
>Barney Gaylord
>1958 MGA with an attitude
> http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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