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Re: MGB Main Bearings

To: pokrefke1@comcast.net, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: MGB Main Bearings
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 00:17:05 -0500
At 03:11 AM 4/17/04 +0000, pokrefke1@comcast.net wrote:
>I am (literally) in the process of inspecting/replacing the main bearings 
>in my 1970 MGB while the engine sits in the car.  I am having difficulty 
>removing the front and rear main bearing caps.  Is it possible to remove 
>these caps while the engine is in the car,

Yes.

>or are there hidden bolts I can't see?

Also yes.

For the front one you have to remove the two bottom bolts in the timing 
cover, as they are screwed into the bearing cap.  Otherwise just yank the 
caps out with a slid hammer.  You have to break the bond with the paper 
gasket against the end plate, and seal it up again afterward.  Also replace 
the cork packing strip at front and rear, or otherwise seal it up with 
silicone rubber sealer (or both).

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com





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