Yes, you need to remove the gear lever, but it's simple. Undo the bolts holding
down the metal ring in the interior, then unscrew
the knob and remove the cover and the ring. Then there are 3 or 4 bolts (I
forget how many) that hold the actual lever in place.
I also believe that one of them might be different from the rest, so just
remember which bolt came out of which position.
Removing the trans in addition to the engine really isn't a big deal. It's a
few extra bolts, and the speedo connection to the side
of the trans, which is easily undone once you can lower the tail end a bit.
Dan D
Central NJ USA
'76 MGB Tourer
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From: Malcolm Jeffcock <msjeffcock@eastlink.ca>
To: Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca>; mgs@autox.team.net; members2@batans.ca
Sent: Sun, June 13, 2010 1:35:50 PM
Subject: [Mgs] more questions re mg engine
Ok so I got the two nuts off and the cross member is of. Does the gear lever
come out? I ask because I have another cross member at the back of the gear bo
just before the union on the prop shaft. I cannot drop the assembly far enough
to have the gear levaer clear the hole so as to allow it to come forward, That
crossmember with jacking points is not removeable. As such unless gear lever
comes off it isn't coming out but it does not easily come out and I don't want
to break my transmission because ofdoing something I should not do.
It is a 74 B. To be frank I regret the decision to try and remove the complete
assembly when removing engine only you have some access trouble on bolts two
together and a challenge getting engine onto spline, these take about an hour
to overcome. This is day three of this task! (with pauses to ask questions).
Malcolm
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