[Mg-t] Broken axle

[GRUNAU, ROBT]

Douglas,
I think you need to at least take off half the axle casing, the small half.
. Yes you can punch out the busted piece with a 3/8" diameter rod, but what
about the swarf . I would split the axle, clean out the swarf ( which is
SURE to be there ), then reassemble the diff. Install new axle , and carry
on.

BUT, I would seriously recommend taking the whole rear axle out, stripping
it down, checking wear on spider gear thrust bushings etc. replace front oil
seal and do the whole job right. 50 yuears ago I snapped an axle and the
cause was the spider ghear bushings were so worn that the spider gear teeth
did not mesh properly, jammed,  and snapped the axle. Do it right the first
time.
Bob Grunau

-----Original Message-----
From: mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Douglas Ormrod
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 7:17 PM
To: MG
Subject: [Mg-t] Broken axle


I snapped an axle yesterday - bummer.

I have taken it out and it has broken way up inside at the diff end.
Seems to have snapped just inside the outer bearing in the diff carrier.


So do I have to take the whole rear end out and split the diff or can I
take the other shaft out and push the broken bit through form the other
side? If it can be pushed through do I need one of those slide hammer
things shown in the manual or will the intact shaft come out fairly
easily?  I guess I should replace both axles at this point.

Any advice on the job gratefully accepted.

Cheers

Douglas in New Zealand
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