[Mg-t] Broken axle

[Dallas Congleton]

If you decide to remove the rear axle for rebuild, it would be an ideal time 
to consider a gear ratio change, if you have a 5.125 gear ratio.
Dallas


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GRUNAU, ROBT" <grunau.garage at sympatico.ca>
To: "Douglas Ormrod" <Douglas.Ormrod at neurological.org.nz>; "MG" 
<mg-t at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Broken axle


> 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.