[Mg-t] Thanks TD Broken axle

[Andrew Moyce]

Mine snapped with a downshift on a long downhill on a back road with
lots of potholes.  My downfall was ignoring a leaking rear damper
(shock).  The damper's job is to keep the wheel on the road, and I think
the excess play kept beating up the axle with every bump(and the splines
in the brake drum, which were also shot.)

Andy Moyce
52 TD

-----Original Message-----
From: mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dave and Liz DuBois
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:34 PM
To: Douglas Ormrod
Cc: mg-t at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Thanks TD Broken axle

Doug,

That sounds like a good way to snap an axle - I absolutely abhor those
speed bumps, but they can be smoothed right out if one can get one side
of the car off of them.  The best way, particularly with a 5.125:1
differential is to allow the car to roll backward a bit down a grade and

pop the clutch to catch it.  I've heard of more axles broken that way
than anything else and is why I always use the hand brake to hold the
car if I am stopped on even the slightest incline.

Cheers,
Dave
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