[Mg-t] TD shifter rattle

[spook01@comcast.net]

Hi guys,
To remove the pins, first carefully grind off the peening (i suggest a dremel tool).
Then buy a cheap, then chisel and sharpen it, the grind down the sides so it fits into the groove on the shifter ball.  Careful tapping with a small hammer, and some prying with the chisel will remove the pins without damaging anything.
You can peen over the new ones by using a ball peen hammer.  Use the round peening ball end.
If you've boogered up the hole, the silver thread lock will work up to a point.  After that, you're in test pilot territory.

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----- Reply message -----
From: Emgeeguy at aol.com
To: <mgbob at juno.com>, <mike at duvallvideo.com>
Cc: <mgs at autox.team.net>, <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Mg-t] TD shifter rattle
Date: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 12:25


I had to remove the pins. Rather than pounding square pins back in, I  
tapped the holes on both sides, put a short pin in (not a press fit, but a  
little loose), then put a set screw in each side to hold the pin in place. Hope  
it works. That way I can remove the stuff easily without trying to figure 
out  how to get the pins out.
Larry
 
 
In a message dated 6/27/2011 9:10:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
mgbob at juno.com writes:

Hi  Mike,
There are a couple of places in the remote linkage where the  rattle can
originate.  Lew replied that the RPM affects the rattle,  something that 
Lawrie
Alexander noted also.
If it's a  clear-sounding rattle, it's probably external.  A bronze bushing
in  the remote shifter rod can wear, allowing the rod to rattle with  an
annoying, clear sound.  The bushing would be a simple press out and  in, 
except
to get to it you first must remove the shift  lever.
"You can't put a square peg into a round hole"  MG  could, and did. The
pounded square pegs into the round holes of the  casting, the pegs fitting 
into
slots milled into the lever. Lawrie  describes some hook device that one can
make to remove the pegs.  He  could; I couldn't.
I move the timing around to get the rattle at the  least objectionable rpm
range.
Bob




----------  Original Message ----------
From: Duvall Video Productions  <mike at duvallvideo.com>
To: mg-t at autox.team.net,  mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: [Mg-t] TD shifter rattle
Date: Sun, 26 Jun  2011 19:22:46 -0500

My TD shift lever all of the sudden started  rattling/banging on hard
acceleration.  Could weak springs on the  balls cause this?  I read 
somewhere
where the brass piece the shift  lever fits into can wear and cause this 
but I
would think I would feel that  moving the shifter.  Holding the shifter
doesn't
stop the  problem.
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