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I have not had any emails, but I have received 2 phone calls in the last few weeks with a similar theme. They knew my name and were able to quote the registration number of an MGB that I own and they obviously had my telephone number. I was able to conclude that there were only two organisations tha...

Hi all

I have repeated the tooth contact test taking care to keep resistance on the crown wheel and have obtained results that I am happy with, now happy to proceed with reassembling IRS.

Thanks for your help.

Hi Steve

I have just read that post and checked the new bolts I purchased, they are not a tight fit. I will reuse the original bolts.

Thanks

Hi Bill Thanks for your help. I hope to get back on it tomorrow, I will pay particular attention to your advice to resist the the rotation of the crown wheel. I certainly did not do that on my initial attempt, I allowed the crown wheel to freewheel and was probably turning the input shaft erraticall...

Hi Steve, Dave I have the type 2 differential with the one piece output shaft (see Bills post #14) and pic. https://i.postimg.cc/sDVwZnps/IMG-3137.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/jdZv6zXN/IMG-3139.jpg The bearings are the taper roller type, not fully fitted yet as I have been waiting 3 weeks for shims, I h...

Hi Steve I believe that is the type of diff I have but I have a different design of output shaft with the nut on the inside. I have been unable to find a manual covering the diff with this type of output shaft but I am working on the assumption that the backlash adjustment is achieved in the same wa...

Hi Steve, I have read Bills post, much appreciated and easily understood even by a simple plumber. It’s just that the tooth contact marks don’t easily translate into anything I am seeing in the manual. I have only tried the test with the original bearing housing shims in place, maybe at the weekend ...

Had another look today and tried checking tooth contact with engineers blue, results were variable and difficult to interpret. I have to accept that in this instance I need to seek expert help.

Crown wheel has not been changed during my one year of ownership but it has quite likely to have been changed in the past as the car is a USA import. I have checked again for engraved marks and can only find the 1382 numbers followed by the two illegible symbols. The diff was working fine apart from...

Hi I replaced the bearings and oil seals to the output shafts and reassembled them to the diff using the existing shims between bearing caps and diff. I then measured the backlash on the crown wheel as 10 thou, I was hoping to compare this with the engraved marking on Crown wheel but I am unable to ...

Thanks for the info, I will check out hubs and wheels.

Hi Steve/Tim Thanks for you input, I am learning a lot. I had not realised that series 3 calipers are just series 2 calipers with spacers fitted to accommodate the thicker vented discs. I don’t know how to identify which stub axle I have is it possible to tell from the attached photo? I have curly h...

Steve Thanks, I have compared mine with the ones in the pictures and they are identical. Tim I have studied pictures of series 3 carriers and can confirm they are very different to the carriers on my car. I have found some numbers on the inside of the castings that match the numbers on a pair being ...

Good morning A leak on a rear caliper has led me to down the path of an overhaul of the IRS. Before commencing this I decided to inspect the entire braking system to see if there was anything that needed attention and this has led to my question. First of all a bit of history to the car, it is a 196...

Thanks Steve,

It looked practical to me, but nice to have it confirmed by someone who has done it.

Thanks for the advice. I removed a damper to access the leaking cylinder, removing the piston from the cylinder revealed a rusty mess . There is also evidence of leaks from the diff so I think you are right, it is time to drop the IRS. Fortunately I have a four post lift and it looks like I can supp...

Hi Having been an admirer of E-Types for many years I joined the forum in 2018 just out of interest, at that time I had not considered owning one but over time the temptation grew and I eventually purchased a 1967 DHC (opalescent maroon) at the end of last year. The car was imported from the USA in ...