Leaking Oil Seals If your differential/rear axle oil seals are leaking, the seals themselves may not be at fault. A plugged breather may be causing pressure build-up within the differential, forcing oil past the seals. Locate the breather, clean around it, and remove it from the differential case. Clean the breather thoroughly, ensuring that it…
There is something about wire wheels that says “this is a British sports car!” Years ago, when I was the proud owner of a disc wheeled Triumph, I discovered how easy it was to convert any TR2, 3, 4, 4A, 250 or 6 to wire wheels. It’s also a relatively inexpensive task and, as wire-wheeled…
Identifying the separate emission control systems within the seemingly hopeless tangle of vacuum lines, hoses, pipes, and mysterious boxes and cans in your engine compartment is the key to understanding how these systems operate. These systems fall into three groups: crankcase emission control, fuel evaporation emission control, and exhaust emission control. This article will give…
Deciding to take on a project such as building a “new” MGB out of the combination of a new body and the stationary hulk of my 1969 MGB never can make any real sense (other than emotionally) when one has a family to raise, a business to run, a race car to maintain and campaign (lack…
SU Throttle Shaft Tip Bob Hughes Spokane, WA Have you replaced a throttle shaft on your favorite British sports car lately and wondered how you were going to pin the idle adjustment lever and the throttle stop lever to the throttle shaft? Or better yet, how do you drill the hole for the mounting pin,…
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many sports car enthusiasts in their garages (usually with attached homes), and have found most garages to be poorly equipped to efficiently handle serious mechanical rebuild or restoration projects. I’ve also restored my share of cars, and in the process have graduated from the bucket-of-gasoline bag-of-old-tools…
Today’s current Lockheed “Universal” Girling “LMA”, and silicone brake fluids are so vastly superior to the old Girling “Green” and “Crimson”, and Lockheed “Heavy Duty” fluids originally specified for most of our older British sports cars, that it would make no sense to use the older types today, even if they were still available. The most…
The situation had all of the ingredients of a classic Sunday evening Healey project debacle. I had recently been released from an indentured servitude with my neighbor when I relocated my car from his garage into my own shop, and was looking forward to the convenience of being able to start a project on the…
MGB Trans. Mount Bushings T.L Goodell Concord, CA The following is my recommended procedure for installing the two rubber bushings (Moss #280-055) on the 1968-on MGB transmission rear mount. The smaller of the bushings two flanges is 1 1/4″ in diameter and about 1/4″ thick. The hole through which it must pass is only about…
From time to time in the maintenance and restoration of our British cars, we all must face the need to remove one or both of the tie rod ends from the steering arms. The occasion may be that the ball joint portions have become severely worn and must be replaced to cure sloppy steering and/or…
