Sometime ago I was walking to my car, a 1962 TR3, when, for no apparent reason, I was assaulted—verbally assaulted: “Is that thing in the shop a lot?” the voice from nowhere demanded to know. Well, I must admit I was taken by surprise. I turned warily to face my attacker. He was a youngish…
Perhaps the most annoying source of oil leaks in older British sports car engines is the mechanical oil slinger/seal arrangement designed as the primary rear crankshaft seal. The theory of this archimedes-principle seal, is that the spiral grooves at the back of the crank fit with only a slight clearance to the stationary upper and lower…
Pilot Bushing Removal The crankshaft pilot bushing, or spigot bearing for you anglophiles, is the bush that is pressed into a recess in the rear of the crankshaft, and which locates the transmission’s mainshaft. Although the factory workshop manual for the TR4 calls for its removal by threading the bush with a tap, screwing in…
The tube type rear axles fitted to all MGB GTs and MGB Roadsters since 1967 are notoriously prone to developing an annoying clunk after as few as 50,000 miles. The proper rectification of this problem can easily be completed in a few hours and should cost less than $20.00 in parts. Before giving us a…
The internal surface of the brake servo vacuum cylinder is coated with a dry film lubricant that can wear off with age. This prevents the vacuum piston from moving freely, resulting in erratic brake action. Therefore, I had to look into vacuum relief valve products to repair it. I suffered through several problems trying to restore…
I’m sure that I’m not the only Triumph enthusiast who has experienced the frustration, or should I say “Frostration,” of a heater fan that has ceased to function. Usually, the cause of this problem can be traced to leaves or some other foreign debris that has entered the ventilator scuttle that is located in front…
A tech tip from Bernard Allison Recently, Bernard had to replace the steel tubes, bolts, and rubber bushings on the bottom links of his 1957 MGA’s front suspension. He was concerned about releasing the pressure of the springs and came up with this safe, easy method of doing it alone. Lift the front of the…
Dear Son, Someday when I take to the “Great Sports Car Road in the Sky”, both my cars will be yours. Now, I will leave you instructions on how to drive both cars. The first car I will describe is the BMW2002. You put in the key, turn it, and go when it starts. That’s…
Most of us think of car parts in terms of carburetors, engines, transmissions, brakes, and so on. The most common part in any car isn’t really noticed at all until you take one apart. Even then you don’t think much about it until it comes time to put the car back together again and, suddenly,…
Back in the bright and sunny days of 1948, a young man bought himself a sports car. An insignificant event in itself perhaps, but the man was Al Moss, and the car was a brand new MG TC. Some forty years later, we’re celebrating this fateful event. Many a business has been started by an…
