Larry-
I did over 200,000 miles with a used MGC rear when I sold my gray car, still
running today. Rear was
very used when installed. There is really no difference between the B & C rears
except gear ratios,
both are Dana rears, use the same shims, but do have different pinion flanges.
As cheap as MGB rears are, if you can stand the 3.9 ratio, I'd just pick up
another. All this assumes
you are using the later tube rear, not the early banjo type, which is not as
strong.
If you do pick up another MGB rear, replace the plastic shims & copper cup
washers per Moss Catalog
before you install.
Jim
Larry Hoy wrote:
> Many of you know I am running a Buick 215, Borg Warner T-5 and an MGB rear
>end.
>
> After "pushing" things a bit, I noticed a clunk in the rear end. Silly me I
>thought it might be
> suspension related, well after checking all the rear suspension and finding
>nothing, I pulled the
> inspection cover off the rear end. Guess what, one of the spider gears is
>missing a tooth.
>
> Just wondering ... the common thought is the MGB rear end is strong enough
>for the 215. I know
> anything can break at any time, so I thought I'd get the collective opinion
>of this list. Do you
> think this will be a re-occurring problem, or just a "fluke"?
>
> Larry Hoy
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