If you don't want to remove the track-rod ends and risk damaging them you
can remove the steering levers from the swivel axles.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
To: Kevin & Deana Brown <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>; MGV8 list <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: Left Motor Mount & steering shaft Removal
> The lower shaft is not coming out of the rack without more disassembly
than
> you want to do. You can remove the rack & shaft as a unit after removing
the
> tie rod ends.
>
> The other solution is, as Larry suggests, a cheap combination wrench cut
> short & ground thin. If you are very fortunate, you may be able to find a
> tappet wrench, which is made very thin, & just shorten it so you have room
> to turn it.
>
> Jim Stuart
>
> Kevin & Deana Brown wrote:
>
> > I was all ready to drop in my Buick 215 V8 for a test fit in my ,78 MGB
> > Body shell this morning and the last thing that I was going to do was
> > install the new motor mounts. Unfortunately I discovered that there is
> > no way to undo the nut on the back of the left side motor mount because
> > of the steering shaft going through the bracket (which is probably why
> > the previous owner left that mount in place when he redid the body). I
> > removed the upper part of the steering column and u-joint form the lower
> > steering shaft, but can't get the lower steering shaft to come out of
> > the steering rack. I was hoping that it would pop out when I pulled on
> > the shaft at the same time that I was tapping on the steering rack, by
> > where the shaft goes in, with a hammer. Does anyone have any advice??
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Kevin Brown
> > Odessa, MO
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