OK. Here it is.
The pinion spacer my source insists is correct for many of the TD ring and
pinion conversions to MGA ring and pinion has a thickness of .083". Of
course, I do not recommend that you grind a spacer to this thickness,
install the MGA ring and pinion, and forget it. You should still make sure
that this thickness gives you the proper pinion to ring relative position.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
lew.palmer@uci.com
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From: lawref
To: Palmer, Lew (UCI)
Subject: RE: MG-TD Rear Axle Gear Ratio
Date: Monday, September 25, 1995 6:49PM
I'm interested, and thanks
>I've got a lower-rear-end-ratio kit in my workshop but have not
>installed it because I still don't have the patience for that kind of
>fiddling. Sound familiar?
> A. B. Bonds
>============
>The really interesting thing is that I have been told (by someone who makes
>a living at converting TD rear ends(and other stuff)), that the thickness
of
>the pinion washer that one winds up with after all the fiddling seldom
>varies by more than .001". And that is well within spec. Having heard
this,
>I immediately asked him whether he would sell me a washed that had been
>pre-ground to the correct (nominal) thickness. In a moment of weakness
>(visions of avoiding the "fiddlies") I agreed to a price of $40 for this
>silly washer.
>
>If anyone is interested, I would be happy to publish the thickness of this
>magic part.
>
>Regards,
>Lew Palmer
>lew.palmer@uci.com
>
>
Ernest E. Gilbert
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