Wow, what a great tech report! I was just about to take yet another try
at sealing my continually leaking right rear axle. Past repairs have
never lasted and I'd sort of resigned myself to cleaning up the mess
every once in a while. Now it looks like a permanent solution is at
hand. Barney, you've come through once again. I thank you and hope to be
able to meet you in person someday.
Ron Engelhardt
58 MGA
Barney Gaylord wrote:
>
> Hot off the press,
>
> Less than 24 hours ago I picked up tools and a camera and proceded to
> document my installation of rear hub seals on my MGA. The important news
> here is that the job included the installation of SPEEDI-SLEEVEs on the
> rear axle housing to repair badly worn grooves in the surfaces that the
> rubber hub seals ride against. This entire process also applies to the
> early MGB models with banjo style rear axle. And the Speedi-Sleeve
> installation is very similar wherever you put them, such as on a crankshaft
> pulley or the rear end of the crankshaft on a 5-main engine.
>
> For those with a need to know, there are now 20 new pictures (plus
> thumbnail images for your convenience) on my web site along with a
> completely documented tour of the rear hub seal and sleeve installation
> process. Just point your browser to the following address, follow the link
> to "Rear Axle Tech", and enjoy the tour.
>
> http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/mg01.htm
>
> For a net speed reference, I just accessed my ntsource.com web site through
> my AOL account (during lunch hour) and downloaded the entire sequence in
> about 10 minutes.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Barney Gaylord
> 1958 MGA with an attitude
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