I think both of you are on the right track. The main caps are held on by
bolts, I believe ALL the B series engines and maybe A
series engines are this way. I think the bolt is a 5/6" fine thread. The main
caps have a 5/16" fine thread "slide hammer hole" in
them. Use a 5/16" fine thread bolt (I wouldn't use one of your main cap bolts
for this!) and weld it to a nut that will screw onto
your slide hammer. You're in business.
OR you can screw one of the main bearing cap bolts into the main bearing cap
"slide hammer hole" and use your slide hammer "J" end
attachment and remove the cap.
Better check my bolt measurements before you start welding!
Larry Hoy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Bud Krueger
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 7:47 PM
>To: Stuart MacMillan
>Cc: Larry Hoy; MG List
>Subject: Re: Main Bearing Caps MGB
>
>
>Stuart,
>
> Perhaps that might be the setup for an early engine. This is a '77 18V
>engine and
>the caps are held on by bolts.
>
>Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
>> On my last rebuild I made a "tool" for this. I used a 5/16 fine thread
>> bolt and welded a nut on to the head that my slide hammer threads would
>> screw into. Works great.
>>
>> BTW, the caps are held on by studs and nuts, not bolts, in keeping with
>> the Brits preference for studs on everything.
>>
>> Stuart
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