MGB / Ford 9" Hybrid axle build ???

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:29 am

Its actually 1244kg with me in it. Whats your point ?

You saying I look fat or summink ???

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:30 am

Jafacake / Mouth interface issue...

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:56 pm

Eliot wrote:Jafacake / Mouth interface issue...

Ha Ha!!!
My weight is actually due a problem I have with my feet at the moment. The Dietician says whens its sorted I'll lose weight.

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:07 pm

mgbv8 wrote:
Eliot wrote:Jafacake / Mouth interface issue...

Ha Ha!!!
My weight is actually due a problem I have with my feet at the moment. The Dietician says whens its sorted I'll lose weight.

I have the same problem...

I never walk anywhere lol

260mgb · Post by **260mgb** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:19 pm

Hey Perry, Just signed on. Jim N. from BritishV8 in states. I'm the one who recommended a Powerglide trans to you. Are you going to use 9" bearing ends on the MGB housing or do you have something else in mind. We are following over on BritishV8.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:20 pm

stevieturbo wrote:
mgbv8 wrote:
Eliot wrote:Jafacake / Mouth interface issue...

Ha Ha!!!
My weight is actually due a problem I have with my feet at the moment. The Dietician says whens its sorted I'll lose weight.
I have the same problem...

I never walk anywhere lol

Dagnabbit Eliot !!!

You were supposed to say "Jeez Pel, whats wrong with your feet?"

And I was going to reply " I cant keep them out of the Kebab shop"

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:25 pm

260mgb wrote:Hey Perry, Just signed on. Jim N. from BritishV8 in states. I'm the one who recommended a Powerglide trans to you. Are you going to use 9" bearing ends on the MGB housing or do you have something else in mind. We are following over on BritishV8.

Hi Jim

I've just posted a reply over there mate.

The glide wont be much use to me I think. I do have a spare TH350 with a transbrake kit ready to go in later this year though.

I'm using the Big Ford 9" shaft bearings as you will see when you read my post over on BV8. They are free to me as they are a stock item at my work.

Regards
Pel

DaviesDJ · Post by **DaviesDJ** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:33 am

What are these monster half shafts used for at your work Pel??

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:53 pm

DaviesDJ wrote:What are these monster half shafts used for at your work Pel??

The stock bearings are for light duty fan shafts Dave... They are nowt special. They just have an oil seal fitted each side over the bearings.

In my game Monster shafts are 4" and above?? And we tend to use Cooper Marine split bearings in those. A 6" cooper bearing is a thing to behold mate. I fitted 3 pairs recently in London on some big ass fans. The fan shafts were 18 feet long and 6" in diameter, solid shafts, not tubes

. They were not light I can tell you

Anyway!!

Todays update is that the axle case is now welded so the axle tubes are fixed firmly to the diff housing. I found that the spring pad mounts were bent to buggery so I've straightened them up ready for some fillets to be welded in after work tomorrow to stop them bending again.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:36 pm

Spring pad mounts now done as well

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:43 pm

Steady on Perry, I think while your back was turned someone has removed some of the crud off your axle and sprayed it with grey primer. . . .

best regards
Mike

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:08 pm

kiwicar wrote:Steady on Perry, I think while your back was turned someone has removed some of the crud off your axle and sprayed it with grey primer. . . .
best regards
Mike

Mike!!
I cant bring myself to remove that crud mate. Its part of my personal history with the car mate. Its a part of me now !
Even the stains on the front of the axle tubes which are thick with underseal and some fragments of piston and rings that have blown out of the engine over the years

I think a light dust off and a wipe with an oily rag will suffice for years to come.... ?

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:06 pm

A shaft now placed where it should be with a spare brake back plate. Looks like there may be enough clearance I think ??

DaviesDJ · Post by **DaviesDJ** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:31 pm

Looks grate Pel! Are both half shafts ready to be placed in??

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:13 pm

I wasnt far off with my guesstimate

I had both shafts trimmed back to extend the area where the bearings will press on. I used a spare bearing and took the O/D down by 1.1mm on the belt sander so it was a slip fit in the casing. Then took about 4thou out of the bore of the bearing so it was a slide fit onto the shaft with just light pressure required to push it on by hand.

Then i fitted the bearing and brake back plate onto the axle case and slid the shaft in until it hit the stop up against the bearing.

It looks pretty darn good I must say

At least 5/8th" clearance for the back of the wheel studs, but I just need to trim a chamfer onto the back of the wheel flange to clear the bottom brake spring. Cant really see it in the pics but there is about 10thou clearance. I'm just worried about the spring vibrating and touching the flange. I fitted the brake assembly with temp bolts and nuts. When the brakes etc are fitted and the bearings pushed on I will have to fit the bearing retainer plate bolts from the rear and use a modified spanner to hold the nuts while I do it all up.

And you can see the shaft will need to be trimmed to size when the final fit is done. I cant do this until I have the spool back from the machine shop though. The splines in the spool are not central, so I'll need to measure and mark the outside of the spool to show where the splines are and then strike two marks onto the diff case so I can fit the shafts without the spool and mark the pints where I need to cut. This will be done on the loose fit bearings. When the shafts are cut (long on drivers side and short on passenger side) I can then assemble the brakes etc and press the bearings into place on the shafts in my mates hydraulic press.

So far so good I think ??