Thread: 51 MG restoration.

Very cool to find a place that specializes in such an item.

For sure Jerry.
University Motors was a British garage, now turned internet repository of links and videos and such. From there found World Wide Auto.
World Wide Auto Parts of Madison
They are active in a few different countries special cars, for those that might in need, link above.
Nice that John, proprietor of University keeps the site current. I would have been settling for a superficial clean up of these units otherwise..

This is a perfect example of why I have liked the internet.

I have an old kitchen stove that the oven control was bad.

I found a place in Texas that would rebuild it for me and it wasn't cheap but it was cheaper than buying a new stove that wasn't worth repairing.

How else would I find these people with such unique skills and abilities.

Similar to SRP?????? LOL

Sent off the shocks and epoxied up the pans and pivots in anticipation of their return.

Amd finally got the damn cotter pin pulled out of the end of the transmission. Figure I’d change the rear seal while the nice weather holds up here!

Was a gorgeous weekend. Hope you lads enjoyed it.

And since I haven’t been imbibing tonight I was able to pop the rear shaft off and clean it up enough to see where the wear is.


Can’t catch it with my nail so I’m hopeful I can polish it away with one of my Diamond paste laden wheels tomorrow.
Otherwise, May need to investigate a speedy sleeve, or relocate the seal stop to avoid the ridge..
Will start with the polish though.

If it was not leaking, should be fine? A little fine sanding in the lathe.

I did have a slow drip out of that seal. Hope after work I can clean it up nice enough that with a new seal I’ll be good. Easy enough to add a speed sleeve later if it turns out it still leaks after she’s back on the ground.
Maybe this week I’ll get my new lines installed if the hoses and mounts arrive.

Wull. I figure the seal was hard and worn. Likely most of the leak. Sleeves oversize the shaft as you know.
A washer inside the yoke pushes it back out of the groove to new territory. Done that with good results.
Still, does not look too bad from here.

Chucked iup the hub and hit it with a machinists file wrapped in 400, 800, 1200, 2400 grit wet paper oiled down. With very gently pressure,always moving.


Detent is a memory now, and the seal grips nice and tightly.

Should be good, just need to wait till the engines in the mounts to pop the old seal out.

Hey Mike, when you finish this, can you buy another old car please? I'm really going to miss these regular updates when you've got her back on the road.