MGB & GT Forum

I picked up a 1966 MGB, which is seeming to have more issues then I thought.
Brining it home the Banjo Axle on the rear came out tire and all.
Luckly we were able to get the car off the side of the road and no one was hurt.
Yet my problem is now how do I get the axel all the way back in. They forgot to bolt it down from removing the rear brake rotars.
I can get it back in to the bolts but will not go past there and I have tried rotating both sides.
Any ideas before I junk the car.

Hi Doug, have you ever owned an MG is the past - you find that most jobs / projects / repairs are pretty simple to do, any part you need is usually available, and the best part is you can get lots of advice from this site.

What are your plans for restoring it? Please send some pictures. You'll need to start someplace, and what you have described seems as best of a place as any - Do you plan to do the work yourself?

When you purchased the 66 were you planning on driving it as is; or did you concede that you needed to do certain things immediately prior to registering it? if I were you, I would sort out the basic mechanics, does the engine start and idle well, how is the clutch. How are the brakes, suspension electrical system?

It's not unusual to do a "rolling restoration", set some short term goals for safety and performance, comfort, and then focus on the details.

best of luck with the project, and no, don't junk it, show it some love instead.

Glenn

Yes you mighy need to wiggle the axle around a bit to get it in. There's also a very large octagonal nut inside the hub that you will need to tighten the crap out of. Are you on the side of the road now? If so you might call for the tow truck. This takes some special tools.

Can you post a photo of the axle that came out?

Dick

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I just missed this type of accident years ago. Please ascertain you also have not lost the expensive, special spacer ring holding the bearing in place behind this halfshaft cover
On non-wire wheel cars they are essential for keeping the bearing from working itself loose. You will indeed need a strong socket drive to tighten this nut mentioned below: 150 lbf I thought

What I did was using a brandnew nut + locking tab and Loctite for holding the nut in place after applying a lower lbf value; I also used some Loctite filler between axle and a renewed bearing.
But for you that latter measure may not be necessary, if it was just drum + halfshaft that came out after all wheel bolts got loose at once (strange that this happened though )