MGA carrier prior to disassembly

Again, MGA prior tp disasembly.

MGA pinion shaft

MGA carrier

MGA ring disassembly

Frame of the Cedarstrand press

Cedarstrand press set-up

Cedarstrand press with machined plates attached, removing bearing from MGA pinion shaft

Same

Half round inserts for removing the bearing

Removing the carrier bearing. We pulled the carrier bearings apart with a gear puller, and then used the MGA inserts to clamp the bearing in the race. It fits with a little help from a couple washers. This was a nice discovery. Foam to help catch it.

Without doing this, we weren't sure how we would get the bearing off the carrier.

This just pulled the carrier bearing apart.

The carrier bearings were shot.

Removing the carrier bearing.

Pressing on the new carrier bearings.

Again.

Removing the TF pinion shaft.

Driving out the inner bearing race.

Using a brass rod to avoid damage to the case.

Removing the outer pinion shaft bearing race.

Pressing on the inner pinion shaft bearing. Since we had dry ice, we cooled the pinion shaft.

Another.

Using the Cedarstrand tool to press in the pinion shaft races. They were cooled with dry ice prior to installation.

View from the inside.

Another.

It was helpful to lay everything out to keep things straight.

Again.

The tool in the front is Cedarstrands design to hold the carrier still to check backlash.

We used a bed frame rail to lock the shaft to torque the pinion shaft nut.

Torquing the pinion shaft.

We used a lathe and a honing stone to true the ends of the MGA spacer.

This was our tool to determine the pinion shaft pre-load. We measurede how far away the one pound can was when the rail started to drop. So many inches away determined inch pounds.

Again. A little too much.

Tool for testing backlash. We did not end up using this method.

This was the method that we used for measuring backlash. Board made out of foam-core with a loose fit around the flange.

We used the Cedarstrand bar to lock the carrier in place in order to measure the backlash.

Looking into the case with the pinion shaft installed.

Again.

The carrier inserted with a spacer resting on top of the bearing.

Pressing the assembly together.

We used three inexpensive feeler gauges to set the gap on the case.

Again.

We cut the required amount of metal off the spacer on the lathe.

Final smoothing.

Again.

Final assembly.

New nuts. We did use a paper gasket.

Done.