Gearbox cross member
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:03 pm
Hi everyone,
When did they put the gearbox cross member onto the gearbox during the assembly line? In the book 'Those were the days... MG's Abingdon Factory' on page 55, there is a picture of the engine being installed into the car on the assembly line, but a handrail is in the way of seeing if the cross member was attached as the engine and gearbox unit is lowered into the engine bay. The text for the previous picture states 'engine and gearbox mounts were fitted, and the engine hoisted above the car to be dropped into position'. So when did they fit the cross member to the gearbox?
I am currently overhauling the engine, gearbox and overdrive, and getting closer and closer to putting the unit back into the car. When I took it out it seemed impossible without removing the gearbox cross member first which means there is a difficult job of fiddling about under the car to refit the cross member.
When did they put the gearbox cross member onto the gearbox during the assembly line? In the book 'Those were the days... MG's Abingdon Factory' on page 55, there is a picture of the engine being installed into the car on the assembly line, but a handrail is in the way of seeing if the cross member was attached as the engine and gearbox unit is lowered into the engine bay. The text for the previous picture states 'engine and gearbox mounts were fitted, and the engine hoisted above the car to be dropped into position'. So when did they fit the cross member to the gearbox?
I am currently overhauling the engine, gearbox and overdrive, and getting closer and closer to putting the unit back into the car. When I took it out it seemed impossible without removing the gearbox cross member first which means there is a difficult job of fiddling about under the car to refit the cross member.