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MG TD TF 1500 - SPIGOT BUSHING

WHAT SHOULD THE SPIGOT BUSHING INNER DIAMETER FOR A 1954 TF BE?

MY SHAFT MEASURES .620" AND WILL NOT GO INTO THE OUTPUT SHAFT, WHICH HAS NEW BEARING.

IS THIS A REAM TO FIT ITEM?

colin stafford

Not a ream-to-fit, just a close fit. Do you have a clutch alignment tool? It should fit into the bushing. Bud
Bud Krueger

HI BUD, LONG TIME SINCE WE CORRESPONDED. I DO NOT HAVE AN ALIGNMENT TOOL. DO YOU HAVE THE O.D. OF THE TOOL?
colin stafford

Haven't seen it since the move, but I know that I have one (or more). I'll get it in the a.m. Bud
Bud Krueger

Did you install it with the tapered side out. You may have deformed the face if you installed it backwards as the crankshaft side has a flat face. You can simply use a Dremel and nick off the swedge you creacreated when driving it in

Bill Chasser
TD-4834
W A Chasser

Got it, Colin. It measures 0.625" give or take a few thousandths (it's plastic).
A few years back I ran into a situation where I had no clutch action upon installing the gearbox. It turned out that the problem was in that I drove the bushing too far into the crank, resulting in a swaging of the innermost end of the bushing. The force of the bellhousing screws was enough to force the end of the mainshaft into the bushing, locking the engine and gearbox together. I used to have that bushing sitting on my desk as a reminder of how easy it is to do things the wrong way. Bud
Bud Krueger

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR ADVICE.

IT APPEARS THAT WHEN BEARING WAS INSTALLED THE TOOL PUT A SMALL LIP ON THE OPEN END.
I TOOK A FINE ROUND FILE TO REMOVE A MINUTE BURR AND THEN LIGHTLY TAPPED MY SPARE METAL SHAFT (PILOT) INTO PLACE.

VIOLA.....PERFECT FIT.
colin stafford

This thread was discussed between 12/04/2018 and 13/04/2018

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