Pin rollers, serated washers and a drive in the country
In the parts manual the bolts which hold the brake discs on are described as M5 x 16 Durlock screws. Namrick didn’t know what Durlock screws were so I googled it - and found out that they are high tensile screws with a serated disc around the head - but are totally unavailable anymore. On taking the discs apart I found that they were held together by bolts with tab washers. I tracked down some HT hex head screws and double sided serated washers which worked perfectly.
Old and new:
And on the diff:
My friend David got me a piece of metal just the right size to use as a drift for the bearing seats - so the axles and hubs are now provisionally fitted:
Before finally fitting the axle and hubs the splines need to be coated with Loctite to stop any movement in the shaft.
This week’s cock-up
While fitting the UJs I dropped one of the caps, and without checking it - I put it on and put the piece into the press. What I hadn’t realised was that one of the pin rollers had become dislodged, and subsequently snapped. I shall be able to replace the roller from an old UJ, but it was just another little annoyance.
Quintessential English car
As it was such a lovely weekend Malcolm decided to fix his MGA and the take it for a burn..
Country lanes are what the MGA was built for.