MGB1970 » Restoration » Wire Wheels Conversion » Rear Axle

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Refurbishing the rear axle which allow the use of the wire wheels. The one on the car was whining some anyway.

1 Removing axles and backing plates rear axle 01	2 Removing axles and backing plates rear axle 02	3 Removing axles and backing plates rear axle 04	4 Removing axles and backing plates rear axle 05	5 Removing axles and backing plates rear axle 07
6 Wire wheel axle shafts with old bearings	7 Inside wire wheel rear diff 01	8 Wire wheel axle broken rebound strap studs	9 down the wire wheel axle tube	10 rear diff nuts and bolts clean
11 Grinding off old rebound strap mounts 02	12 Grinding off old rebound strap mounts 03	13 Grinding off old rebound strap mounts 04	14 Grinding off old rebound strap mounts 05	15 Welding on new rebound strap mounts 01
16 Welding on new rebound strap mounts 03	17 Welding on new rebound strap mounts 04	18 Welding on new rebound strap mounts 06	19 Grinding down welds 01	20 Grinding down welds 04
21 abrasion cleaning of flange surface	22 Spyder spacers	23 Spyder parts and spacers	24 Prelubing spacers	25 Installing phenolic spacers 01
26 Installing bronze spacers	27 driving home pin in spyder 02	28 Installing shafts and seals 01	29 Installing shafts and seals 02	30 Installing shafts and seals 03
31 Installing shafts and seals 04	32 Install rear axle cover 02	33 Install rear axle cover 03	34 Install rear axle cover 04	35 Wire brush rear axle for paint 02
36 Wire brush rear axle for paint 03	37 Wire brush rear axle for paint 05	38 Prime rear axle	39 Painted rear axle 02	40 Built up brakes installed on rear axle 02
41 Diane Installing clamps 03	42 Drilling check strap stops	43 Installing check strap stops 02	44 Installing check strap stops 03	45 Installing rear axle on spring perches 01
46 Installing rear axle on spring perches 02	47 Installing rear axle on spring perches 03	48 More grinding of check strap pin weld 01	49 More grinding of check strap pin weld 02	50 More grinding of check strap pin weld 03
51 Installing rear axle on spring perches 04	52 Rear axle nuts torqued for first drive

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