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MG TD TF 1500 - plate on top of bell housing

I read in the archives that the inspection plate on the top of the clutch bell housing has vents in it and if installed with the vents in the wrong direction may cause oil to be drawn past the rear seal and leak out the hole in the bottom of the bell housing. I know the leak may have other causes but if this is one of them I want to eliminate it. I can't remember if my inspection plate is even vented. Is it worth taking the interior apart to get to it and find out? 1954 mgtf.
Ed Eastman
Ed Eastman

Ed, Unless the instpection plate is badly corroded, the plate is labeled "top". Unless you have a severe leak, I wouldn't take it apart to look, because I doubt someone could have ignored the label.

Here is a picture of the inspection plate. The vent is on the right, you should be able to make out the word "top".

By the way, the long manifold studs were suggested by Dave DuBois to help guide the installation of the gearbox without putting a bending load on the input shaft. I can heartily endorse his suggestion. After mating they are removed and the regular bolts installed.

hope this helps,
dave


Dave Braun

Ed, there are two oil seals in this bell housing. Engine side and the gearbox side. When I had a drop of oil at the underside of the bell housing, I put this drop on a clean metal strip. Next to it I put a drop from tha oilpan dipstick and same from the gearbox dipstick. That proved to me that the leak came from the gearbox side. I had put a new seal in there but obviously it needs some running in before it seals well. Needles to say that I was very releaved and happy with this outcome since I had installed a new modified rearend seal on the crankshaft.
Greetings, Huib
Huib Bruijstens

Dave B - That is a great picture of the guide studs in use. Do you mind if I add that to my write up of using those studs when installing the transmission? Dave D
David DuBois

DAVE B'
I have used your idea for studs and they work miracles. Thank you.
Sandy
Sandy Sanders

I'll second that motion! What a godsend.
Bud Krueger

Daves request about the picture of the long studs prompts me to ask if anyone knows how to make a print or otherwise save an image attached to a BBS comment. I have yet to discover all the Windows XP secrets. Lou
Lou Van Koningsveld

Lou - Right click on the image, select save image, then select the file you want to save it in. Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

Dave D,

Thanks for asking, of course you can use the picture, or any others you need.

to all who like that tip, remember it is from Dave D, not Dave B!

dave
Dave Braun

"to all who like that tip, remember it is from Dave D"

Who got it from someone else back in antiquity so far that I don't remember who to credit it to. The main thing is that the information is getting out T series owners thanks to the internet and a whole lot of current and previous owners who are willing to share their ideas. Dave B's contribution of the picture makes it much easier to explain when trying to describe it to others. Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

Dave D - Thanks for the clue. Worked for me. Lou
Lou Van Koningsveld

This thread was discussed between 19/02/2008 and 21/02/2008

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