Common questions

How to replace the rear hub seal on a MGA?

How to replace the rear hub seal on a MGA?

MGA REAR AXLE TECH RA-101- Replacing REAR HUB SEAL, and installing a SPEEDI-SLEEVE MG-246- Rear Axle Hub Gasket (csm) RA-101A- REAR HUB BAFFLE RA-101B- REAR HUB DRAIN POINT RA-101C- REAR HUB, Loose Bearing RA-101D- REAR HUB, Wheel Studs RA-102- HUB NUT TORQUE for the MGA rear axle RA-103- Correct REAR HUB O-RING SEAL, MGA and early MGB

How do you replace the rear main seal?

Use a large screwdriver to remove the engine plate and access the rear main seal housing. You might now find oil pan bolts going through the oil pan and into the rear main seal’s housing. Removes these bolts. The seal housing will have bolts holding the housing to the rear of the engine block. Remove these bolts by turning them counterclockwise.

Which is the best rear axle Tech for MGA?

Rear Axle Tech The MGA With An Attitude MGAguru.com MGAguru.com MGA REAR AXLE TECH RA-101- Replacing REAR HUB SEAL, and installing a SPEEDI-SLEEVE MG-246- Rear Axle Hub Gasket (csm) RA-101A- REAR HUB BAFFLE RA-101B- REAR HUB DRAIN POINT RA-101C- REAR HUB, Loose Bearing RA-101D- REAR HUB, Wheel Studs

What causes the rear main seal to fail?

Heat and engine vibration is responsible for causing the rear main seal to fail. This is because the seal is made of rubber and can become hard and brittle causing the lip of the seal to fail allowing engine oil to bypass the seal and leak outside of the engine.

How to change your rear main seal-YouTube?

In this video, we show you how to change your rear main seal. When this seal goes bad, it can cause oil to start leaking out from the back of the engine, and has to be replaced. You can now get your very own budget boosting window sticker! Click the link below and you will be taken to our eBay page! http://www.ebay.com/itm/251593397621?…

Where does the oil blow out on a MGA?

For MGA, early MGB, and other similar vintage engines, this can blow oil into the air cleaner via the (intended) intake breather hose, and out the draft tube at the front tappet cover to the under side of the car.

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