G'day Bill,
Just to muddy the water... it gets increasingly more confusing when you
start to fiddle with vegetables other than the Morry pumpkin. i.e.
Spridget 4.2 centres... or the whole tribe of alternative BMC diff
centres, each offering a bewildering array of ratios.
This is good stuff if you have the puff.
OP Police, please leave right now.
It's a dream come true for those of a mathematical persuasion, what with
available wheels ranging from 19" cheese-cutters, through 16" - 15" -
even 13".
But back to the point: I'm running a 'pumpkin', aluminium housing, with
a square-drive fillerplug on the R/H side.
I'm lucky... just fill till it spills.
Some of the other diff centres on the bench have no filler plugs. A
check on the diff housing of the donor vehicle of these units reveals in
most cases a plug on the rear of the actual diff housing ala MGB. In
this case, maybe it's a case of using the relevant fill info for that
particular model.... and placing all faith in the wheel hubs ability to
retain the goods.
Gee... it must be boring for those who merely consult the standard
chart.
Give me variety .... it's so 'different'
"Reddo"
PS. Hope the goods arrived OK by snailmail
-----Original Message-----
From:
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Bill Hentzen
Sent: Monday, 9 May 2005 1:19 PM
To: Rick Storms
Cc: mg-tabc
Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Morris minor pumpkin
Rick, excuse this inept vintage mind and allow me to try again.
The Bowles Morris pumpkin has a plug on the side that is the fill
and level indicator. Our TC has a fill elbow and a plug on the
other side that is the messy level indicator. The elbow described
just screws into that Morris level plug opening replacing that
plug and allows one to fill the dif without some 90 degree funnel,
and still serves as the level indicator. Turn in the elbow and it is
vertical
and sits proud to add the oil.
Hope this helps to understand, but please realize I only got a
certificate
of time from the U of Wisconsin and if this Buckey Badger can better
explain, please give me a call @ 262 241 4445. Always available at 6pm
CST when the gin bottle is opened.
Sorry to confuse when the guys from WA try to make it so simple!
Cheers!
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Storms [mailto:
TCStormer@comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 9:31 AM
> To: 'Bill Hentzen'
> Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Morris minor pumpkin
>
>
> Bill,
> Did the Morris pumpkin modified by John Bowles in your
> description lack the
> actual filler plug and a solution with the 1/2" elbow was to add
> the filler?
> Or is the solution to change the filler from a horizontal to a
vertical
> position? Some Morris pumpkins lack the actual filler plug, instead
they
> have the filler in the banjo. Josh's problem is the same as
> mine, no filler
> plug in the pumpkin.
>
> If the solution is to add a filler plug to the pumpkin, how is the
elbow
> actual attached to the pumpkin (welded, threaded)???
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Storms
> TC 6776, 8320
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Bill Hentzen
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 4:43 PM
> To: Josh de Zwart
> Cc: mg-tabc
> Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Morris minor pumpkin
>
> Josh,
>
> I have one of the Morris 1000 mods. done by John Bowles of the TC
Owners
> Club
> of Western Australia, the same remarkable engineer that does the
Datsun
> steering
> gearbox mod to fit our TCs. John and Harry Pyle's solution is to
> take a 1/2
> inch
> 90 degree street elbow from your hardware plumbing department,
> insert that
> and it will serve as the fill level and sure does ease the filling.
>
> Harry instructed me to file off some from the flange at the
> opening to allow
> one
> to turn in the piece. I found if you cut off the ring at the top it is
> easier for clearance,
> rather than filing.
>
> You might use a 1/2 standard plug with the proud top rather than the
> recessed plug
> from the Morris diff, which will ease tightening and removal of
> the plug. I
> also filled
> some flats on the side of the elbow to get wrench purchase.
>
> Leave it to those 'blokes' from OZ !
>
> Cheers!
> Bill Hentzen
> Mequon Wisconsin
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf
> > Of Josh de Zwart
> > Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:04 PM
> > To:
mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [mg-tabc] Morris minor pumpkin
> >
> >
> > My TC crownwheel broke a tooth and I decided to purchase a Morris
Minor
> > pumpkin since that has a better ratio (so I don't get that
> > feeling all the
> > time to switch to my non-existent 5th gear) and is also a lot
> > less $$$ then
> > to buy a TC Crown & Pinion.
> >
> > Everything fits and I'm ready to bolt the whole gizmo together but
> > encountered a slight problem. There is no oil fill opening in the
Morris
> > Minor pumpkin like the TC pumpkin has!!! Apparently the rear
> axle oil fill
> > is done in the housing from a Morris. Anybody encountered this
> > problem? What
> > can be done to solve this? Drill a hole in the top of the TC housing
and
> > close it with a cork?? It appears the material is too thin to
> tap a thread
> > in it......
> >
> > Any suggestion is more then welcome...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > TC5061 Josh de Zwart, Calgary Alberta
> >
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