MG MGB and MGB GT Tech Talk
When i look at the motor mount witch the steering rod goes through... It seems as if i cant get the back of it to unbolt it because of the steering rod is in my way. Does anyone have experience with taking these motor mounts out? I will take some pictures of what i mean when i get home. Thanks
There are a few ways. Some bend a wrench just right and do it that way but in the time it takes to do it that way the most used method is removing the 4 nuts holding the steering rack in place and loosening the bolt where the rod clamps to the u-joint at the fire wall, then slide the rod out by removing the steering rack. The tie rod ends can be removed by loosening the lock nut and twisting the steering shaft on the rack until the ends come off the shaft. Don't forget to mark the treads on the shaft so when you screw the shaft back onto the ends your alignment won't change. It sounds difficult buy really is not.
I didn't have any trouble getting in there with a straight wrench when I did mine. You just have to find the right position to come at it from.
If the mount is loose from the motor, or ideally if the motor is out, and the nut doesn't fit in the end of the wrench, just turn the whole darn thing, either the nut will turn and line up or it will loosen and the nut will fall out the back. When you get ready to put it back on put it in the wrench and slide it in until you can start the threaded part in it and hold it there.
It worked for me...
FWIW