G' Day Graeme Thanks for the reply to my request re Luvax shock absorbers.I was un aware of the alternative P6 availability as an option.Idid see them fitted to a TA but as several features of the car were incorrect Idismissed them as have been retro fitted.Ihave owned the car for about 20 years and...

Hi All After accepting telescopic shock absorbers for many years I would like to go down the road of fitting Luvax Shock absorbers to my TA.Yes I have seen them advertised for sale occasionally. I believe several different models were fitted to many makes of cars. Can anyone tell me the model number...

G'Day Franz The TA fan is held on by 4 bolts however you have a xpjm engine in your car which is a smaller bore xpag.The fan should still be held on by 4 bolts.When you receive your mgb fan the 4 mounting holes will probably be for 8mm bolts.The bolts on theengine are only 6mm.You will have to cut 4...

G'Day Franz You have been busy! I did not realize that you intended to make up new fuel lines.If you Google www.billdavis.org/MGTA go to site navigation then click on Fuel delivery. This is a great site that explains all you need to know.The rest of his site is very interesting for future reference....

Hi Franz Greeting from Australia Welcome to TA ownership once you get over these problems you will find that TA s are fun to drive. If you have drained the fuel from the tank you can remove both nuts holding the fuel line into tank but get ready to catch the last drop of fuel you cant drain. On my c...

G'Day Lew You are correct that the MPJG main bearings are are "shell bearings" however the shells are 5.5 mm thick unlike conventional shells that are closer to 2.5 mm. The spare parts list only standard size and do not offer alternative sizes for crankshaft regrinds.MPJG parts are extremely hard to...

Hi Tim I measured up my late TA and came up with the following dimensions not sure if they are original but looks and works ok. Distance from top timber of seatback to top of rectangular metal bracket 6'' The bracket is mounted on the extremity of the seatback. The seatback is curved but the lower c...

To fellow TA owners a clutch query. Between the flywheel & clutch plate there are 3 small springs to help release the flywheel &clutch plate when the clutch is disengaged.There is also a large circlip to limit the clutch plate movement & prevent the clutch plate from bearing on the pressure plate wh...

Good morning Phil. Yes you should be able to turn engine over by rear wheels. If not you may have to drop it off stands and push car backwards. When I first tried this method to prime I just left the Vaseline in. Leave oil lines disconnected to see if you have success (oil in boots) I use an oil gun...

Good evening Phil , I'm in Melbourne. I had a similar problem with priming.I tried the Vaseline trick without success. The method I used was to feed oil into the outlet side of the pump with the plugs out,put the car intop gear and push it backwards a few engine revolutions. This primes the pump ins...

Hi Ian I have used both ways and believe that removing geabox from inside the car is the easiest. Remove seats and floorboards and transmission tunnel. Remove tailshaft place jack under sump wwith a piece of wood to spread the weight, remove rear engine mounts. The hardest bit of the whole job is re...

G'day Ian In answer to your post .... drink plenty of red wine. But seriously I purchased a bag of corks from a do it yourself home wine bottling company. I then cut a short length of 1/2" tubing in half lengthways and used both halves clamped with multi grips to compress one cork at a time to fit i...