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Aarongriffey · 06-29-2020, 10:12 PM

Oh, I once put the ring gear on a Jaguar XJ6 backwards.
I finished the car at quitting time and figured out it was on backwards.
I stayed, dropped the dual exhaust system off again, pulled the trans mission and flex plate, heated the reading gear, turned it around and finished the job before I left that day.
Now I am super careful about how it goes on!
I changed a few on MG1100s without taking the flywheel off. Gotta get them plenty hot so you don’t have to hammer them too hard. That’s bad for the thrust bearings.

06-29-2020, 10:12 PM	#8
Aarongriffey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Hayward,CA Posts: 513	Re: Will 59 A-B flywheel fit an 8BA ? Oh, I once put the ring gear on a Jaguar XJ6 backwards. I finished the car at quitting time and figured out it was on backwards. I stayed, dropped the dual exhaust system off again, pulled the trans mission and flex plate, heated the reading gear, turned it around and finished the job before I left that day. Now I am super careful about how it goes on! I changed a few on MG1100s without taking the flywheel off. Gotta get them plenty hot so you don’t have to hammer them too hard. That’s bad for the thrust bearings.