Dan's 1976 MGB

I spent a lot of time this past Saturday and Sunday finishing up the prep work for the engine re-install! The last task was the replacement of the driver's side engine mount, a fairly daunting task due to the steering shaft passing through the mount bracket - meaning you can't get a regular-thickness wrench on the nut holding the mount in place. All of this is done blind, by the way, as the nut is underneath the bracket, between the bracket and the front chassis rail. After messing around with a bicycle wrench (which is very thin) a decided to bite the bullet and remove the steering rack. Some pictures follow -

Two mof these bolts hold each steering rack end to the back of the wheel hubs. They were VERY frozen and required using the 'heat and beat' method to remove - heating them up with a blowtorch then putting a wrench on them and beating with a hammer!













There are 4 of these bolts that hold the rack to the chassis arms. They were not difficult to remove, being nice and covered with grease and grime.




























The steering arms removed....




























And the rack is out!















All of the bolts.















After removal of the driver's side engine mount -
















And with 2 new engine mounts....