Day 3 – Engine Dismantling And Big End Journal Bearing Issues

Ady has been taking apart the engine to try and understand the root cause of the engine troubles on our lovely 1960 MGA. He’s found that the bearings in the big end journal were so worn they were loose and therefore able to be moved around. The video below clearly displays the issue:

The photos seen below show the following:

1. Front timing cover before removal
2. Cover off to show time chain, camshaft and shaft gears
3. Timing gear and cover removed
4. Flywheel before removal
5. Flywheel removal
6. Backplate removal
7. Oil pump, pick up pipe and gauls
8. Sump
9. Crankshaft
10. Big end journal
11. Bearings from big end journal
12. All bearing laid out