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Member or readers wishing to carry out any tasks outlined in Technical Advice and Support articles should ensure they have the necessary skills and equipment to do so safely. The MGCC Y Type Register accepts no responsibility for any injury or damage, however caused, in the process of following guidance offered in good faith in these articles and posts.
Always seek advice from a competent person before doing anything that could affect the safety of your car.
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| Technical Questions & Answers |
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| If you have a technical problem it will be worth checking through previous answers to see if your problem has come up before. All the previous questions and answers are recorded under this title.
CLICK HERE for hundreds of previous Q&As in 16 easy to find categories.
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Researchers may wish to search through past copies of the “The Classic Y Magazine”
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| Data Sheets |
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| The following Data Sheets are now a free download. Other various Publications, Restoration Items and Regalia that the Register produce and market can be found in the Y register shop. |
| Data Sheet 1- Steering Column Electrics |
Data Sheet 2- Fitting a Heat Shield YA/B |
| Data Sheet 3- Fitting Flashing Indicators (by Jack Murray) |
Data Sheet 4 – Fitting Flashing Indicators (by Neil Cairns) |
| Data Sheet 5- The Y Type Pedal Box |
Data Sheet 6 – The Y Type Service Data |
| Data Sheet 7 – The Smiths Jackall System |
Data Sheet 8 – Trafficator Semaphore Arms |
| Data Sheet 9 – Fitting an Alternator |
Data Sheet 10 – Fitting a Heat Shield YT |
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| Introduction & Buyers’ Guides |
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| An Introduction to the MG Y Series |
The DNA of an MG Y Type |
| So you want to buy a ‘Y’ Type |
YA or YB, That is the Question |
| Original Y-Type Brochure |
Registration Information |
| No Microchips Here |
Y Ledger Records |
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| Brakes |
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| YA/YT & YB Brakes ( In Old Age ) |
YA & YB Hand Brakes |
| Fitting Disc Brakes to a Y Type |
Relining Y Type Brake Shoes |
| Y Type Brake Hoses |
Brake and Clutch Pedal Box |
| Data Sheet 5- The Y Type Pedal Box |
Removing Pedal Box Chassis Bushes |
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| Suspension and Steering |
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| The Anti-Roll Bar |
Rear Suspension-Leaf Springs |
| Telescopic Dampers on a Y Type |
A Guide to Servicing the Anti Roll Bar on a YB |
| MGA – MGB – Y Type Suspension (front) |
Nuffield Steering Rack. |
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| Jackall Repairs |
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| Jackall Repairs |
Original Jackall Drawings |
| Jackall Data Sheets |
Fitting a Jackall ram seal |
| Fitting Jackall pump seals |
Jackall Tube Nuts Threads and Sizes |
| Leaking Jackall Ram Seal |
Data Sheet 7 – The Smiths Jackall System |
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| Electrics and Ignition |
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| Fitting a Battery |
Y-Type Trafficator Switch |
| Help Sheets – Fitting Modern LED indicators |
Diagram of the distances various lights,
flashers and reflectors need to be on a car |
| Y Type Starter Motors |
Spark Plugs |
| Y Wiring Diagrams |
Electronic Ignition |
| Data Sheet 1- Steering Column Electrics |
Data Sheet 3- Fitting Flashing Indicators (by Jack Murray) |
| Data Sheet 9 – Fitting an Alternator |
Data Sheet 4 – Fitting Flashing Indicators (by Neil Cairns) |
| Data Sheet 8 – Trafficator Semaphore Arms |
Short or Long Reach Spark Plugs |
| Semaphore Trafficators |
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Back Axle
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| The Big Nut on a YB – Rear Axle |
YA & T Differentials |
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| Bodywork and Trim |
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| The Y Type Achilles Heel – Windscreen pillars |
Fitting a New Windscreen Seal |
| Fitting New Door Draught Excluder |
Refurbishing Door Cards |
| Y Type Bonnet Catches |
Sunroof Seal |
| Fitting the MG Y Type Bonnet |
Y Type Window Winding cable – repair |
| Fitting Coverdale Carpets |
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| Servicing |
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| Greasing a Y Type |
Y Type Servicing Sheets |
| DIY Servicing, Greasing the Car |
Classic car oil |
| Data Sheet 6 – The Y Type Service Data |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Threads |
British Cars 1950 – Specifications |
| Alternative Parts Listing |
Fitting an XPAW Engine |
| A Simple Carburettor Bowl Repair |
Annoying MG Noises |
| A List of Negatives in the Cowley Archives – Update |
Miss-Fuelling (Putting in the wrong fuel). |
| MOT Exempt, All you need to know |
Data Sheet 2- Fitting a Heat Shield |
| Enthanol Proof Fuel Pipe specification SAE J30 R9 |
Laycock Overdrive |
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| The XPAG Files |
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| Manchester XPAG Project – Update |
A Cheap XPAG Leak Fix |
| Cooling |
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| XPAG Engine Temperatures and Cooling |
XPAG Overheating |
| XPAG Overheating or Vaporisation? |
XPAG Water Flow-Cooling |
| Data |
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| The ‘X’ Factor-Origins of the XPAG |
XPAG (And other Nuffield) Gearbox & Axle Ratios |
| XPAG Casting Numbers |
XPAG Technical Data and Modifications List with Torque Wrench settings and Casting numbers |
| XPAG Warming Up Times |
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| Engine |
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| The XPAG Oil System |
Drip, Drip, Drip (The “70 year” old XPAG) |
| XPAG Cam-followers |
XPAG Questions – Piston Speed |
| XPAG Camshaft Checking |
XPAG Valve Stem Seals |
| XPAG Clatter |
XPAG – Round or Oval Holes in Head Gasket? |
| Fuel Additives and More Problems – Ethanol |
MG Engines History by Neil Cairns |
| XPAG Steady Bar |
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| Rebuilds and Restorations |
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| Engine Rebuilds |
Restorations |
| Gearbox Rebuild |
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| Neil’s Jottings: Facebook Updates |
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