MG Midget J1 1933 Instruction Manual page 55

drawal.
A
circular steel ring will be noticed having a gap in it which registers
in the front of the driving bevel housing thus preventing any forward motion
of the roller bearing should subsequent wear tak'e plac'e. If ever the differ-
ential assembly n,eeds attention the whol'e unit should be returned to the
Factory where it can be properly looked over and correct adjustment of the
gears be effected.
Suspension. T h e suspension of th'e chassis can be clearly understood
if
Illyrtration N o .
42
is examined. T h e r e are n o shackles in the ordinary sense
:
of the word. Instead, houever, the rear e n d of the front and rear springs
slidce in phosphor bronze trunnions in the spring anchorages. T h e front end
of both front and rear springs a r e pivotted u p o n fixed points. As a spring
compresses o r expands d u e to load o r riding over inequalities, the rear end
af
the springs slide to and fro. T h e main leaf of the spring is accommodated in
phosphor bronze blocks capable of rotating in their housings. T h e manner
in which this is effected is shown in Illustration N o .
42
which shows a rear
tubular frame cross member with the phosphor bronze slotted bushes in
position. These are held in place by a distance piece and the whole assembly
locked up by a large nut. A greaser nipple is provided which screws into the
distance pimecme and finally the whole assembly is enclosed by m'eans of a
moulded rubber cover as seen in the illustration. T h e bronze bushes a r e
capable of rotating inside the tube and the spring is also capable of end
movement in the slots of the bushes.
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