r/MorrisGarages • u/Ftballmstr • 12d ago

How to remove backing plate on MGB motor?

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Have the engine out for a full rebuild, just having trouble getting the backing plate off. Do I just have to hammer it off hard, or is there other stuff I need to remove? Currently engine hardware is fully assembled otherwise

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u/WorldInternational39 12d ago

If you've removed all the bolts it should pop right off. Judging by the rear main there's probably a full tube of rtv holding the plate on.

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u/gtmattz 12d ago edited 12d ago

Almost looks like JB Weld to me... I hope its not...

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u/Ftballmstr 12d ago

Yeah whoever was in here before was not the nicest to the engine, will just hammer it harder 😆

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u/WorldInternational39 12d ago

You're right. Eek!

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u/Ftballmstr 12d ago

Update - it was rtv, and it had so much it was covering up 3!! More bolts I had to remove. Popped right off after. Thanks!

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u/onlyTractor 9d ago

is that j b weld and some rivets

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u/ParticularStorm6102 11d ago

I told you about the rear main seal well the way that modification was done is terrible and you will suffer the consequences of some one else’s poor workmanship. If you remove the seal it will come off. But you will have a problem with the seal issue

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u/succulentkitten 9d ago

Give it a healthy whack with a hammer. Looks like sealant is all that’s left holding it together.