I discussed the upcoming repair with the dealer. BTW they seem to be going out of their way to help supply an explanation of what happened. No response from Morgan yet but the dealer is trying to get answers..
The fact that my BB was not all that noisy and never gave any advance warning before total failure is what is perplexing. The dealer inspected the speedometer to determine mileage and it was at just under 1100 miles when the failure took place.
Does anyone know who manufactures the bevel box? Has there been any refinement since they started supplying them for the M3W? I'm sure not excited about putting the same thing in again and HOPING it's all OK.
I am being asked if I'd like to consider a modification offered by Morgan that changes the BB to insulated mounts. It about $1000 US.
RE: oil. We took the fill plug out and it was full of oil although also full of ground up pieces of metal. The box has not been opened because the dealer is expecting Morgan to ask for it back for analysis at the factory. Alas no factory response yet.
Also, thank you, everyone for your comments. Not being a gear head I learn much from your analysis and appreciate your concern on how this could have ended up.
steve
