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In the past, I have threaded a length of string through the front yoke to help support and locate it in the gearbox.

Hmm, I doubt I could do that while lying underneath the car, well not without a severe loss of patience anyway.

Fortunately I have one piece removeable GRP front bodywork so engine comes out quite easily, cross fingers it will go back in a similar fashion.

Pull the shaft backwards over the axle. Wrap the " remote" end in gaffer tape rhe stop the UJ from flopping about and aid re- erngagement with the gear box. It'll soon rip off on the first drive. Alternatively you can use a piece of stiff wire through the gear lever hole to lift the end into the 'box as your pretty young assistant pushes from underneath..a job for two pairs of hands. Good luck. Da...

Propshaft may be removeable in situ, but how does one then get the front end back into the gearbox to reassemble?

Engine/box only needed to come forward enough to slide shaft out, which is now stripped (with the aid of the angle grinder and cutting disc as rusted circlips broke up) and awaiting new UJs.

I wish I hadn't disconnected the clutch slave cylinder as I now have to put ...

Gas can go “off”. I use sta-bil . Never had an issue

Regards, Tom

I just wanted to take a moment to tell whomever in the past 76 years worked on what is now my MGYT, and replaced a front hub so now both of them are left hand thread and not one of each. Words were said after struggling to get the large nut off the outside of one, and finally saying "maybe try it the other way" and it came loose......

By the way, if you have to do this, a ford hub socket ...

Steve- Have you tried Englishparts.com I used to get exceptional service from them. Haven't used them for about a year since it changed hands but if the service remains-they were really helpfull and close-ish to you.
Cheers
willy

UJs doable without having to take engine and gearbox out. Easier on a lift it has to be said...l'm lucky to have access
Dave

If only I had a Spridget :(

@AdrianR

"bad news one of the propshaft UJs isn't so engine/box out time"

Engine/Box out for a propshaft UJ ?