Project Collectioneering - Moogs Mootahs

[loserone]

Hasn't that already happened on this car? I'm sure this was where I learned that this was a thing.

[ruffgeezer]

Yeah that was my other thought. 

 

You should definitely let me have the Saab to make room for it!

[The Moog]

Yeah that was my other thought. 
 
You should definitely let me have the Saab to make room for it!

It's the camper that takes up all the room ...

Anyway I need a working car at the moment

[The Moog]

I used some of Santa's money to purchase a decent reversing camera for the new motorhome.

I went for an autovox solar powered one which seemed to have a good write up



It promised a 5 minute install and it is good to its word.

The rear part is a solar cell charging a battery and then a linked reversing camera


Whip off number plate. Mount the bits with sticky pad then screw number plate back on


Up front the monitor plugs into a 12v and comes with decent fixings. It has a button that you mount somewhere which switches the camera on.


Literally 7 mins later got full reversing capabilities.

The Billy bonus is that it can be moved from car to car if you have a habit of swapping them around. Plus no need to hack into wiring

Thank you santa.

[theshadow]

excellent job..worth looking out for.

[The Moog]

After a quick doggie snow walk


It was time to strap a bx to the back of a range rover and be towed to NM garage.

I am not sure why people need rollercoasters when they can have many pant filling moments being 1.5 metres away from a massive piece of metal doing 30mph.

We arrived in one piece which was a relief

Pushed the BX on to the ramp


Nice underneath



There is some green blood dropping from somewhere at the front


Some jizer was mixed an applied

Before a jet wash


Left it to dry and we will crack on tomorrow.

[Broadsword]

I spy Wera screwdrivers, how posh! How did you manage to tow the BX? Was it with the engine running just to keep the brakes and suspension going?

I find being towed absolutely terrifying. Last time I had to do it, I was piloting a dead P38 Rangie. It was only a mile, but the experience was traumatic.

[The Moog]

I spy Wera screwdrivers, how posh! How did you manage to tow the BX? Was it with the engine running just to keep the brakes and suspension going?
I find being towed absolutely terrifying. Last time I had to do it, I was piloting a dead P38 Rangie. It was only a mile, but the experience was traumatic.

The screwdrivers were an ASSS gift this year ... They are awesome.

Engine runs just no drive, clutch is on floor and gear lever flops about.

Being towed by Aryton Northern Monkey is certainly an experience!

[Eyersey1234]

5 hours ago, Broadsword said:

I spy Wera screwdrivers, how posh! How did you manage to tow the BX? Was it with the engine running just to keep the brakes and suspension going?

I find being towed absolutely terrifying. Last time I had to do it, I was piloting a dead P38 Rangie. It was only a mile, but the experience was traumatic.

I heard you were still having counselling 

[loserone]

I've definitely never* been towed in a dead Evoke (no PAS, no brake servo) 1.5m behind a 405, but if I had I'd find it difficult to talk about the experience even to a counsellor

[Cord Fourteener]

Last time I was towed I was rescuing my 924 (fuel pump fasciitis) from town. I was steering the 924, I kept the engine on until it quit, maybe a minute after settng off.

My wife was driving the tow vehicle, my BMW E46 325i with my dad in the passenger seat of the tow. He is a man stuck in the 40s in general so he was trying to tell Wifey that if she drove up the 5 mile hill in a high gear the engine will overheat. The M54 engine is a torquey mother lover with an electric fan so will happily drive at low revs under load and keep cool... She had a harder time arguing with my dad than I had dangling off the back of the BMW going up hill.

[Matty]

1 hour ago, loserone said:

I've definitely never* been towed in a dead Evoke (no PAS, no brake servo) 1.5m behind a 405, but if I had I'd find it difficult to talk about the experience even to a counsellor

I've been dragged on the end of a rope loads, in loads of shit. Never in anything that was worth money. You win 😆

[ruffgeezer]

9 hours ago, Matty said:

I've been dragged on the end of a rope loads, in loads of shit. Never in anything that was worth money. You win 😆

How very sordid! Aren't you a bawdy little monkey? 

Great to see the BX getting some fettlement, I loved my DTR, reasonably fast, comfortable and good on fuel. Just not so good on the door wanting to fall off, the injection pump leaking and the headgasket being tired! 

[The Moog]

3 hours in

[Dave_Q]

Good effort there, must be absolutely freezing in there today.

[The Moog]

Not too bad so far, but will get colder

[The Moog]

More pics

[The Moog]

NM investigations has found the issue.

The clutch fork looks to have a repair bush fitted to it.

This has been screwed in and come loose



Meaning the arm was flopping about.

The reason the clutch went to the floor is that the slop in the bush caused the fork to go Infront rather than behind the release bearing.

The screws were really loose which isnt what you want in the gearbox!

So this £7 part caused all the grief



New arm has been ordered which will be with us hopefully by weekend.

The clutch is in good condition but seeing as we are in, will be changing crankshaft seal and fitting the new kit.

We also found out why the rev counter doesn't work as the sensor is a bit mangled - will need a new sensor but that can wait.


One other thing to sort is the gear linkages have a load of play in them, I need to find replacements for them.

[loserone]

Excellent work

[Tickman]

Outstanding work, always nice to find the problem.

Shame the previous garage couldn't have done the job properly.

[Broadsword]

Really good work. It looks terrifyingly complex under there! Not sure what the previous garage was thinking with that clutch fork "repair".

[The Moog]

It's not a fun job with all the hydraulic lines everywhere plus a few stuck bolts.

I wouldn't have wanted to do it on jack stands in a driveway

[artdjones]

I'm getting deja vu here. Don't the original forks just use a spring steel piece to clip around the pivot ball?

Edit: Answered my own question, the spare parts diagram shows the plastic bush.

[The Moog]

I'm getting deja vu here. Don't the original forks just use a spring steel piece to clip around the pivot ball?
Edit: Answered my own question, the spare parts diagram shows the plastic bush.

Seems to be a nylon bush which fits on to a pivot, which is splined and pushed into the box.

[The Moog]

Ordered a new fork online yesterday at 3:30pm from eBay.

Arrived this morning... Now that is service ..although did pay for 48 shipping expecting it to be delivered on Saturday.

[SmokinWaffle]

1 minute ago, The Moog said:

Ordered a new fork online yesterday at 3:30pm from eBay.

Arrived this morning... Now that is service ..although did pay for 48 shipping expecting it to be delivered on Saturday.

Wow that's posh. How much / got a link? Half tempted to get one for mine just as a preventative....

[The Moog]

Wow that's posh. How much / got a link? Half tempted to get one for mine just as a preventative....

Cheap as chips - pretty sturdy as well

[NorthernMonkey]

I can’t believe some bodging bastards screwed the old one together and caused all this shit just to save £20 🤬🤬
 

It’s no wonder we get a bad press in the independent motor trade.

[The Moog]

Cold and frosty morning saw renewed work on BX


New and old


On inspecting the clutch tube, Mr Monkey noticed some wear

The bearing was a little sloppy. We procured one but when checking against the fitted one it wasn't much difference so left well alone.

We then had a bit of diversion trying to out whether the metal pivot went on or through the plastic bushing. A lunch break with a review of BX manuals showed it went through.



The metal pivot was a bit oversized. That seemes to be the issue as when it was pushed through it popped off the plastic.

Mr Monkey employed some genius by mounting the pivot ball in a drill, span it round and used a die grinder to make it smaller. Jobs jobbed.

That I think is why previously someone had tried to screw it in place.

Flywheel off to do crank oil seal


All fitted


Interlude for dog walk


Once back it was cracked on with and soon


Some wriggling and


Then it got cold. Got a few jobs to finish off before it goes back on its wheels.

I think if we had all the bits - next time it will be quicker.

[theshadow]

first class work northern monkey,micra running great,great work as well moog..