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[320touring]

I repaired the Clio 172 today.

 

2 discs provided by Tickman of this parish - a top bloke.

First up was stripping off the old discs and seeing what the spacers were like..

Pullers are useful things

Can you see where it's failed and started rubbing against the stub axle?

Comparison between the spacer on the one that failed and the other side

Close up of the new spacers that were fitted

They are fitted with the chamfered edge facing in to the car

All tightened back up, we took it a run to Halfords, where I spent £79 on a torque wrench - these bearings like exactly 175nm.

 

All nipped up and a test drive revealed silent running.

 

Once home, I jacked it up and both wheels span freely.

[Split_Pin]

6 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

I’ve never seen a 70 sign in England, only in Scotland.  Not to say there aren’t any of course. 

I am having a bit of a meltdown over this now,  how have I not noticed before!

[High Jetter]

NSL  means you have to be able to think?

[Craig the Princess]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

OK, daft question: why do Scottish motorways have speed limit signs that say 70, rather than the NSL sign used in the rest of the UK?

There seems to be a different interpretation of the status of motorways by the Scottish authorities.

See sabre for more depth on this

https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35412

[Split_Pin]

You will notice frequent 70mph signs if you ever drive through Glasgow on the motorway. Between Paisley and Renfrew the limit fluctuates between 50, 60 and 70 mph.

[Split_Pin]

Some rust investigation on the OS and NS rear inner sills of the Corsa today.

This was the offside. Nearside wasn't nearly as bad.

Facial reenactment of me under the car:

Amazingly, under the heavy flaking, the metal was still completely solid. Seems to be the way of this car.

Currently waiting for the coat of Vactan to dry.

[Cavcraft]

Chester Cars & Coffee this morning, took the Jag.

 

[wuvvum]

Erm... Who gives way to whom in this situation? 

[anonymous user]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Erm... Who gives way to whom in this situation? 

The smaller vehicle, or the less brave.

[BorniteIdentity]

On 9/21/2019 at 8:01 AM, Skizzer said:

It absolutely is.

Unfuckingbelievable.

I’d never thought about it before - but I’d have put you at “not much older than me”. Maybe 43. 

You wear it extremely well. 

HB2U too @wuvvum

[iainrcz]

The GT86 is going in for it's valve spring recall tomorrow. Comedy small courtesy car for the week no doubt.

I'm just hoping  that it all goes well. Having read of people's engines going pop after the recall I am slightly worried.

Too much instant gasket goop that blocks oil galleries/strainers apparently.

[brownnova]

In other North Westerly car show news I went to the Bodrhyddan Hall Classic car show. Run by the same people as Chumley, but sadly instead of our old mate Les there was a guy who sounded slightly like he belonged in the Wurzels! 

Unlike Chumley I got interviewed on the mic when I took Daisy into the ring. We didn’t win though... 

Have some piccies 

Only other 602cc powers vehicle at the event! 

Dan Dan the Nissan Man... 

Renner 15 as seen at ChumleyMind the pedestrian Richard! 

Started to piss down so we left early. Nice show though, would attend again! 

[Cavcraft]

Must be the day for it,  BN. There was another show of some sort at Chester Lakes today, was going to go but other things happened.

[spike60]

1 hour ago, iainrcz said:

The GT86 is going in for it's valve spring recall tomorrow. Comedy small courtesy car for the week no doubt.

I'm just hoping  that it all goes well. Having read of people's engines going pop after the recall I am slightly worried.

Too much instant gasket goop that blocks oil galleries/strainers apparently.

In 30 years working on mobile plant the only 2 broken cranks I've seen had mastic type gloop on the strainer in one and in the the other in a gallery. Neither had been done where i work I'd like to add!

[320touring]

currently winding up the burd by saying I want to go and see this - about 2 miles from her parents, where I sit with a full belly

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F113890865088

 

[iainrcz]

In 30 years working on mobile plant the only 2 broken cranks I've seen had mastic type gloop on the strainer in one and in the the other in a gallery. Neither had been done where i work I'd like to add!

Apparently it's "rattle, seize"
New engine on Mr Toyota time.

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[vulgalour]

It's been two months since I dropped the Princess head off with machine shop #2 to insert a coolant pipe in place of the waxstat housing.  Not a difficult job, as these things go.  Tomorrow I'll be going in to see if any progress has been made, as I have several times before.  I'm expect excuses and no actual progress, as with every other week I've been.  I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed.

[Liggle]

Drove this around the Worcestershire countryside yesterday for an hour in the glorious sunshine. It was amazing fun, much more so than I expected for an old BL car! Oldest car I've driven!

 

[320touring]

If I had as much money as I have chest hair, I'd have one of them in a heartbeat

[richardmorris]

9 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

Chester Cars & Coffee this morning, took the Jag.

 

My dad used to go in the x1/9 when it was in the castle in Chester. But it seemed to get taken over by boy racers who then got them banned from there.

[KitKat]

Replaced the clutch on the 205 this weekend. Actually removed the box last weekend, but have been stripping and cleaning it throughout the week too. Besides the clutch and gearbox oil, I also treated her to a new fuel filter, air filter, thermostat, and a thorough engine bay clean. I got so carried away I even took the gearbox casing and all the underbonnet plastic air ducts and filter housings into work and put them through our chemical cleaner.

And fitted new fog lights....

Then took her for a test drive, ending in a celebratory baguette purchase.......

 

 

[dozeydustman]

Had a busy weekend and not long been home. Watching the Cracker DVD box set we got from CEX for £8. I'm enjoying watching the old rammel and mid 1990's network southeast liveried train as opposed to the storyline. Then again, that's me.

[dozeydustman]

38 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

Had a busy weekend and not long been home. Watching the Cracker DVD box set we got from CEX for £8. I'm enjoying watching the old rammel and mid 1990's network southeast liveried train as opposed to the storyline. Then again, that's me.

Just noticed their first mistake - a series 1 Peugeot 309 on a J plate......

[wuvvum]

On 9/20/2019 at 9:26 PM, Spurious said:

Tis lovely up there. I recommend a drive through Tullough road. Its a pass over to Glenmallen over the hills.

I did this today - thanks for the recommendation, it really is quite spectacular, despite the weather. 

Almost went disastrously wrong when some pillock in a 2003 Fiesta came hooning over a blind crest in the other direction at about 50 - I stopped, he didn't, but fortunately he had the presence of mind to swerve onto the grass at the last second.  I thought for a minute he'd come a cropper, but looked in my mirror and he was back on the road and still on his wheels, so I left him to it.

[wuvvum]

Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, the sheep pulled into the passing place to let me through, which was nice of them. 

[320touring]

10 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I did this today - thanks for the recommendation, it really is quite spectacular, despite the weather. 

Almost went disastrously wrong when some pillock in a 2003 Fiesta came hooning over a blind crest in the other direction at about 50 - I stopped, he didn't, but fortunately he had the presence of mind to swerve onto the grass at the last second.  I thought for a minute he'd come a cropper, but looked in my mirror and he was back on the road and still on his wheels, so I left him to it.

People seem to fail to comprehend that you need to be able to stop in half the distance you can see on those roads - the other half of the distance being for the poor sod coming towards you..

[Cavcraft]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

My dad used to go in the x1/9 when it was in the castle in Chester. But it seemed to get taken over by boy racers who then got them banned from there.

They had signs up (here) and people were told. On the way out I noticed some kids in a Golf, an Audi and a Clio (I think) giving it big guns.  Maybe there were pissed off as nobody was really looking at their cars? Stupid though, could wreck it for everybody else.

[skattrd]

If you've got time @wuvvum head over to Applecross, West Coast above Skye. There's some spectacular roads round there.

I took my old Beta VX round there a few years ago, its one of my fav car journeys. It might be time for me to do it again soon. 

[wuvvum]

I'll have to come back up here in the summer when the weather is drier and the days are longer I think.  Today really wasn't the right conditions for hooning.

[skattrd]

Just now, wuvvum said:

I'll have to come back up here in the summer when the weather is drier and the days are longer I think.  Today really wasn't the right conditions for hooning.

No, don't do that. 

In summer there is less chance for hooning due to tourists and caravans. I kept having to stop to build a gap to whatever was in front of me, and set off before the next caravan or motor home came along.