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[Snake Charmer]

My missus 2003 MkIV Golf passed it's Mot on Saturday at 101k miles. Slight play in a front wheel bearing and a rear caliper binding again so time to splash some cash out on parts.

[UltraWomble]

19 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Dad’s neighbour has a prime example of low mileage shite to dispose of asking if I wanted it.

But if anyone on here is interested I’ll do an official for sell thread.

 

Please do.
Where in the world is this beauty?

[Metal Guru]

13 hours ago, Wibble said:

Just had confirmation from my sister that the new owners of our parent’s house have moved in and we’re just waiting for the solicitor to complete the final accounts and give us her fee.

Feels really weird. I’ve gone from two parents, to one parent, to no parents and no job, all in the space of two years. This is a ride I’d quite like to get off.

I lost  both my parents within three years and really want to get rid of their house asap. It’s in the country and wildlife is threatening a takeover.

We've had a valuation but one of my sister’s thinks it’s worth millions because she lives down south and everything is silly money.

Truth is , it’s a small house, dated (typical pensioners have died house to be blunt) and I’d rather get it sold quick before we have to spend serious money on it . It does have a large garden, but it would be classed as poor agricultural land and worth next to nothing and likely to deter as many buyers as it attracts.

On top of that I’ve got to leave heating on to stop and burst pipes and damp taking hold , so it’s costing a fair bit to keep going.

Now the silly bitch has found something on the internet that says beneficiaries can sue executors (me) if they don’t get the best price for a property. The best price to me , is a quick sale anywhere  near the valuation not waiting two or three years for a mug punter to turn up.

[SiC]

14 hours ago, wuvvum said:

And that really needs a new battery - and it takes an 019 so that's not going to be cheap.  Nothing else in the fleet uses anything that big so I can't even borrow a battery temporarily - the biggest I have is the 096 in the van, everything else is 075 or 063. 

Will a 075 or 096 fit in the space? Obviously a bit smaller but less of an issue if it's going to be a regular driver at the moment. 

Edit: 096 is the same in dimensions apart from width is 7.5cm narrower. So providing the terminal leads are long enough, it may well work. 

[loserone]

30 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

sold

Presumably you can ask for it to be advertised at her preferred pir in the sky price and then discuss with her when it gets zero interest?

[adw1977]

Yes, and then you're covered if she really does try to sue her own brother.

[wuvvum]

45 minutes ago, SiC said:

Will a 075 or 096 fit in the space? Obviously a bit smaller but less of an issue if it's going to be a regular driver at the moment. 

Edit: 096 is the same in dimensions apart from width is 7.5cm narrower. So providing the terminal leads are long enough, it may well work. 

096 might work size wise but it's the cranking amps I'd be more concerned about - an OM642 takes a lot of turning over, especially when it's freezing.

[SiC]

10 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

096 might work size wise but it's the cranking amps I'd be more concerned about - an OM642 takes a lot of turning over, especially when it's freezing.

Given the old battery (if it's worn out) CCA will be a lot lower than original, the 096 probably will be much better. I mean if you have it in stock then it's better than a knackered unit. 

[UltraWomble]

3 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Now the silly bitch has found something on the internet that says beneficiaries can sue executors (me) if they don’t get the best price for a property. The best price to me , is a quick sale anywhere  near the valuation not waiting two or three years for a mug punter to turn up.

Any way you can hand the arseache over to her, then threaten to take her to court if you dont get £millions?

[Metal Guru]

2 minutes ago, UltraWomble said:

Any way you can hand the arseache over to her, then threaten to take her to court if you dont get £millions?

I wouldn’t stoop so low.

It’s so stupid, you only have to go on Zoopla and see what houses are worth in the area. Part of the trouble is , it’s in Cumbria but not in the Lake District. Prices there are virtually at SE level but outside , it’s rural northern England prices. 
Also she doesn’t realise there’s often a difference between asking price and actual selling price.

 

 

 

 

[cort1977]

Land registry has the selling price, I think zillow etc use that data don't they?

What do estate agents say? They won't be willing to advertise at more than the valuation will they?

[Datsuncog]

MrsDC informed me the other day that the Corolla was making a squeaking noise at the front the last time she drove it. But only when she turned left.

A quick spin round the block confirmed the basic facts of the matter. On left turns, it's quite alarming.

A bit of light clockwise pressure applied to the wheelnuts can also replicate the noise to a lesser extent.

With the wheel off...

Yeah, standard 25 year old grot but there's nothing amiss that I can see - plenty of meat on the pads, nothing rubbing or chafing, gaiters and boots all seem fine. No damage or fractures to the springs, no leaking from the shocks. Wheel nuts are tight (well, they were tight before I took the wheel off and now they're tight again).

It doesn't sound like a noisy wheel bearing or anything like that (I had plenty of that with the Lagunas, they just ate bearings); there's no sound at all when turning right, going straight or bouncing over the many speed bumps. No difference when brakes are applied. No vibration, just the squeal.

Nothing's been touched, except that the tracking was adjusted about two weeks ago by the place that fitted the new tyres.

I don't think they've done anything amiss, and I absolutely don't want to be that guy coming back mouthing about "Ever since you did the tracking..."

All I can think of is that the brake disc backing plate is pretty crunchy and bends quite easily - I wonder if it's been knocked and is now making contact with some part of the wheel, on left hand turns, or maybe some rusty bits have fallen down and got jammed between hub and disc?

Thing is, I don't see any witness marks that would suggest rubbing, though...

File under: annoying but hopefully not lethal.

[bramz7]

Ah you bugger

 

Probably some picky advisories but not as clean as previous years! 

I will probably ask them to throw the towbar in the bin. It is utterly pointless for me. Admittedly it would probably harm the sale value but I really doubt a 245k E61 is worth much more then 75 pence. 

[wuvvum]

How the fuck is a non-functioning trailer plug a "dangerous" fail?!

[bramz7]

@wuvvum

Not sure! I guess I could, in theory, go home and hook up a trailer and cause chaos but it's quite particular. 

More fool me for not checking it prior as it seems to have something lodged in it! I barely even remember it's there, someone put a burger king cup on it when I was at the airport and I only noticed after taking it home with me. 

 

The Xedos has been a good spare car, again. And it's more comfortable to sit in. 

[Rustybullethole]

18 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

How the fuck is a non-functioning trailer plug a "dangerous" fail?!

A traffic officer once told us we were a rolling death trap as some of the lights on our trailer had packed up. 

[horriblemercedes]

I always thought that trailer stuff on the car was not testable, but I'm no expert of course

[Dyslexic Viking]

Here they test the trailer plug and fault you if it doesn't work.

[Rust Collector]

Pretty sure there’s a tester for the trailer socket on the MOT tool board.

That said, I ripped the wiring out of mine on the XM and it was obviously not tested as it passed like that. I should really re-wire it soon.

12 minutes ago, Rustybullethole said:

A traffic officer once told us we were a rolling death trap as some of the lights on our trailer had packed up. 

The outline markers on my twin axle trailer were out when I got it. It was a bit sketchy on that, as in the dark it was hard to make out the fact that the wheels and arches poked out about a foot further than the reflectors on the bed corners - until I replaced the lights, I was always a bit nervous of an oncoming car misjudging the space between us and clipping the wheels.

[Volksy]

52 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

MrsDC informed me the other day that the Corolla was making a squeaking noise at the front the last time she drove it. But only when she turned left.

A quick spin round the block confirmed the basic facts of the matter. On left turns, it's quite alarming.

A bit of light clockwise pressure applied to the wheelnuts can also replicate the noise to a lesser extent.

With the wheel off...

Yeah, standard 25 year old grot but there's nothing amiss that I can see - plenty of meat on the pads, nothing rubbing or chafing, gaiters and boots all seem fine. No damage or fractures to the springs, no leaking from the shocks. Wheel nuts are tight (well, they were tight before I took the wheel off and now they're tight again).

It doesn't sound like a noisy wheel bearing or anything like that (I had plenty of that with the Lagunas, they just ate bearings); there's no sound at all when turning right, going straight or bouncing over the many speed bumps. No difference when brakes are applied. No vibration, just the squeal.

Nothing's been touched, except that the tracking was adjusted about two weeks ago by the place that fitted the new tyres.

I don't think they've done anything amiss, and I absolutely don't want to be that guy coming back mouthing about "Ever since you did the tracking..."

All I can think of is that the brake disc backing plate is pretty crunchy and bends quite easily - I wonder if it's been knocked and is now making contact with some part of the wheel, on left hand turns, or maybe some rusty bits have fallen down and got jammed between hub and disc?

Thing is, I don't see any witness marks that would suggest rubbing, though...

File under: annoying but hopefully not lethal.

A mate came to me years ago complaining of a very similar thing. Turned out somehow she'd picked up a flattened coke can which had wedged in the bottom arm and scraped on the driveshaft when she turned right. 

 

[artdjones]

20 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I'm sure if you ask him nicely @Cavcraft could come up with an hilarious* acronym that you could make from the letters for Nissan Elgrand.

Gnarled Nissan?

[Saabnut]

13 pin trailer socket must work correctly for MOT. 7 pin socket just needs to be secure.

[horriblemercedes]

2 minutes ago, Saabnut said:

13 pin trailer socket must work correctly for MOT. 7 pin socket just needs to be secure.

Thanks. It's something I heard years ago so it must have been in the days before 13 pin.

[stuboy]

19 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Nah, if it was stuboy's work the back of the car would be covered in shit stickers.

 

[Split_Pin]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

MrsDC informed me the other day that the Corolla was making a squeaking noise at the front the last time she drove it. But only when she turned left.

A quick spin round the block confirmed the basic facts of the matter. On left turns, it's quite alarming.

A bit of light clockwise pressure applied to the wheelnuts can also replicate the noise to a lesser extent.

With the wheel off...

Yeah, standard 25 year old grot but there's nothing amiss that I can see - plenty of meat on the pads, nothing rubbing or chafing, gaiters and boots all seem fine. No damage or fractures to the springs, no leaking from the shocks. Wheel nuts are tight (well, they were tight before I took the wheel off and now they're tight again).

It doesn't sound like a noisy wheel bearing or anything like that (I had plenty of that with the Lagunas, they just ate bearings); there's no sound at all when turning right, going straight or bouncing over the many speed bumps. No difference when brakes are applied. No vibration, just the squeal.

Nothing's been touched, except that the tracking was adjusted about two weeks ago by the place that fitted the new tyres.

I don't think they've done anything amiss, and I absolutely don't want to be that guy coming back mouthing about "Ever since you did the tracking..."

All I can think of is that the brake disc backing plate is pretty crunchy and bends quite easily - I wonder if it's been knocked and is now making contact with some part of the wheel, on left hand turns, or maybe some rusty bits have fallen down and got jammed between hub and disc?

Thing is, I don't see any witness marks that would suggest rubbing, though...

File under: annoying but hopefully not lethal.

Definitely sounds like a part of the backplate is touching the disc somewhere. Lateral forces mean it's not going to rub when there's no force on it when steering the opposite way. Bend it  back and carry on!

[Barry Cade]

4 hours ago, Saabnut said:

13 pin trailer socket must work correctly for MOT. 7 pin socket just needs to be secure.

Which is absolutely stupid, as 7 pins are for the lights, and the other extra pins in the 13 socket are for battery charging, fridge and reversing lights on a caravan 😆 all vital to road safety!

The MOT test needs a complete overhaul... 

[Barry Cade]

5 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

MrsDC informed me the other day that the Corolla was making a squeaking noise at the front the last time she drove it. But only when she turned left.

A quick spin round the block confirmed the basic facts of the matter. On left turns, it's quite alarming.

A bit of light clockwise pressure applied to the wheelnuts can also replicate the noise to a lesser extent.

With the wheel off...

Yeah, standard 25 year old grot but there's nothing amiss that I can see - plenty of meat on the pads, nothing rubbing or chafing, gaiters and boots all seem fine. No damage or fractures to the springs, no leaking from the shocks. Wheel nuts are tight (well, they were tight before I took the wheel off and now they're tight again).

It doesn't sound like a noisy wheel bearing or anything like that (I had plenty of that with the Lagunas, they just ate bearings); there's no sound at all when turning right, going straight or bouncing over the many speed bumps. No difference when brakes are applied. No vibration, just the squeal.

Nothing's been touched, except that the tracking was adjusted about two weeks ago by the place that fitted the new tyres.

I don't think they've done anything amiss, and I absolutely don't want to be that guy coming back mouthing about "Ever since you did the tracking..."

All I can think of is that the brake disc backing plate is pretty crunchy and bends quite easily - I wonder if it's been knocked and is now making contact with some part of the wheel, on left hand turns, or maybe some rusty bits have fallen down and got jammed between hub and disc?

Thing is, I don't see any witness marks that would suggest rubbing, though...

File under: annoying but hopefully not lethal.

Do these have the little tangs on the brake pads, like Hondas? I can't remember, but that's what it sounds like. Usually only on the inner pad, and touches the disc and makes this noise when they need changed..

 

Edit.. yes,they do.. you may find a seized slide..

 

[wuvvum]

Still not a peep from the insurance or the "accident management company" about the Ampera.  I'm sure it's just the usual slow communication chain but it's adding to my stress levels (which are high at the moment anyway) - the Ampera is the single most expensive thing I've ever bought in my life, and the fact that I currently have neither the car nor any money for it is niggling me.  I'm going to try and see if I can get hold of a human at the AMC tomorrow to find out if they've actually done anything.

[High Jetter]

7 hours ago, cort1977 said:

What do estate agents say? They won't be willing to advertise at more than the valuation will they?

I take it that was tongue in cheek?

[catsinthewelder]

@Datsuncog Try the bush/bearing at the top of the strut.  Our vans sometimes start making weird noises which is silenced by putting a load of grease up there.