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[goosey]

Brake fluid 

new on the right, stuff out the reservoir in the middle, stuff out the wheel cylinders on the left this came out after some rusty water 

I have flushed new fluid through but I think it’s to late and have a seized wheel cylinder(s) 

it’s on a Lansing Bagnall Forklift 

[Datsuncog]

Definitely don't waste time trying to remove droplinks gently; after my fuckabout with such things back in December, it's angry grinder all the way in future.

It seems that links don't really last long these days - the one shown was less than a year old at the point of failure, yet looks like it's spent a decade or three on the seabed.

[juular]

9 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Definitely don't waste time trying to remove droplinks gently; after my fuckabout with such things back in December, it's angry grinder all the way in future.

It seems that links don't really last long these days - the one shown was less than a year old at the point of failure, yet looks like it's spent a decade or three on the seabed.

This, it saves a whole shitload of time in the long run just to cut first.

[HMC]

48 minutes ago, goosey said:

Brake fluid 

new on the right, stuff out the reservoir in the middle, stuff out the wheel cylinders on the left this came out after some rusty water 

I have flushed new fluid through but I think it’s to late and have a seized wheel cylinder(s) 

it’s on a Lansing Bagnall Forklift 

Looks Like my usual bar order 🤪

[Bren]

Deciddd to have a go at the vectras sick injector.

Even with a hot engine it was solid. I had nothing that would shift it ( I had a crow bar ). I slackened the clamp and ran the engine several times.

It started to budge.

Eventually it came out. I have had easier times pulling posts out of the ground.

It looks like I pulled it from somebody's sphincter.

Filthy copper washer.

All back together. Much disappointment they failed fairly quickly - garage probably lashed it together to get it out of the door.

[Cord Fourteener]

3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

That's fucked! It's the anti roll bar link, also known as droplink as @Saabnut says.

Well spotted! 

That will be most likely be a complete pisser to change without cutting it off, probably a garage job unless you have access to lots of heat and cutting tools! 

Its booked in, I don't have time, heat, decent cutting gear right now or enough swear words. 

[RoverFolkUs]

16 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said:

Its booked in, I don't have time, heat, decent cutting gear right now or enough swear words. 

Wise choice my friend! Hopefully that's everything and there's nothing else knocking, though I'm sure the garage would have a quick look for anything else anyway

[Wibble]

5 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Wise choice my friend! Hopefully that's everything and there's nothing else knocking, though I'm sure the garage would have a quick look for anything else anyway

Seconded! Not worth the grief. My Cortina is currently with my local classic friendly garage. Popped in today and next to it is a 1960s Lotus Elan series one, which the owner apparently has for sale at £65k😧. What made me laugh was that, apparently everyone who has come in has walked passed it without a glance and are all over the Cortina😆

[Split_Pin]

This came up on my news feed from 2011 when I was binning some old broken toy cars. I had this as a kid in the 1980s.

 

[Ghosty]

Civic Coupe has an MOT (and a comedy exhaust blow as the stainless manifold won't seal). It's not staying, as one of my mates has offered me a swap for his mk1 MX-5. Complete with hardtop! 

[grogee]

6 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

Civic Coupe has an MOT (and a comedy exhaust blow as the stainless manifold won't seal). It's not staying, as one of my mates has offered me a swap for his mk1 MX-5. Complete with hardtop! 

I will be pilloried as a MASSIVE IDIOT for recommending this, but I cured a persistent manifold leak on my Puma by using two gaskets. 

It too is fitted with an aftermarket stainless manifold, yo.

[Ghosty]

1 minute ago, grogee said:

I will be pilloried as a MASSIVE IDIOT for recommending this, but I cured a persistent manifold leak on my Puma by using two gaskets. 

It too is fitted with an aftermarket stainless manifold, yo.

I should be able to acquire the original manifold in a couple of weeks as my mate I got the car off lives near Crail. 

[cort16]

My Megane has been playing up a bit after getting it through it's mot. I did 90 or so miles in it last night and the eml would flash for a few minutes then go off periodically on the journey  .  Then on the way home I noticed the dash lights weren't  working and today the eml started to flash, then it came up check traction control and it felt like something was pulsing the brakes even when I didn't have my foot on the brake. I turned it off and on again and both the EML and the traction light went out and the pulsing stopped.

I'm hoping this isn't the start of some kind of french electrical mental break downs it's been well behaved up until this point. 

[puddlethumper]

Just spent most of the day putting a new driveshaft/gearbox seal on. The bloody universal joint fell apart and spread all the needle rollers all over the floor. AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!! Had to spend a couple of hours trying to make sure I had them all and getting them back in. Grease will hold them in but the same grease on your hand pulls the bastards out. Got there in the end but what a fuck about. Mostly lying underneath where getting up is becoming something I'm fed up with at 69. Old age is a right bugger.

[High Jetter]

Rebuilding a UJ? That's dedication!

[wuvvum]

I had to rebuild the inner CV joint on a Volvo V70 after I pulled it apart getting the driveshaft out.  Not the most enjoyable job I've ever undertaken...

[wuvvum]

Decided to have a look at the PCV on the Rover today, following recent discussions on here.  Got the housing off which was a bit of a faff (had to pull off one of the injector leak-off pipes as that was getting in the way), but mine looks like this inside:

Which is different to @Split_Pin's, and @dollywobbler's old one.  I assume this is the "vortex" type PCV I've seen mentioned in various places?  Saves me having to replace the filter anyway. 

The air filter looked reasonably clean too so I'm going to leave that for now.  The pollen filter was rank but I knew that anyway and I've got a new one of those on order.

[Split_Pin]

That is indeed the vortex type one. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301091855691?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iO6NHN2GTmG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=ZRO7rX7WRjq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I'm going to get one for the next again service I carry out.

[Bear]

Off to collect An Car. It's a model I've owned twice before, once leased, once bought a used example  of from this very parish.

Hopefully doing it right this time...

ch00nz.

[Yoss]

Off to the Swanage Railway diesel gala. Thought I'd arrive in something appropriate for riding around on 1960s machinery all day. 

Got here early so it's still nice and quiet. Found unrestricted parking a five minute walk from the station so that's a result. Not on the seafront obviously, that was just for photos. 

[cort16]

8 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Decided to have a look at the PCV on the Rover today, following recent discussions on here.  Got the housing off which was a bit of a faff (had to pull off one of the injector leak-off pipes as that was getting in the way), but mine looks like this inside:

Which is different to @Split_Pin's, and @dollywobbler's old one.  I assume this is the "vortex" type PCV I've seen mentioned in various places?  Saves me having to replace the filter anyway. 

The air filter looked reasonably clean too so I'm going to leave that for now.  The pollen filter was rank but I knew that anyway and I've got a new one of those on order.

I remember changing the PCV filter on my E46 and it was absolutely bogging and choked solid. I don't think it had every been changed. 

[Cord Fourteener]

14 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Wise choice my friend! Hopefully that's everything and there's nothing else knocking, though I'm sure the garage would have a quick look for anything else anyway

The garage said they'd check both sides and the rest. They are a good garage in that I can trust them not give me a list of unnecessary work, which is nice. 

[Cord Fourteener]

So with the Mondeo on necessary journeys only, the Volvo takes up the daily duties.

 

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, Yoss said:

Off to the Swanage Railway diesel gala. Thought I'd arrive in something appropriate for riding around on 1960s machinery all day. 

Got here early so it's still nice and quiet. Found unrestricted parking a five minute walk from the station so that's a result. Not on the seafront obviously, that was just for photos. 

I trust you will also be wearing a red and black checked lumberjack shirt?

[Yoss]

24 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I trust you will also be wearing a red and black checked lumberjack shirt?

It's blue gingham I'm afraid. 

[HMC]

After noticing me lumbering about in decrepit cars, a teacher at my boys’ school brought a pic in to show me of her father-in-law in 1981…..

[GMcD]

5 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I trust you will also be wearing a red and black checked lumberjack shirt?

This was said to me before and it went right over my head. Should I hand in my card on the way out the door?

[Split_Pin]

New wheel spacers fitted to the red 93 today. 15mm on the front and 25mm on the back.

The backs initially confused me as the bolts didn't seem long enough. Once I'd given my brain a bit more choke, I realised that the wee bolts hold the spacer to the hub and then the other 5 holes are for the original bolts to hold the wheel on.

The fronts had 10 holes with longer bolts just going straight through them but that was just for different PCDs I assume, hence being confused at the different layout at the back. 

Good quality bits of kit though, these are the same ones as @Jazoliused on the black one, cheers for the link.

Lucky my handbrake is good as I had to tighten the spacers with the car off the ground.

It sits appreciably higher at the back than the black one for some reason but I'm still happy with it.

Before

After

Oh and the advisory for a tyre was generous, they know I'll sort it though.

[wuvvum]

25 minutes ago, Gerrymcd said:

This was said to me before and it went right over my head. Should I hand in my card on the way out the door?

There was a chap on Retro Rides years ago who was selling a matt black Triumph and there were some amusing photos in the sale thread of him standing in front of it in a lumberjack shirt and shades with his arms folded looking quite menacing.  It became something of an AS meme at the time, he got the piss ripped out of him royally - he actually joined up here briefly to defend himself and turned out to be an OK bloke.

[OM646]

Every time I bring up Portugal's used cars, I talk about a problem. A big one.

Our cars might have no rust, but the climate means you'll see a lot of yellow headlights, Pogweaseled paint....

 

Today, this happened.

Fuck.

 

Every time I fix a thing in this Aldi, something else breaks. Guess I'll look for a spare dashboard