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[panhard65]

The corrosion visable there shouldn't be a problem but if in doubt take the piston out clean it and reasssemble with some red grease

[cort16]

Someone will buy it for more than bridge money it looks nice other than it doesn't work.

Depends on how much satisfaction you'll get from seeing it crushed .

[egg]

I believe the site is still being decontaminated. And it's in Genk, not Ghent. Volvo have a factory in Ghent. Bloody Belgians with their confusing names!

Thanks, I should know as I've been to the lovely, nonindustrial Ghent!

[Guest]

Is there any point in trying to sell this as a non runner or should I just weigh it in for £150?

 

 

What's the story on it Richard? I need to tinker with something now the nights are drawing in.

[twosmoke300]

07 reg shouldn't have died a sludgey death anyway

[SiC]

Is the lift pump running when the ignition turned on?

[Stanky]

Vernier Calipers.

 

I have a forged steel vernier caliper that I got in a garage sale a while back. Its good but rusty, and the rust obscures the measuring bit in various places making it a bit of a sod to use. I can get a new set for £13 from Toolstation but the reviews are a bit shit, is it viable to use a rust converter on a steel tool? The action is fine, its just surface rust patches on the flat surfaces which rather detract from the whole experience. ultra-fine detail isn't that important, if its correct to the nearest mm thats fine for almost everything I need to use it for.

[DodgeRover]

Yes. You clear the code and turn the ignition on, the lift pump runs for a bit then the light comes on again.

What turbo is fitted to these? Might be interested in the new one if there are no takers complete

[Stanky]

I've had a go at that with a brillo pad and some WD40 a while back and the rust seems to have returned. I suspect its had it, but wanted to ask to see if there was any hope. You can spend a LOT of money on them it turns out...

[egg]

Are rear axle trailing arm bushes something you expect to replace during the average lifetime of a car?

[DSdriver]

I've had a go at that with a brillo pad and some WD40 a while back and the rust seems to have returned. I suspect its had it, but wanted to ask to see if there was any hope. You can spend a LOT of money on them it turns out...

Are you keeping it near acid? Alloy wheel cleaner makes everything in the workshop rusty quick as fuck. 

[DSdriver]

Are rear axle trailing arm bushes something you expect to replace during the average lifetime of a car?

How old is the car and what type of bush? If its a Lotus they will be shagged shortly after leaving the showroom. Rubber bushes fare better but won't last forever.

[egg]

I'm thinking of my 15 year old 113k miles Fusion...

[egg]

Also how desperately do these front arb bushes need doing? Also Fusion.

 

[cobblers]

Don't worry about them unless they're making a row. They still look tight round the ARB so they're OK for a while yet, despite looking pretty crusty.

[Stanky]

Are you keeping it near acid? Alloy wheel cleaner makes everything in the workshop rusty quick as fuck. 

 

Nope, its been in a toolbox with just other metal and wooden tools since I've owned it - nowhere near anything acidic as far as I'm aware. its now in a tool chest.

 

I've found a half-decent looking one on ebay for £11 so might go for that.

[Guest Hooli]

Nope, its been in a toolbox with just other metal and wooden tools since I've owned it - nowhere near anything acidic as far as I'm aware. its now in a tool chest.

 

I've found a half-decent looking one on ebay for £11 so might go for that.

 

You know those decessant bags you get with computer stuff? I always put some of them in my toolbox & swap them out with the ones by the fire now & then.

[Guest Hooli]

Are rear axle trailing arm bushes something you expect to replace during the average lifetime of a car?

 

Every six months on a goona2

[sierraman]

Are rear axle trailing arm bushes something you expect to replace during the average lifetime of a car?

Yes, on a Focus they can go. Not a driveway job, the bolts routinely shear during this job.

[egg]

One more cos I'm on a roll, what about the condition of the rubber bits here on the rear struts, Fusion again....

[Guest Hooli]

I suspect that's the bump stop, if you don't bottom it out & get nasty clunks very often I'd ignore it.

[egg]

Only really some noise when fully laden..

[sierraman]

That's fine, they usually perish and fall off. Fail if it's pissing fluid out or it's no longer damping effectively.

[egg]

In 'the driven man' the Rowan Atkinson car doc from 1990/1, was Roderick the posh crazy minicab driver a total set up??

 

[drum]

Front brake calliper on the Santa Fe has one siezed piston. When I say siezed, I mean that while it will push out using the brake pedal, it won't fully retract. Think I've knackered my braking winding in tool trying to push the piston in. The pad has worn at an angle as it is a twin pot.

 

Question is, is it worth trying to fix this with a new piston and seal kit. It would certainly be much cheaper than a new caliper.

Will I have to ream out the cylinder and is it likely I'll end up with brake fluid pishing out and a trail of Mother Theresas in my wake?

[cpjitservices]

This is probably a daft question?.

 

A conversation I had earlier with someone.

 

WHen driving as you usually do, do you depress the clutch pedal all the way to the floor when you need to change gear? or do you do it to the point in the pedal where the clutch is no longer engaged?

 

 

[Bobthebeard]

Just press it all the way. Removes any uncertainty and won't harm anything...

[Bucketeer]

This is probably a daft question?. . .

 

Maybe put it in the Stupid Question Amnesty thread then.

[cpjitservices]

Maybe put it in the Stupid Question Amnesty thread then.

Yes, good point forgot about that thread!

[sierraman]

If you need to floor the clutch it isn't engaging properly, 3/4 I'd say from rest and 2/3 while driving should be sufficient.