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[Bfg]

Anyone have a spec on how much slack is allowed in steering column bearings (movement at the steering wheel perhaps) for the MOT of a 1974 shitroen ?

[Kiltox]

Anyone know if towbar electrics that plug into the factory wiring are generally available from towbar suppliers or will they almost always be a main dealer only job?

 

Not the universal type you splice in

[Eddie Honda]

Kiltox, yes. "Right Connections" do all the RHD stuff. Just after Christmas I did a plug in job on the Honda Jizz.

 

http://www.rightconnections.co.uk/

 

Their instructions are wank though.

[Kiltox]

Cheers - are they a trade supplier? No sign of pricing on their site and some weird login thing

 

I can see they do offer a kit for the Duster though

[scaryoldcortina]

Anyone have a spec on how much slack is allowed in steering column bearings (movement at the steering wheel perhaps) for the MOT of a 1974 shitroen ?

 

In/out play - normally not allowed but the manual notes that "some types" may have slight movement that is not caused by wear.

 

Radial play - on a typical (380mm) steering wheel, 13mm movement for rack and pinion and 75mm for box type allowed.

 

Play between column inner and outer not normally allowed.

 

Section 2.1 of the manual goes through the whole thing.

[Eddie Honda]

Cheers - are they a trade supplier? No sign of pricing on their site and some weird login thing

 

I can see they do offer a kit for the Duster though

They are, but they supply all good towing places. https://www.pfjones.co.uk/dacia-duster-7-pin-dedicated-wiring-kit-feb-2013-on-19620511rc.html

 

Depends if you want 7N, 7N+7S or 13 pin. Their part numbers end in RC.

[Bfg]

In/out play - normally not allowed but the manual notes that "some types" may have slight movement that is not caused by wear.

 

Radial play - on a typical (380mm) steering wheel, 13mm movement for rack and pinion and 75mm for box type allowed.

 

Play between column inner and outer not normally allowed.

 

Section 2.1 of the manual goes through the whole thing.

 

No in out play, negligible radial movement (now with replaced pinion), but there is some play between the column and the bushes in the tube. Can't see there's any way to adjust this, and the car records less than 50,000 km., so I'm not sure what was original.  Unfortunately the design of this column is very short,  as there's a link bar with two UJ's (no play in the UJ's) between it and the steering column. But because there's probably only 14" or so between the bushes any production tolerance* or slightest wear is noticeable.   I have something like 3mm up & down at the rim.  Can't see it would be dangerous at all though !?

 

Following your comment re. section 2.1  ..I just searched & found mot-inspection-manual-for-class-3-4-5-and-7-vehicles.pdf

and now that I know where to find the answers will duly read up on the subject.

 

Many thanks indeed, 

 

Bfg

[Kiltox]

They are, but they supply all good towing places. https://www.pfjones.co.uk/dacia-duster-7-pin-dedicated-wiring-kit-feb-2013-on-19620511rc.html

 

Depends if you want 7N, 7N+7S or 13 pin. Their part numbers end in RC.

How much!?!

 

I'll enquire about the cost of a genuine Renault/Dacia kit and compare. Not keen on splicing wiring in a new car that's under warranty

[Kiltox]

Trailer shit(e) - few sellers like this around with what look like some good value brand new trailers http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-trailer-caged-cage-mesh-6-69ft-x-3-61ft-750kg-BORO-/262448135607?hash=item3d1b20bdb7%3Ag%3AKLAAAOSwxj5XQJ8q&_trkparms=pageci%253Ae10631d5-dcf0-11e6-9285-005056aa615e%257Cparentrq%253Aae0ca2451590a6065944fe3fffbb84fb%257Ciid%253A10

 

Going to be a bag of wank or worth it for similar pricing to shagged out used ones?

[Eddie Honda]

Er, yeah, they cost as much as a 'bar.

 

Then there is fancy modernz wiring. I dunno. Let me find my notes.

 

£116.74 for an Auto-Hak towbar with detachable neck delivered (there's about 17 quid in delivery there to IRL - order from a UK-based seller, but shipped direct from Poland)

£119.00 for dedicated wiring (there's a tenner in delivery to me in IRL in that one). Consisted of a 12N 7 pin socket with microswitch (for optional reverse sensor cut-off/PDC) with harness and plugs.

 

 

So I've dropped about 250 going DIY. Would be 400-odd getting a Witter (fitted price). Honda dealer (who'll prolly farm it out to the towbar fitter I've heard fat bloke down the internet say 750-odd. Phone round is all I can say, but the aforementioned prices might calibrate your expectations.

[Snipes]

What would cause my heater to occasionally blow cold? It's a '99 1.3 Fiesta.

 

So the recent -1 temperatures meant this became a little more pressing! I ran it for a while- I would say up to temperature but as it doesn't have a gauge I had to vaguely guess based on holding the upper rad hose. Anyway one of the hoses going into the cabin was warm and the other stayed cold, despite my changing the cabin temperature controls from max cold to max hot and back again. I guess the solenoid motor is kippered and has stuck closed. I'll check them again tomorrow after work when I Know for sure the engine has some proper heat in it.

As the heater controls, save the direction/vent selector, are all electrical I assume the valve controls temperature entering the cabin?

-this isn't the exact same arrangement but is more or less the same.

[Eddie Honda]

Going to be a bag of wank or worth it for similar pricing to shagged out used ones?

In 2011, I dropped £792 on a new Duuo Plus. It would have been £800, but asked if I could get money off instead of a number plate. No point for less than a day (because export & rereg) and so I'll just use the one on the back of the car...

 

DSCF3985.JPG by E Honda, on Flickr

 

I think the base price was £675, but the package included a cover (c. £70), spare wheel+tyre (£30), jockey wheel (???). It was pricey then, but then I had specific storage issue at the time and whilst I have more space now, I was grateful I could get it past all the chod in the drive. Although it's down as a Franc/Trigano, it's manufactured in Poland by Trigano's subsiduary Sorelpol.

[andy18s]

Trailer shit(e) - few sellers like this around with what look like some good value brand new trailers http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-trailer-caged-cage-mesh-6-69ft-x-3-61ft-750kg-BORO-/262448135607?hash=item3d1b20bdb7%3Ag%3AKLAAAOSwxj5XQJ8q&_trkparms=pageci%253Ae10631d5-dcf0-11e6-9285-005056aa615e%257Cparentrq%253Aae0ca2451590a6065944fe3fffbb84fb%257Ciid%253A10

 

Going to be a bag of wank or worth it for similar pricing to shagged out used ones?

We bought the trailer we used to ship a load of our crap to BG from these guys

http://www.wychavontrailers.co.uk/cover.html

 

This is the model we got,and couldn't be more pleased with it

We went down with a pocket of cash and got a few extras thrown in for less than 800

[Kiltox]

Excellent - they do a small trailer for £500 and aren't that far away!

 

Rocking up with cash in hand the best option then I assume

[Eddie Honda]

Jokey wheel? Ha ha.

[scdan4]

I'm assuming this is a good pictorial demonstration of a fucked rear beam?

 

[Austin of England]

So the recent -1 temperatures meant this became a little more pressing! I ran it for a while- I would say up to temperature but as it doesn't have a gauge I had to vaguely guess based on holding the upper rad hose. Anyway one of the hoses going into the cabin was warm and the other stayed cold, despite my changing the cabin temperature controls from max cold to max hot and back again. I guess the solenoid motor is kippered and has stuck closed. I'll check them again tomorrow after work when I Know for sure the engine has some proper heat in it.

As the heater controls, save the direction/vent selector, are all electrical I assume the valve controls temperature entering the cabin?

 

-this isn't the exact same arrangement but is more or less the same.

Hi The valve controls the amount of hot water getting to the heater, I bought a MkV Fiesta cheap last Feb and it was the same, cold all the time, replacement valves can be picked up for very little on e-bay but I am a bit dubious about their quality.

What I did was to remove my valve (5 min job) and have a look. Inside there is a plunger with a rubber seal on the end, I pushed the plunger to the open position (confirmed by blowing through the water pipes) and refitted to the car but did not reconnect the power cables, it is now on permanent hot and I ran it like that all last summer regulating the temperature by opening the windows.

[scaryoldcortina]

I'm assuming this is a good pictorial demonstration of a fucked rear beam?

 

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Yup.

[drum]

I put a witter tow bar on the Santa Fe for about £100. Had to get a wee relay box to deal with the canbus wiring loom for the lights. It's a bit of a pain as you have to run a live feed to the relay box. I took it from a spare fuse slot and popped an inline fuse in.

 

Somebody might be about to tell me I've created a fire bomb.

[overrun]

I'm assuming this is a good pictorial demonstration of a fucked rear beam?

 

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SIK CAMBA BR0!

[robinmasters]

What runs of the auxiliary belt on an xud? Alternator,  steering pump,  anything else?  

[Guest Hooli]

Overweight ants trying to slim for summer?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opps, it's the stupid question thread, not the stupid answer thread. sorry.

[drum]

Cherish: to love, protect and care for.

 

Has anyone ever, in the history of number plates, cherished theirs?

[Timewaster]

Stereo wiring. Use a meter to check the lives and earth, then use an AA battery to check the speakers. Touch a pair of wires to plus and minus on the battery should give a click/thump from the speaker.

I always use a 9V battery. If you can see the speaker cone it will punch forward if the polarity is correct and pull back if wrong.

Speaker wires are usually pairs of a colour with a stripe on one.

 

Also beware of guessing.

80s Vauxhalls had a black live wire. My 80s CD player died in a cloud of smoke.

Coincidence?

[Timewaster]

Anyone got real life experience of an Insignia CDTi? I know all Vauxhalls are shit

I had an SRi hire car for a few days.

This is not an anti new car rant. I like new cars.

 

It was slow. And I drive an Eco diesel Focus.

 

The seats were German. The tyres had sidewalls the width of my finger. The ride was by Max Power and it crashed and bounced and jiggled over every bump.

 

I was glad to give it back.

 

I seem to remember the radio was good. *faint praise *

[oldcars]

Jokey wheel? Ha ha.

Class, must be like the square one on my Adria.

[Snipes]

I've always thought facelift Elite-spec Insignias looked alright. Never actually tried one.

[bub2006]

Has anyone got an ignition switch wiring diagram for the c15? Mine has 4 wires, 2 beige 2 green. 1 beige and both green put all ignition on and fuel solenoid and the other beige one touched to the others and released starts it. Looking on ebay and they all have different coloured wires with a different multi plug. Thanks

[Lacquer Peel]

What runs of the auxiliary belt on an xud? Alternator, steering pump, anything else?

Air conditioning if fitted.

[andy18s]

Excellent - they do a small trailer for £500 and aren't that far away!

 

Rocking up with cash in hand the best option then I assume

We negotiated a free spare wheel and carrier by waving pound notes under their noses..

It's all Polish made,then shipped over and assembled in their yard