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Eat

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• Sep 28, 2015

• #121

Got to the MOT station and drove their fine handed the keys to the tester he goes out and short time later returns says sorry mate no clutch. Managed to bleed the slave cylinder and get it home and today changed the master cylinder but still no clutch. Turns out the flexi hose has given up so more work tomorrow.

 

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honolulujoe

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• Sep 28, 2015

• #122

bugger

 

Blackburn

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• Sep 29, 2015

• #123

It will all be worth it in the end hope the retest goes ok mate you deserve it after all the effort you have put in.

 

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Jam1

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• Sep 29, 2015

• #124

Eat said:

Got to the MOT station and drove their fine handed the keys to the tester he goes out and short time later returns says sorry mate no clutch. Managed to bleed the slave cylinder and get it home and today changed the master cylinder but still no clutch. Turns out the flexi hose has given up so more work tomorrow.

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The flexi let go on my 90 during a conversation with my son which went "stick your head under there and when I pump the peddle you look for where the fluid is leaking from" ......he wasn't happy and I tried my best not to laugh too much ...poor little sod

 

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Eat

Active Member

• Sep 29, 2015

• #125

new flexi fitted and clutch working again try for MOT in the next few days and lets hope it passes

 

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Eat

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• Sep 30, 2015

• #126

its a PASS
bit of a whine when I decelerate from the rear diff any ideas ???

 

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jamesmartin

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• Sep 30, 2015

• #127

Eat said:

its a PASS
bit of a whine when I decelerate from the rear diff any ideas ???

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pinion bearings wearing

 

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Eat

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• Sep 30, 2015

• #128

thanks James what's the best way to check it

 

jamesmartin

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• Sep 30, 2015

• #129

feel for any play in the diff flange, obvioulys it rotates but in shouldnt have any up/down sideways or in /out

 

Blackburn

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• Sep 30, 2015

• #130

Congrats on the MOT.

 

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Eat

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• Oct 1, 2015

• #131

thanks for comments
back seats in now
had a look at the diff seams ok no play in the pinion

 

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jamesmartin

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• Oct 1, 2015

• #132

Eat said:

thanks for comments
back seats in now
had a look at the diff seams ok no play in the pinion

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there doesnt have to be play for bearing o whine there will be eventually ,remove rear prop and run on the front

 

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Eat

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• Oct 1, 2015

• #133

cheers James
will give it a go
going to use it for a while and see if anything else goes wrong first it has plenty of oil in the diff so would think it will last

 

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honolulujoe

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• Oct 2, 2015

• #134

well done on the mot

 

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Eat

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• Oct 3, 2015

• #135

put grease in the uj joints and seems a little better but I think James has diagnosed the problem its the pinion bearing
saying that drove very well felt quite responsive steering good and quite light
do you need to take the diff off to replace the bearing

 

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Eat

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• Oct 15, 2015

• #136

repaired the back door panel with new hardboard just not able to pinion bearing for a few weeks

 

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Eat

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• Nov 4, 2015

• #137

Hi
Can anyone tell me which antifreeze (colour) to use in the series 3 it has none at the moment ?
Cheers

 

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divie

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• Nov 4, 2015

• #138

Blue antifreeze, the pink stuff is for later engines with steel headgasket composition.

 

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Eat

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• Nov 5, 2015

• #139

replaced the gearbox mounts today they must have been original next is the engine mounts. hope it sorts the thumping when reversing.