jimbrad

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Hi everyone, can anyone tell me if there is an easy way of getting the yellow knob back on with the long spring. I have asked my son in law to help, he is 6'4 and 30 stone and he can not compress the (new)spring. I am wound up like a Duracell bunny over this so please help.
 
Yea. Sounds like the yellow shaft is in the four wheel drive position (down).
Like has been said. Lift the yellow while pulling back on red and it should lift, exposing more shaft to take the spring and screw the yellow knob back on.
Don’t forget to push the red fully forward when done or it won’t go very fast.
 
The actual process is spend ten minutes trying to get spring on, realise its been pushed down, pull red lever back then forward again, lift shaft try to fit spring, accidently push it down again whilst trying to fit spring, spend ten minutes not realising you've pushed it down again, pull red lever back, lift shaft , push spring on, look round for yellow knob, wonder where you put yellow knob, spend ten minutes looking for yellow knob, find knob under car, wonder how it got out of car, repeat process till its fitted.
 
The actual process is spend ten minutes trying to get spring on, realise its been pushed down, pull red lever back then forward again, lift shaft try to fit spring, accidently push it down again whilst trying to fit spring, spend ten minutes not realising you've pushed it down again, pull red lever back, lift shaft , push spring on, look round for yellow knob, wonder where you put yellow knob, spend ten minutes looking for yellow knob, find knob under car, wonder how it got out of car, repeat process till its fitted.
have you been spying on me?! o_O
 
have you been spying on me?! o_O
what made it worse was when the reversing light didnt work and realising you had managed to disconnect the wire so had to take everything off again to re fit it, although the rattle from the gear lever is now gone - last time I take the floor up just to change the o ring, in future it rattles till i have another reason to take the floor up
 
blimey thats rather futuristic :eek:
yes its definitely not period correct on it, the bloke i bought it off (who restored it) said the owner before him was going to turn it into a naval shore patrol replica and drilled a couple of holes for extra lights next to the rear lights but never got round to actually finishing it, the bloke i bought it off just put a sidelight in one side for a reversing light and a brake light for a fog light in the other
 
The actual process is spend ten minutes trying to get spring on, realise its been pushed down, pull red lever back then forward again, lift shaft try to fit spring, accidently push it down again

whilst trying to fit spring, spend ten minutes not realising you've pushed it down again, pull red lever back, lift shaft , push spring on, look round for yellow knob, wonder where you put yellow knob, spend ten minutes looking for yellow knob, find knob under car, wonder how it got out of car, repeat process till its fitted.
 

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