Yes, will try and reshape the ratchet a bit first, pawl seems ok, perhaps slightly rounded, so I think I might re profile it slightly as well! Nothing to lose really! P.s thanks again for the workshop manual link, really helpful

Extracted the entire mechanism today, heres what seems to be the problem, a lot of burring on the ratchet

Excellent, thats what I was looking for, will give it a go tomorrow, many thanks

Ah thats interesting, must check and see, I couldnt budge any of it!

Thanks guys, its def an issue with the ratchet, ideally I’d like to take the whole lever handle oot and clean it etc an check if the rods are bent apparently that can derail the ratchet mechanism but I’m buggered if i can see how to get tit oot

I am wondering if this is wots knackered

hi folks, my ratchet and pawl isn’t pulling on fully, if i stick my finger against the pawl, I can cause it to click into the ratchet, otherwise it goes a couple clicks but won’t pull on fully. So, am thinking either ratchet and pawl are worn or one or more of the springs in the handbrake lever...

Had this in my mustang, was an airlock in the heater matrix, disconnect hoses into the heater box on the engine bay side attach a hose to the in pipe and flush through then connect hose to out pipe and flush. Dont turn hose in full as will damage matrix, gentle flow is enough them fill rad up...

I dont care as long as i got the sticker. Now it doesnt matter.

Wrong. The stang was already on spanish plates, bought it in Pamplona. Was already matriculated with a Cobra 5.0 block instead of the standard sn95 5.0 and a Cobra front end and Rousch bodykit. No problem with any of the itv’s ever.

Left in 2018. Itv man was my neighbour in same village, used to give him the stang to drive to the station. No dramas at all. In fact had more trouble with the mot bollocks here when i was registering them after we came back

If its for the ITV, 50e in an envelope does it. Worked for me. I had a modded Mustang and it never caused any itv probs

Throw itaway an put a 200 tdi in it

A lot of left hookers on the continent were made as knock down kits then reassembled, badged as Santanas in Spain. Gaydon or LR might have info

Mine hasnt worked since 1989. Tried a britpart one and it only registered full then went to zero. Hoofed it in the bin and carry a jerry can. Sorted.

Adjust it right, takes time, shift the arms about as well as the wee round bit, I tow log trailers and can see fine wi them

Lived on Fuerte for years, my Landy came from a banana farm on Tenerife, many happy times on GC up at Arucas

I tried those big mirrors but on the original arms, no good, too much vibration. And the Big prob with putting new hinges on apart from them bein mega dear is that you’ll have to fark about realigning doors etc,....got a pair of new arms and round period mirrors from rimmers i think, fitted and...

Excellent, I get that. The ones I did years ago were horrible hard bloody things, had to rivet them in then the doors wouldnt shut.....☹️ Although that Rover was straighter than my present one , which has had the unfortunate experience of having been subjected to 40 years of Spanish mechanics...

Have ye got an oxy torch yet