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So I've managed to source a replacement which will be arriving tomorrow. I will need to inspect it upon arrival but if it's okay I will be getting it shot blasted, and depending on the price I may get it thermal metal sprayed. There are a couple of firms local to me that do it. If that's too...

Like what you're doing @FirebladeGuy

Very handy. Well done.

That's a great website isn't it! A most helpful resource.

Looking great. What top coat did you use in the end?

Like you say, you can't really see it in the video, but if they are using a section of the prop, presumably they have dismantled the uj and fabricated some means of welding it at 90 degrees.

Reviving an old thread here. I've just removed my prop as the vcu was tightening up somewhat and a bearing has gone. A good friend of mine scrapped his FL1 a year or so ago but kept a load of bits, which he is kindly either donating to me or selling cheaply. Anyway, he has a prop and claims that...

It's been a week for calipers then. Just had the same with my NS one!

Just about managed it okay with some extra axle stands borrowed from a neighbour. When I did it some years ago I managed to remove and refit on my own and recall that the removal was okay but refitting was a bit awkward on my lonesome. *edit* I do have one little job I really could do with your...

So the whine is still present from time to time after the car has stood over night. Today I've whipped off the prop so will see if that has changed things tomorrow morning. The more I think about it though I'm wondering about the auto box fluid level. My gut feeling is that it will still have...

Removed the prop with a tight VCU and one duff bearing, in readiness for replacements in the next few weeks.

Had the simultaneous delight of knocking another job off the list with a replacement front caliper fitted making the world of difference, only to discover another job to add to the list. LH driveshaft inside boot split. Most annoying given that it is a GKN shaft that is less than two years old...

I always use OEM parts, or sometimes genuine, but none of them seem to last like the original parts

HI Andy, I note you say the car is rotted, but is there any chance the rear subframe is any good? I'm not too woried about surface corrosion as I'll get it shot blasted and painted, but it would need to be solid.

Yep, every car I've ever had does it. Cracking open any one of the other windows just a smidge is usually enough to stop it.

Come on John, that warrants a pic.

I shall do the rear arms too, and probably with poly bushes too. My diff and hubs will stay as is though. I polyed the diff front mount a few years ago.

I think powder coating for the spare wheel carrier is a good option, but I wouldn't be overly keen for it on the subframe as its more likely to get scratched or damaged and then you can end up with unseen corrosion, and it's difficult to repair damage satisfactorily. What state was that subframe...

I so wanted to head up to Dartmoor for a day out today.

Ah, I see. Thought the first one looked like a toggle in the pics. My mistake