Dust Boots

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I think the magazine has improved massively over the past few months.

It used to be a thin, average quality mag. that I would read in 5 minutes and then move on, having felt little attachment to the club or its members.

But look at it now - a thick glossy publication that I...

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Hello Peter,

All went smoothly for me.

Used the "print all" option - although only need the first page (it covers both days), as the other 2 are just advertising the package options.

Can you forward the mail to another pc and print from there maybe?

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All done and back together.

Torqued to lower value then nipped to next castellation for the split pins. Both were one flat tighter than the marks I’d made so a good use of my newly acquired Halfords Advance torque wrench - was getting a bit boring having done 52 wheel nuts
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Thanks Mike.
And cheers saleen too.

Found some likely candidates today in a cardboard box at a nearby old school motor factors, called appropriately “Whoopee” so fingers crossed they’ll do the job.

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It’s a ‘65 Mike.
I’ll post up whether I’ve had any success tomorrow.

Thanks....

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Haha - yes, but that's not the half of it!

They'd tried the centre push horn with no sound resulting so came to ask if it was elsewhere. I showed them the small dome button behind the oil pressure gauge and explained that as it was so buried I tend to use hand signals instead - but it...

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Cheers Martin - yep, there's one more likely parts shop I'll hopefully have time to try tomorrow and if not I'll nip to the garage next door....

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Nope - didn't even have a universal kit in stock.

Looks like it's on to sorting the lawn mower drive clutch for this afternoon instead then!...

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Seems there's a Eurocarparts place open on a Sunday about half an hour away - fingers crossed!

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Hi,

Car failed MOT yesterday on a split dust boot on the inner steering arm connection - yep, schoolboy error!

Managed to get the steering arm off and noticed a small tear in the ball joint boot too so want to replace both.

In the good old days I'd have wandered...

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Looks a good price, in case of interest to someone...

https://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/st...rd-351m-549911...

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Ah yep - they say it too......

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I've not got around to refurbishing my T-10 and it's 2 years now since the Toploader replaced it - was going to be a nice winter project.

From what I've found "gear5th" on eBay seem to have the most parts availability before you go looking at specific specialists.

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Always good to have a clean MOT like that - happy days!

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Seen most weekdays in the adjacent car park from our offices next to Brooklands...

Nice looking S197 - Vista Blue? with white stripes - AE06 reg. and only doing about 3.5k miles per year....

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For a manual use GL4 such as Comma EP80W-90 readily available from Halfords etc.

I've used it in my BW T-10 and Toploader boxes.

Apparently the sychro rings don't get on so well with GL5 spec. so better to stay away from that.


Be interesting to hear what's...

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Thanks for posting the update Karl.

All looks good and sounds like you have the build very much in control from the detail of the spec.

What the heck is a 9 way adjustable timing set then? I don’t have that much adjustment on my car seats....

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Well Real Steel would be the one to come to mind but not had personal experience of them.

I guess the important thing is the re-manufacturing origin of the engine supply, rather than the putting it in a crate and selling it bit.

If it was me I'd like to see a full list of the...

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Could it be the float level/s slightly low?

...as in the brief stumble gives the pump a chance to top the chamber/s up.