Englishmaninwales

Robin, I 'm not sure I can say anything helpful here..... 😬 (except don't fit them, waste of money, might slow you down, etc) Malcolm

Rob Same here! Malcolm

Yes Ive got the longer studs so at least they're easy to start

Thanks for the replies! Most go in ok but 2 are exceptionally tight!

Hi Mark Any left? Yes please YHM Malcolm

😳My brand new wheelnuts from MB are a tight fit....is this normal?

thanks everyone for replies. Yes Dave, want some protection on those nice newly painted rear wings, the stainless steel protectors weigh 1/2 a tonne 😳. Thanks for the heads up on the paint shop in Ruabon, they've done a nice job, at a reasonable price. They will get the whole car next time

Could someone point me to a dealer/fitting service in N Wales/Chester/Merseyside area?

Hmmmm, thanks. That sounds like a good idea. The only trouble is the state of the roads where they have spent a fortune over the last few years with surface chippings....

Ian YHM

Ian, any progress? malcolm

Which ones available provide the best conformity to the standard CC fibre glass rear wings?Thanks Malcolm

Orange, in Ruabon today at 1230 Malcolm

ian YHM Malcolm

How much for the cam followers alone? Malcolm

Thanks Simon. That was quick!

Would somebody kindly post the compound identification code. Thanks Malcolm

Thank you for giving this due consideration, and the difficulty for change at this stage is clear I doubt my driving is good enough to take advantage of the softer compound!

I would tend to agree with Rob Grigsby, having just purchased soft compound tyres. ☹️ Malcolm

Darren You have mail re clutch disc Malcolm

Miles I agree with you...I was thinking more like 30 seconds thought. If you have the earlier ( larger) alternator you will need to remove the plastic back cover, and run without it. Tighten all of the unions to the sandwich plate before fitting to the car, and grind the corner off the boss on the block. Then sell the system and fit a dry sump..... (sorry last comment 's not helpful!) M

Rear bearings can easily be removed with a drift and hammer rather than resorting to a press. The new bearings can be similarily be drifted in, initially use the outer rim of the old bearing, then finish with a soft brass drift. The grease seals can carefully be tapped in. Be careful not to tap the seals in too far. I made the mistake of replacing 50k mile original bearings for no good reason other than the mileage, only to be supplied with faulty bearings (apparently a faulty batch)that failed within 8 k miles that destroyed the bearing carrier and damaged the driveshaft......if they are working ok and no evidence of wear I'd leave them alone. Edited to add... Roger the bearing failure was catastrophic, and I was luck not to have ended up in the hedge Malcolm Edited by - Englishmaninwales on 3 Feb 2009 23:51:44

Where is the diff oil leaking from?

Much cheaper at Rimmer Bros £14.38+vat here Malcolm Edited by - Englishmaninwales on 3 Feb 2009 10:24:51 Edited by - Englishmaninwales on 3 Feb 2009 10:28:12

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