Paul Richards

If it's the dreaded click, then a new starter won't be the cure. Relay mod is the answer. What are the symptoms? Is engine turning over? Is it turning over quickly enough? Does it fire? Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

As I recall the pencil contact shoud be in touch with the contact ring all the time. It sounds as though the problem is with the horn push. I know I've taken them apart, but can't remember how it's done. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

If the axle isn't solid you lose much of the force of the slide hammer. Removal relies very much on the initial "shock" to free the bearing. I suggest you reconnect the A frame to get best chance. I used to remove Ford halfshafts on a regular basis and some can be really stuck. I made up a slide hammer using an old halfshaft with a cortina hub as the weight. It proved very effective when many proprietary pullers weren't. You'd be welcome to borrow, but It's a bit too heavy to post. LADS Top Tip:- When you replace the halfshafts smear some silicone sealant in the corner of the axle where the bearing sits. This will stop diff oil leaking past the bearing and onto the brakes. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

I stand corrected. Not a part of the car I've had any experience of. By the way I have rivnuts as well as gun. I can replenish stocks at Stoneleigh. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Hi Nick Sorry I can't offer any advice, but just to let you know I'm the custodian of the LADS rivnut gun should you need it. Edited to say :- Is this not the fuel guage sender on the right of the tank? Is the fuel pump not on the rear bulkhead Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional Edited by - Paul Richards on 16 Mar 2008 19:20:44

Paul B. No problem with pics. I've dropped you a blatmail asking for a reply so that I will have your e-mail address to do it. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

John My seat belt bolts (like most) just go straight through the boot cover with no eyelets. Sounds like yours is an improvement over normal. Castlecroft definitely do them. They come in 2 pieces and crimp to make an eyelet that you would use on a ground sheet or similar. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

LADS Top Tip:- I keep the jack, spares bulbs, tow rope and a few other bits and pieces in the jack bag which I bungee strap to the chassis behind the radiator. I also cable tie spare clutch and throttle cables to the diagonal cross member under the plenum. I have a sandwich box with tools located in an aluminium box just in front of the heater. Makes plenty of boot space and behind seat space for other essentials needed on long tours. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

When you say eyelets, do you mean the little brass things that allow the top of the shocker on a live axle car to poke through? You could try a camping shop. Whereabouts are you? There is Castlecroft Camping - Eaton Hill Road, Radcliffe - I'm sure they've got something. Or, you could try Winfields at Haslingden Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom This should help with cut off key wiring here Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Glad to hear you've found the problem. It's quite common. With a steel sump, if you ground it, it can bend up and block the pickup. We used to braize 3 nuts on the pickup so that if they touched the bottom of the sump there was still sufficient room for the oil to pass. If you see what I mean. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom I suspect you'll bump into each other tonight 😬 Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom "Quite a bit cheaper" 😬 😬 😬 😬 😬 Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Tom It's not a big job to raise the car using the adjustable platforms, but if you do decide on AO21Rs, go for the 70 profile if you are worried about ground clearance. Some don't like the look of the bigger profile, but they are quite a bit cheaper and a good all round road tyre in my opinion - See you Wednesday. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Springs are normally measured over an inch. So for your 170lb spring it is the weight needed to compress the spring 1 inch. You can make a primitive gauge using bathroom scales. Put the spring on. Rig up a ruler to indicate when the spring has been compressed an inch - Put appropriate weight on spring and read off the scales. Obviously in practice it's very difficult to accurately perform just using your body weight, especially if they are heavy (strong) springs. I suppose you could try to rig up some kind of frame and a lever to compress the spring or some sort of threaded system to compress the spring. Rising rate - springs which normally get "stronger" the more they are compressed. e.g. to compress 1 inch may take 170 lbs and the next inch 250lbs etc. These springs are normally recognised by coils being closer together at one end than at the other - as per standard rear springs on many 7s. Hope this helps. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

A chance to clean up the brake calipers and check the pads. If you've not already done so I'd change the rigid brake pipes for flexible hoses and attach to the de dion with P clips rather than cable ties. Are you fitting a "new" de dion? If it's the old type and you're using shocker mounts which are attached to the bottom of the de dion I'd seriously consider having the with a metal fillet welded to them (like the later ones). Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Bit of protective film strategically placed on the bonnet is the normal cure. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

Peter New plastic backs and a bit of a refurb (new bits of padding) £151 the pair including carriage. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

*thumbup*OXTED Just had my seats fitted with new plastic backs at Oxted. Excellent service. Sent Monday pm. Back Friday am. Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

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YHM Paul Richards Area Representative - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) LADS Website Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional

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