Practically Classics Forum

There was another little update I meant to post. A day or two ago I removed the door panel from the driver's door for three reasons: 1) my wife wanted reminding what the A35's original colour was. The inside of the door is the ideal place to check as it's relatively clean and not bothering to paint ...

Finally found some time to clean up the stub axles (swarf) and install the kingpin tubes and grease nipples. Put some thin roller bearings in place of the bronze washers that are normally under the top trunnions. Need to clean up the thread on one stub axle to fit the hub nuts then install the new h...

Over the past few days I've drifted the old bearings and seals out of the rear hubs, cleaned them thoroughly and give them a coat of paint on the outside. New bearings and tab washers arrived a couple of days ago, to go with the seals and gaskets I've had in the spare box for a while, so I'll be reb...

A faullty oxygen/lambda sensir would cause overfueling.

I thought the Pist Office stopped giving out tax etc from end Match? DVLA didn't renew their contract I believe

After a visit to the mechanic it's showing po170 and po130 codes.. I'm going to give it a dose of injector cleaner and check if anything is amiss.. ive already had a look but can't see anything.. would it be worth changing the lambda sensor? I found my 206 (and my daughter's slightly older 206CC) n...

My daughter has the convertible (2010 model) but it has run flat tyres/rims which can feel very harsh on our awful roads.

Apart from a split coolant hose it has been very reliable. Bought secondhand from a MINI specialist about 6 years ago.

I'm needing something to clean the caked on grease covering my jcb.. do you think jizer would help? I've got a steam cleaner which is pretty good but this stuff has set like concrete... Worth a try .. even if it only softens it ... Then again at the price of it (over £30 per 5l), you may find petro...

Needed a job that kept me out of the rain ... so stripped down the back axle. First up was to pull the halfshafts and mark them L & R (these aren't going back as I have a couple of sets of Spridget halfshafts which are hardened) Largest socket I has was 36mm ... so ... used a large adjustable wrench...

So .... somewhere in the depths of my garage is a small package with two Nitrile Rubber Oil Seals .. but do you think I can find it?? :x So a new pair have been ordered ... The old ones will no doubt turn up where I least expect them either just after I've installed the new ones or as I'm rummaging...