Practically Classics Forum

I hesitate to disagree with a mechanic of John's experience :) but surely the purpose of the chamfer is to align the teeth and guide them into engagement. If it's the wrong way round the starter will engage noisily or not at all. I think that either the pitch of the teeth is incompatible or the late...

The last time I got my wife to help me in the garage she dropped a CV joint on my foot! She's very good though, she's bought me so many tools that Machine Mart address the catalogues to her

GL5 oil contains sulphur, which can attack yellow metal, so if GL4 is specified, GL5 cannot be used, although some oils claim to be compliant with both GL4 and GL5 specifications and so should be ok. Do not fall into the trap of thinking that GL4 is simply a lower specification version of GL5.