Vulgalour's Vehicles - 10/03 Ignition Switch Woe
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
Jacked the car up to see if it might just be a pipe... nope. Fluid just pours out this end of the sphere, I'm not entirely sure how, but it's like someone turned a tap on. Doesn't seem to be a great deal of pressure behind it.
Now the car sits even lower on that side. Super.
Now the car sits even lower on that side. Super.
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
Oh erm BALLS indeed
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
Alien blood, that doesn't look good. Can you swap a sphere from your spare car to keep your daily running?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
Sorry TerryG but it looks terminal. Looks like the casing has split around the diaphram clamping. Changing the sphere can be a nightmare as the pivot shaft needs to be pressed out being carefull not to damage the rubber bushes. I damaged one and can't get another so I am hoping it will not fail me. Here are some photos of my repair.
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Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
I'm hoping that replacing the sphere is something I can do at home, I'd rather not have to take it to a garage if possible due to budgetary constraints. This is really the one thing I've been dreading happening but in some ways I'm glad it has because it means I'll learn how to resolve it. What's weird is that the sphere failed all at once, there was no warning to it and I wasn't using the car at the time it went it just sort of went, without provocation.
Am I right in thinking the sphere essentially gets disconnected from the pipe and is then slid out, but that everything will be seized and what should be a straightforward procedure won't be?
Am I right in thinking the sphere essentially gets disconnected from the pipe and is then slid out, but that everything will be seized and what should be a straightforward procedure won't be?
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
There is a lot of work to remove a sphere like disconnecting the fluid line, brake hose and handbrake cable. The assembly is pretty heavy as well. Good luck.
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
Joy, I'm looking forward to doing all that then.
I'll have to tell the man at the breakers that it's an involved job I guess, he wanted to know how the spheres came off and I couldn't tell him as I didn't know. But I suppose he has the bonus of just being able to cut through stuff rather than dismantle which'd speed things up a bit.
I'll have to tell the man at the breakers that it's an involved job I guess, he wanted to know how the spheres came off and I couldn't tell him as I didn't know. But I suppose he has the bonus of just being able to cut through stuff rather than dismantle which'd speed things up a bit.
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
Right, because it's easier to just drop the rear axle rather than trying to extricate the sphere, that's what I'm picking up on Wednesday. A local garage can come out to me to get both Princesses pumped up for a reasonable fee. If I have some spare cash I'll see what else I can scavenge off the car I'm taking the spheres/axle off, though my blagging skills are usually quite weak so I don't hold out much hope for extra bargains.
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
If you have space why not ask what they want for the whole car then you can drag it home and break it for spares at your leisure. I have gone to buy an engine before, ended up coming home with a whole land rover for an extra £100.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Re: Austin Morris Princess X2
There's two main reasons why I'm not buying the complete car: 1) I don't have the funds and 2)I'll only end up trying to save it. Wednesday I'm off to get the rear axle assembly for a reasonable sum and some other bits of trim if I can get them for not too much. Happily, a customer paid a couple of weeks ahead of schedule a few minutes ago so there's a little bit more to go in the Fix Stuff Fund. Self-employment imposed shoe-string budgets are a thing I could do without, but then so is working the 9-5 drudge so compromises have to be made I guess.
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