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When the pistons is canted over it won't help with the ring seal, so oil consumption and power will be affected.

Not only expensive, and rusty, but depending on when it was made, possibly illegal, as trailers need to satisfy type approval or an IVA these days:

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Are the plans to make that out of steel, or something thicker... or....?

ndevans wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 4:04 pm Only problem with using the old carrier as a drift is..... How do I then remove it when it becomes stuck in the hub along with the new one?

You either grind down the circumference, or cut a slot in it before doing so....

Very normal, they should be a good interference fit, a hammer with a drift, or the old outer race is a good way to get them in square.

Can need a proper clout

That's more like it!

Yep, agreed, file away.

Old outer race is excellent for driving the new one in ;)

There's normally two grooves on the inside of the hub behind the bearing outer race in two spots to allow you to punch it out from behind -it is easy to miss if there is a load of grease in there. Definitely no pullers required, dubious if they would work either, to be honest. If it hasn't got the g...

EFI or go home :p

If short trips, quite expected I would say.

Any plans to turbocharge it?!

Very cool, bet she revs out nicely

Jimny gearbox or something else?

Fits in there lovely

There should be no play, they are tape roller bearings so to tighten: - Loosen nut on the stub axles, after removing split pin - Tighten, gently until you start to feel the disc having some more resistance to spinning, then back off 1/4 turn so it spins freely. - There should be no play now, if ther...

Could well be just a stone stuck in the caliper, quite common, either that or something has moved this can happen because of: - Wheel bearing as above - Worn caliper casting allowing pad to contact central 'hat' of the disc - Loose bolts - Rust built up - Aforementioned stone - Bent stub axle - Bent...

I don't know off the top of my head, but it is in the workshop manual, and the Haynes version of it too.

Petrol will still be commonplace in 30 years time, I am certain of that.

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I don't think an additive will protect your rubber from ethanol but for whats its worth I used to run my Hillman Imp on Valvemaster but that was a freshly rebuilt engine with standard valves and after running it for a couple of years on road rallies etc it was running sweet as a nut. Being an alumi...

Hybrids available until 2035.