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by biomed32uk
Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:49 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Noisy diff
Replies: 5
Views: 1045

Re: Noisy diff

It may just be the angle of the camera but I think I can see some pitting on the teeth.....
by biomed32uk
Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:12 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Speaker Position
Replies: 7
Views: 2078

Re: Speaker Position

I fitted a couple of small speakers into the footwell kick panels, just enough recess there into the kidney panel to take the speaker. I made new kick panels out of MDF so they were stronger, and covered them in the correct vinyl.

Works a treat and discreet.
by biomed32uk
Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:07 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Gearbox woes
Replies: 112
Views: 17426

Re: Gearbox woes

The rebuild guide was mine, I can't remember where it linked to now, possibly my dropbox ??. Do we have a files area on here where it could be loaded to. I personally would whip the box out, find a local engineering shop or someone with a TIG set and get them to weld it back on. I have a mate in the...
by biomed32uk
Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Horn bracket
Replies: 7
Views: 1612

Re: Horn bracket

Piece of sheet, an hour in the workshop and you will replicate that no problem. I agree it looks like a dynamo bracket, with a piece of standard horn bracket attached to it.
by biomed32uk
Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:49 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door bottom repairs
Replies: 19
Views: 9727

Re: Door bottom repairs

A useful article, just tackling the same job, have a post in the bodywork section.
by biomed32uk
Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:44 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door bottom repair
Replies: 7
Views: 1439

Re: Door bottom repair

Spent some time today taking some measurments of the door for reference and started have a dig at the bottom. Found the spot welds along the long edge and popped them apart, rolled the skin up along the bottom edge. Quite a lot of rust in there so glad I am sorting it properly, at least I know its g...
by biomed32uk
Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:02 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Earthing education.
Replies: 7
Views: 1297

Re: Earthing education.

No it's not soldered on, fits over the end of the post and is then retained by the C clip, which also keeps the drive to the rack retained as well. It makes contact with the brass pad in the cap, where the wire goes to. The wiper motor works by switching the earth, that contact in the cap is also ea...
by biomed32uk
Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:29 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Earthing education.
Replies: 7
Views: 1297

Re: Earthing education.

You are missing the contact finger and c clip that holds it on, it makes contact with the lid, you can see the mark where it runs around. This is what sets the park position of the motor.


You can just see it in this picture
wiper motor contact.JPG
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by biomed32uk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:13 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door bottom repair
Replies: 7
Views: 1439

Re: Door bottom repair

Thanks, sure I can see them along the edge, and once I get a few free and can start teasing it apart sure I can work them out. What started as a simple job like everything else escalates First job is to sort out the top of the door by the handle and work out how to tidy that up, the edge of the skin...
by biomed32uk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:35 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door bottom repair
Replies: 7
Views: 1439

Re: Door bottom repair

Thanks for the pics, useful. Where you have the Cleco in you picture are there spot welds along there, took the paint off along there and I am sure there are. Probably best to do that whole panel and easier / neater. Also discovered this mess near the top, someones been there before, and overworked ...
by biomed32uk
Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:30 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door bottom repair
Replies: 7
Views: 1439

Door bottom repair

So my repair of the front door has escalated, as ever prodding and poking has revealed more rust, not bad but there and hiding. The door bottom has had a patch welded underneath, folded and then onto the skin for about 4" towards the front, so whats under there don't know. The flange of the doo...
by biomed32uk
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:11 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door split by quarterlight
Replies: 10
Views: 2069

Re: Door split by quarterlight

Annoyingly they are rechargeable cells in mine, and they are both fine. Putting a meter on them and supplying the solar cell with light increases the voltage. The solar cell by the looks of things is to charge the batteries, there are two photo diodes at each side underneath that sense the arc. I ha...
by biomed32uk
Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:56 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door split by quarterlight
Replies: 10
Views: 2069

Re: Door split by quarterlight

What a stupid wasteful idea, you are quite right, just sprung it apart and there are two lithium cells in there. Its a Sealey helmet as well. Not tested them yet but I think that's a safe assumption as the helmet is a few years old now, and was working well a few weeks back. Being the careful non wa...
by biomed32uk
Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:35 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door split by quarterlight
Replies: 10
Views: 2069

Re: Door split by quarterlight

Well I have taken the bull by the horns, if a jobs worth doing then its worth doing right. I have always had a couple of bubbles coming through the bottom of the door, so while the door is apart lets do the whole thing. Door is now off the car, there are some minor repairs to do along the bottom edg...
by biomed32uk
Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:59 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door split by quarterlight
Replies: 10
Views: 2069

Re: Door split by quarterlight

That's brilliant Mark, I was wondering about plug welding a plate on from above, that's a whole lot easier. I can actually plug weld really well too, my seat mount plates are held on with a series of them through the floor pan. Guess what I am doing the next few days, first to fix my welding helmet ...
by biomed32uk
Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:55 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door split by quarterlight
Replies: 10
Views: 2069

Re: Door split by quarterlight

Thanks both. I though it would need a plate behind, I am certain it has already just had a bead of weld down it, always been able to see it in the 5 years I have had the car, and it was a beating stick item when I bought it. Even with the door off it looks pretty tight in there to get the torch in, ...
by biomed32uk
Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:09 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door split by quarterlight
Replies: 10
Views: 2069

Door split by quarterlight

Seems a common place for front doors to split here, a job I have been putting off sorting out for the last few years, the split has got no worse in that time. However on a rainy dull Sunday I have stripped the door down, removed the top frame etc etc so I can get to it properly. After cleaning the p...
by biomed32uk
Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:45 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Downhill on motorways
Replies: 10
Views: 1929

Re: Downhill on motorways

Some modern cars now do it as well, I have a Mercedes with a 9 speed auto box, if I put it into E mode it will disconnect the engine and transmission, calls it glide mode. As soon as it feels the need to reconnect the two for reasons of control it does so. Dosent actually seem to make much differenc...
by biomed32uk
Mon Dec 24, 2018 2:29 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: cp pistons fitting direction
Replies: 6
Views: 1186

Re: cp pistons fitting direction

That seems to add up then, so the rod is slightly closer to to the plug side then ?, I cant remember now from when I rebuilt mine.
by biomed32uk
Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:10 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: cp pistons fitting direction
Replies: 6
Views: 1186

Re: cp pistons fitting direction

Usually there is a very slight offset of the gudgeon pin towards the thrust side of the engine, which I think if memory serves me right is the spark plug side of the A series.