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- Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:45 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Differential overhaul
- Replies: 207
- Views: 22692
Re: Differential overhaul
Got the rebuilt diff, now a 3.9:1, back yesterday. Here is the shocking truth:- IMG_20221024_175315384_HDR.jpg The carrier has split apart. No wonder the half shaft broke! Whether this is cause, or effect, I don't know, but one of the diff bearings had certainly gone. I've been hearing a rhythmic ru...
- Fri Oct 21, 2022 11:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Forum Activity
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3354
Re: Forum Activity
A great many of the people on the facebook group are normal people, but it does attract those that wouldn't survive within the Forum pages, for various reasons. It is a place where some (many?) expect instant gratification from their questions. Some of them don't look up anything themselves and jus...
- Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Forum Activity
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3354
Re: Forum Activity
If it's any consolation, it's the same with other organisations that I am a member of. There is an active website and / or forum, well used, full of useful info. Someone (probably well-meaning) sets up a Facebook page for it, users cluster around it like moths around a lightbulb, and half the websit...
- Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gloucestershire Minors especally Traveller owners
- Replies: 1
- Views: 423
- Fri Oct 07, 2022 9:17 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Differential overhaul
- Replies: 207
- Views: 22692
Re: Differential overhaul
So is replacing diff bearings and swapping crown wheels a no-go?
I have a good 3.9 crown wheel and pinion on a cage that's worn, and a good 4.22 crown wheel and pinion on a good cage, with a damaged bearing.
I have a good 3.9 crown wheel and pinion on a cage that's worn, and a good 4.22 crown wheel and pinion on a good cage, with a damaged bearing.
- Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:59 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Differential overhaul
- Replies: 207
- Views: 22692
Re: Differential overhaul
2 years on, time to revive this thread. A halfshaft broke on Saturday. I've got the axle off the car & the diff (a 4.22) out, so that it can be cleaned up properly. However, the diff is very stiff. A quick inspection showed why. IMG_20221005_212217017.jpg IMG_20221005_212221922.jpg original_cfb3...
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:47 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Old radio component?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 875
Re: Old radio component?
Yes, I think you're right. I didn't look at the photo close up, but now I have they are clearly coils wound around the outside. It's a tuning coil.
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:01 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Old radio component?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 875
Re: Old radio component?
It probably is a capacitor of some sort, possibly twin ganged, variable, for use in a valve set.
- Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:36 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Gearbox woes
- Replies: 112
- Views: 18647
Re: Gearbox woes
It is a bit quieter now, so I think it was the gears bedding in. I had transferred all the innards from a cracked bell housing to a sound one, and I guess they just meshed in slightly differing positions compared to when they were in the old one.
- Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:58 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Rear hub gasket
- Replies: 56
- Views: 9246
Re: Rear hub gasket
To eliminate any confusion and to ensure that the rear hub bearing has the correct lateral loading between hub and half-shaft the thickness of the hub gasket which determines the amount of loading should be correct . It cannot be assumed that the gasket supplied is the right thickness. Too thin and...
- Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: E85 fuel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 787
E85 fuel
I know there's been a lot of discussion on high ethanol fields on here, and I don't really think I want to reopen that discussion. What I would like to know is if any Minor owners on here, in France or elsewhere, have used E85 fuel in their Minors? If so, what changes have you made to the fuel syste...
- Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can I mix E10 with E5 petrol?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2686
Re: Can I mix E10 with E5 petrol?
Assuming you have Ethanol compatible fuel lines etc (need that for E5 and E10) apart from it using more you shouldn't notice any difference by using E10. SAE R6 fuel line is compatible with E10 fuels:- https://www.continental-industry.com/en/solutions/fluid-handling/passenger-cars/powertrain/fuel-s...
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can I mix E10 with E5 petrol?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2686
Re: Can I mix E10 with E5 petrol?
I bought a bottle of Lucas Ethanol Stabiliser today. Allegedly treats 300l of fuel, for £9.99. In other news, I spoke to Burlen Fuel Systems today, and they confirmed that any carb seal kits & fuel pump diaphragms sold by them in about the last 10 years are E10 proof. As I have fitted new seals ...
- Sat Oct 02, 2021 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can I mix E10 with E5 petrol?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2686
Re: Can I mix E10 with E5 petrol?
How good is the Valvemaster additive? Is it endorsed by the FBHVC?
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:49 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Head gasket failure-3rd in 2½ years
- Replies: 73
- Views: 15717
Re: Head gasket failure-3rd in 2½ years
Have you read the post above?
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:53 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Head gasket failure-3rd in 2½ years
- Replies: 73
- Views: 15717
Re: Head gasket failure-3rd in 2½ years
The gauge sender is in the head. It screws into the head just under & to the rear of the thermostat. I have tested it out of the head, as described above, and it seemed fairly accurate set against a thermometer.
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:46 am
- Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
- Topic: How to post a photo
- Replies: 101
- Views: 113526
Re: How to post a photo
Without wishing to stray too far OT, I suspect Facebook has taken a lot of attention. I prefer the forum, as the problem with Fb is things go viral very rapidly, and before you know it, it's out of control. As for our ultimate fate, well we are all destined for the great scrapyard in the sky sooner ...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:05 am
- Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
- Topic: How to post a photo
- Replies: 101
- Views: 113526
Re: How to post a photo
For that to work I think you need to upload a photo rather than a link to one on the internet. It says somewhere in the FAQ that you need to link to a photo. Where would I upload a photo to? Let's try this:- 33002_Eridge_IMG_20210904_144723752_HDR.png Ok, so an attachment works. Now, how do get tha...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:54 am
- Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
- Topic: How to post a photo
- Replies: 101
- Views: 113526
Re: How to post a photo
Thanks Keith. What I want is a picture like yours in my signature, but I can't get it to work for me.
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:43 am
- Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
- Topic: How to post a photo
- Replies: 101
- Views: 113526
Re: How to post a photo
New test post.