Mk 2 Cavalier, Simplest ever clutch change. On the front wheel drive gearbox/engine housing bottom there was a half moon plate that gave access to the clutch. First you tapped in some clips to squeeze the unit up some so it would be narrow enough...

Yes, my record was 15 minutes from the car park, do the clutch, put it back in the car park, and clock off the job. I was one of the slower mechanics in the workshop at the time. The thread in the hollow input shaft youmentioned was a bit of an...

Back in the mists, Vauxhalls used to be good to work on - late 80's early 90's Carltons, for example, you could slide the heater matrix out of the side of the heater unit, just like you might do with a pollen filter.

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It could be something getting hot in the speedo. Perhaps a drop (no more!) of oil where the speedo shaft runs in the bush in the back of the speedo might help. Logic: The speedo relies on the generation of eddy currents. These currents...