Also, if there’s no rotation at the prop shaft, how the heck can they test the handbrake effectively ? They called a fail on that too saying it didn’t lock the rear wheels. I explained that it brakes the rear prop and got a vacant look. it’s in to a ‘proper’ garage Tuesday but I think I’m...

<grumbles> So, while the hub should disassemble reasonably easily as it’s been apart recently to replace the front diff, work has paused because (apart from it being OH’s birthday) the Lemforder ball joints I ordered from ECP had transformed into Febi-Blistein ones by the time they’d arrived. a...

Have some plus gas from euro crap arts will apply liberally

Hmm. He said that 4x4 mode means one wheel is spun in one direction and the other wheel in the same axle is spun in the opposite direction. He said that this prevents wind up. I can’t quite get my noggin around the physics of it but I suppose if the rotation is equal but opposite the net...

Thanks guys, I’m really angry with them. On Monday he said ‘because it’s not permanent 4x4 he had done it on rollers’ yesterday -after I’d grilled him on Monday and spoken to DVSA he said: I checked to see if it had permanent 4x4 and put the rollers into 4x4 mode -which is a completely...

Thanks guys, that’s all super helpful. I’ve been squirting screw fix no-nonsense fluid on for a couple of days. Will pop to euro car parts for Plus Gas. Will get a wire brush / flap disk for drill / dremel too. Probably going to start this tomorrow -will let you know how I get on !

I’ve only just installed one of ABS sensors, the other is about a year old so I’m not too worried about them, the Swivel hub scares me and ‘breaking the taper joints’ especially so. here’s a pic of the supposedly damaged boot which is making this all necessary

On a scale of 1 to Dental abscess how much of a pain is this going to be ? I’ve got a couple of days to do it…

Removal tool arriving tomorrow, swear box cleared

Yikes ! nice pit though !

Hi, So it looks like I’m going to have to do my ball joints and I’m not looking forward to it as my girl is a little bit rusty. So I was wondering whether any of you fine folks had any particular recommendations for a really good penetrating fluid ? Thanks in advance (again) Bob

yeah, that’s what I thought. I contacted DVSA for clarification and they weren’t terribly helpful. I’m about to speak to the test centre again now.

Gently,I hope ! like I said, the sound was almost identical to an air-cooled VW, a bit ‘whirry’ if you know what I mean.

Yikes ! So damage to VC, front and rear diffs, CV joints ? Etc ? I’ll be having some Choice words with them tomorrow

I have nanocom. will have a look and post the results to See if there’s anything amiss

Hmm.. the exhaust has definitely seen better days -although it did odd an MOT emissions test today. I will need to look into a replacement and I supose that Stainless is the way to go… $$$’

Yeah, I wondered about that as he actually said ‘as it’s not a permanent 4x4’…. I was absolutely flabbergasted. He couldn’t have caused any harm by doing so could he ? Or would he just get bogus readings ? He also flagged a ball-joint boot (which is intact) and a bump-stop (a replacement for...

So today a total muppet failed my old girl at an MOT test because the ABS light was on. I pointed out that the light stays on until the vehicle is driven above 5mph and then goes out. He shrugged and said that he couldn’t do that on his rolling road so it was a fail. I’m honestly at a complete...

I should check the air intake is all properly back together, I had taken the cover off for some reason and ought to check the join at the Mass air sensor. I do actually have some new plugs to go in, maybe I should look at that before the test

I don’t know, I had the window down and when I put my foot down it sounded ‘off’. the noise was very like an air-cooled VW now that I think about it (if that makes sense) battery has been out but I’ve not been messing with anything engine-related. I did pop some Redex in the tank as it’s her...