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I fitted a new clutch cylinder and looking at the inside of the pipe connection it looks like a bubble flare fitting and not double flare which it should be. Can someone confirm that and can I use double flare in a bubble flare end?

So if I wanted to fit All terrains on my series 2a which size would they be, currently I have 7.50

sorry for late reply, all sorted now but was pulling with lever. it turns out the plug i was sold had a shoulder inside and so didnt allow me to compress the spring enough to get the thread to bite...

can anyone tell me the rim size in the picture below, am i right in thinking they are 6.5"? cheers

yes I am but its really hard to screw it down, so i now you have me wondering

I am having problems with shifting red knob gear when the plug and spring plunger are put in. it seems the only position that it allows me to screw in the plug is with the gear in the back position but once in i cant shift it? is there an intermediate position as on the diagram in the workshop...

what rivet size did you use in the end? I need to put a few in my bonnet Cheers

Nice paint job, I am in the process of doing up my 2a but a long way off from painting. Out of interest what size domed head rivets did you use?

I have spent the last 8 years in Africa with my 300 tdi and so far have been to 26 countries, have carried a few basic spares and everything have managed to find parts for the 300 tdi. Had I had a TD5 I think i would have had a few problems as there are loads of 300's but not many TD5's. As...

thanks for the advice

I am in the process of restoring a serias 2a and need some advice on painting/ preparation. at what stage to I use etch primer? before or after filler? I was under the impression etch primer was only onto bare metal and not filler but a local paint shop told me to use filler then primer, before...

Hi guys, I wondered if someone can shed some light on a small problem I have. Firstly I want to mention that I am in southern Tanzania about to cross into Mozambique but any work is best done here before I plod on and get a problem, as Mozambique is the wild west with no spares whatsover. I...

sensor checked, reads max temp, connections all checked so pretty sure it is not the wiring. Maybe it is air in the thermostat housing.. if that was the case whats the bleed procedure?

I recently changed the P gasket and viscous coupling and before I did the temp gauge worked and read normal, since completing the job I now get no reading at all! Could the viscous coupling be faulty? Or could there be air in the system and therefore not giving a correct reading?