Recent content by GWEN1974

Got the new 9/32 balls and put the box together with 10 9/32 to each shaft bearing and 26 5/16 to the recirculating cage, all as per the workshop manual. When I rotated the shaft, it locked after a half-turn. Took the cover plate off and could persuade the shaft to turn by rocking the cage but...

Thanks Mick for the link. Set of 10 for just£2.80. Can replace all balls in one of the shaft bearings. Will see if the steering box working improves Ken Jones

I have a problem with my manual steering box. I have been replacing seeping gaskets and accidently push the drop arm causing ball bearings to drop out of place. I have stripped the box and am about to rebuild it. I cleaned and counted the ball bearings to make sure I did not lose any. I was very...

I have the green nylon gear drive but not the cable. I cannot find details for the Sherpa tail cable type or connection. My measurements point to needing a 90 deg angle adaptor as well to fit in the P6 tunnel. I can get the BW adaptor machined to fit the ZF so I can keep the P6 angle drive and...

Hi Harvey, A driven gear would be helpful. Thanks

Hi, I am looking at fitting a ZF 4HP22 Sherpa gearbox to my 3500 Auto. Most of the issues and "how to" are covered on other posts. I want to keep the mechanical speedometer drive of the Sherpa tail. One idea I have is to alter a BW65 speedometer adaptor. I have access to a machine shop to...

Hi, Neither of those wiper motors look like a P6 unit. However, on the basis that Lucas motors or their equivalent worked with similar wiring, I have attached an as existing wiring diagram that I drew up for my P6 (in full technicolour) when I was converting it to a VW 99 relay to get a variable...

Thanks Harvey, I cannot tell if they are part of the stub axle or not, but there is a line that could be a joint. However, as they are solidly in place, why disturb them. My problem was when I was fitting the 3D printed adaptor for my vented disc conversion. I had taken the height of the P6...

Hi again, Closer look at the hub axle stub and I can see that there are spacers fitted. There must be another reason for the offset. More investigation needed. KJ

Hi, I am working on a vented disc conversion for my '74 3500 Auto. I have dismantled the front hub assembly and compared it with the workshop manual. I appear to be missing the inner bearing spacer, item 2 on the attached page from the workshop manual. Is this bearing spacer fitted to all P6's...

Hi, I'm tracing wires to the coil on my 1974 3500 Auto before I fit electronic ignition. I have the two white/black wires to the distributor and tach on one side of the coil and two white/yellow wires (one thicker than the other) on the other side which I assume are the feed from the starter...

Thanks, Just the job.

Hi Colin, Everything was stripped back to bare metal and repainted so no clues. Your suggestion of taking a measurement should work as the brackets that bolt onto the bumper will only go on one way. Will try that. Thanks. Ken

Hi , Just starting to put the car back together after chasing rust. The car is a S2 3500 Auto. The rear bumper irons have an offset. Forgot to take a photo. Which way does the offset go - to the outside or to the inside? Thanks KJ

It was about 8 hours work. Did most of the cutting and prepwork on the bench. Essential to label all wires. The fusebox was from Vehicle Wiring products, FBB16U, as well as 2m of the red and blue wire 2mm2, (£24), brass tubing from a hobby/modelling shop on ebay, 8mm heat shrink sleeving and a...