Recent content by V8P6B

Thanks. I'll find a stronger magnet tomorrow & give it a go. I've already tried with a magnetic pickup tool. Not strong enough...

Colin, when you repaired yours, how did you get the broken end out of the diff? I'm struggling with mine. The splined end of the broken shaft is still in place.

Cheers Clive, I'll let you know how I get on.. I may take you up on it. At least I know what I'm going to be doing on my next set of rest days... Tony

Good point. What about repair options? New halfshaft(s) or just chuck a good 2nd hand diff in?

Thanks Clive. Sounds like I'm gonna be busy! Will the disc come out if I remove the outer brake pad? Save me mucking about with the calipers too much?

Sorry Clive, when you say diff halfshafts, do you mean internally in the diff housing, e.g. the bit the brake discs and rear drive shafts bolt onto? Can these be changed without dropping the diff?

Diff halfshafts seem fine, and the handbrake's holding the car. Prop shaft spins but there's nothing coming out of the diff... I won't know fully til I get into it. Just hope I can fix it before Silverstone Classic...

Hi All, I was reversing my car out of the garage this morning to do some work on the front end, and just afterI started moving, there was an almighty bang from under the car, and a horrible grinding noise which changed with engine rpm. Turned everything off & looked under the car, all the...

Sad news indeed. He will be missed in the Rover community. RIP Pilkie

The old girl passed her MOT again today. The list of advisories is on the up though, so some winter work needed. Not too bad, mostly rubber bushes & a slightly perished tyre. Easy fixes...

I was thinking of fitting a facet pump at the rear on the reserve line. I had some kind of plan to retain the mechanical pump, and switch to the electric if vapour lock occurred. I was wondering that, as I assume there is a switch on the choke cable to activate the choke warning circuit, maybe I...

As Pilkie says, use a greased one. I obtained a greased one as part of my refurb, as I needed replacement de dion elbows. I got a really good de-dion setup from a later car, and have never regretted it. But its just as easy to grease up an oil type one. The de dion gaiters seem to last longer...

Several times now after a run I've noticed that one of my hs6 dash pot dampers has come unscrewed and ends up sticking out the top of the cover by a couple of inches. It screws down tight again, but ends up undone again over time. Has this happened to anyone else?

I converted mine in about an hour. Easy Peasy. The worst bit was routing the extra wire. There's a link HERE.

1998 MGF, 57K miles, very nice example, amazingly fun car to drive and enjoy. Modena Red with Red interior. Interesting reg number, valued at £700. Loads of history, many receipts and large file with previous MOT's etc. Previous owner was MGOC member, & car has been garaged for most of its life...