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 Topic: MOT Fail Reasons |
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alyoung
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 Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:00 am Subject: MOT Fail Reasons |
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Can anyone enlighten me with a little bit more detail on the wording/terminology of the following statements from my MOT FAIL:-
"Nearside front upper MacPherson Strut has excessive play in the slid ... |
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Topic: Problem With Gears Going from 5th or 4th ! |
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alyoung
Replies: 6
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:46 pm Subject: Re: Problem With Gears Going from 5th or 4th ! |
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Any "crunching" when switching between the gears, when it goes from 4th to 5th? |
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Topic: Problem With Gears Going from 5th or 4th ! |
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alyoung
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:33 pm Subject: Re: Problem With Gears Going from 5th or 4th ! |
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Is there any noise when you drive it normally? Or does it slip out of any gear, at all? |
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Topic: Rear suspension on driver side -SOLID- |
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alyoung
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:31 pm Subject: Re: Rear suspension on driver side -SOLID- |
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[quote="Harry"]Sounds like it, unless the trailing arm has seized but is more unlikely. Not an expert in that field[/quote]
Any way of telling if it's the trailing arm? |
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Topic: Rear suspension on driver side -SOLID- |
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alyoung
Replies: 3
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:27 pm Subject: Rear suspension on driver side -SOLID- |
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Drove my 1.9d today and felt a bit weird, then when I went over a speed ramp at slow speed I noticed that on the way down that the rear driver side literally had no supension...really hard, to the poi ... |
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Topic: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! ***SORTED*** |
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alyoung
Replies: 18
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:48 pm Subject: Re: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! |
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Thanks to all you guys but the Grinder method did it in a feww minutes and then a few blows with the hammer and they were off.
Next time I wouldn't even bother with heat?lubricant/freeze spray etc. ... |
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Topic: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! ***SORTED*** |
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alyoung
Replies: 18
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:53 am Subject: Re: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! |
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[quote="Addaz"]Sledge hammer
Or lees d**k
Either works well[/quote]
Hard to do that lying on your side with the car on axle stands...with the Sledge Hammer, that is  |
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Topic: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! ***SORTED*** |
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alyoung
Replies: 18
Views: 3186
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:51 am Subject: Re: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! |
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[quote="00budham00"]Bigger hammer[/quote]
Trust me...tried that, bits of disc everywhere! |
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Topic: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! ***SORTED*** |
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alyoung
Replies: 18
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:48 am Subject: Re: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! |
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[quote="MrBSI"]Grinder, cut a slot in to the disc & a nice big wack with your chisel will soon break the disc free :wink:[/quote]
Grind from the edge -down? |
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Topic: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! ***SORTED*** |
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alyoung
Replies: 18
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:40 am Subject: Seized like you wouldn't believe!! ***SORTED*** |
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Trying to change my front brake discs on my 1.9D, got the calipers and locking screws off no problem but the discs are seized, unbelieveably.
I've tried WD-40, Freeze Spray and heating the disc but ... |
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