I got no where with finding the correct size seals , I ended up using atf fluid instead of brake fluid just in that side calliper , seemed to do the trick.

It does seem very harsh over potholes, as if the front shocks are sticky at the top of there travel ,especially accelerating from a stop , as if it's to light at the front, topping out . Better with the chubby missus in , but I prefer driving alone lol

I feel like I have to pull off more gently than I would have thought normally necessary to avoid torque steer ! Especially as it's only the 1351cc ,is there any thing that could be worn out that contributes to this ? Ta

Anybody use car Mats? Are the supposedly made to measure floor Mats any good ? Or am I best cutting thick rubber ones to shape. My carpets worn away just where my heel rests after 140000 miles .

Yup, that looks like it should do the job , it was never going win a concours anyhow.

It's not really the glare from the dash it's that the dash is reflecting in the window ! It must be the perfect angle , read somewhere to sandpaper the surface but that sounds a bit extreme, I'll try different materials placed on it , maybe black felt or wet,n,dry sandpaper.

I'm struggling with being able see with all this sun(lol) were having lately ,seems be reflecting the top of the speedo/tacho pod right in my line of sight ,any tips ?

I understand the way the pads go in ,but just wondering if the knife shaped cut out has a purpose ? And why the pads have to go in a certain way? Bit random ,but it's gone quiet on here since I'm getting no serious problems to post . Oh speedo still ticking even though I greased inner cable thouroug...

That photo of the interior makes me realise my accelerators been bent away from the brake pedal ,which I'm glad of ,as I still sometimes hit it when meaning to brake! Be nice to be able use the resting pad next to the clutch also ,I wonder if that can be bent across?

I'd quite like one even though I don't need it also ,as im very mechanically sympathetic! I bought a supposedly alfasud thermostat off fleabay ,but it had 88 stamped on it , now temp gauge reads just over half instead of just under, but the heaters really hot now, so that's welcome ,and I've got a s...

Cheers that's ok then I can put up with it,it's only in 5th , I was always told you shouldn't rest your hand on gear lever because it would wear the internals,so I was worried that's what was happening ,but I guess that's when the lever is directly fixed to the selector rods .

Not a whine but more of a hiss ,and I've only just discovered if I pull the gear lever to the right against the spring action it goes off ! Do they all do this ?

Which light is supposed stay lit until engine is warm? As I don't see any lit , I had the clocks out to grease the speedo cable inner because it keeps ticking , and noticed there was an empty bulb holder top right of the cluster! No picture of anything on the front so maybe it's supposed be empty? S...

Yes completely knackered whole car shakes to bits over 50mph ,what do I need eBay have some inner CV joints but looks nothing like what I need? Are all models the same ? Cheers

Yes it seems ok otherwise maybe I've just never noticed the gear lever jumping about before ,I knew I'd have trouble tapping the joint back on in situ, just no room then bearings all falling out.

Simple job turned into a nightmare ! With all the bearings dropping out I had to clean the grease out then assemble and regrease but mustn't have greased enough. Hence the driveshaft joint locked and the hub wouldn't lower,but I didn't realise this till after I'd forced the hub down 4 inches with a ...

Nightmare trying get it back on, no where to swing hammer,the ball bearings falling out and dissaoearing down my crazy paving, then driveshaft wouldn't fit back on to disc! So Ive undone from strut ,now the struts 4 inches to long to get back in line to put 4 bolts in ! And I'm stuck ,can't remember...

Struggling with the tapping off bit! What size sledge hammer? On the inner ring? Or housing, possible to do on the car or should of removed it all? Don't fancy my chances of getting it back on far enough for circlip if I do get it off! Scratch that got it off , yes I see the holes don't quite line u...

Yes that hole plugged with no thermostats ,cooled it till my thermostat arrives it makes all the water go through the radiator and not through that rubber pipe that goes across the top of the engine ,for once Haynes is right, the fans never kicked in so that thermo switch must be kapute, I'll wire a...

Still running high ( 3/4) but wondering if having the thermostat out may make it run hotter as there's a hole in the housing that might be the by pass hole and maybe this needs to be blocked when the thermostat opens fully ?

How high does gauge usually go before fan cuts in?

Thanks ,sounds easy enough ,good tip too about the outer, is it the one with the metal shroud thingy I need ? I can't believe they're only £3.25 plus 1.50 post!

Me again! They say problems come in 3s hope it's the last! Cars always registered just below half creeping up to half in traffic then back down once on the move ,but last few days it's on 3/4 even ambling along steady , I've drained refilled coolant, had thermostat in the saucepan ( opened fully) . ...

Can someone run me through the procedure to do this? I'm only used to using the ones where you glue them together ,they seem very cheap on eBay ,suspiciously cheap! ( £3.25) Thanks

Is it normal for the outer edge wear more than the inner? When you're driving like a loon around bends etc, I've also noticed them squealing on supermarket car parks when driving slowly, but heard other cars do this to! To give more toe out I guess the track rod end has to do a full 360 turn ,no sli...

Yes Lou ,still need them thanks I've passed through lots of times but didn't like arriving unannounced ,I love all the roundabouts on the a34 in it . I'll put your number in my phone and bell you next time I'm careering through. Lol

Yes I think I'll leave it as is , I'm not that confident in my inner wing welding for that much stress,lol, I've done 2500 miles in July so it can't be that annoying .

Cheers think I'll undo the front and get missus sit on the wing and tetighten ,as it's very skittish over potholes when going uphill, probably the shocks though.

Should the bolts be tightened as tight as possible so all the suspension movement is taken by the rubber bushes twisting , or should they be slack enough so the metal bush moves around the bolts? I'm guessing tight , and the rear arms rubbers seem a lot firmer than the front arms is this how they sh...

Getting used to avoiding potholes and grids, plus gone down to 26psi (175-65-14) read on some specifications 24psi, do any of you run them this low?