It's Sunday - time for confession Father

[Barrykearley]

So which one is speed which one is abs.

no doubt I've smashed the most expensive 

[Chillidoggy]

Barry, might be time for this, and a regroup before you go completely banzai, eh?

If it's any consolation, me and 'er indoors (probably should read 'er in the garage') are still on that poxy window carpet.

[swindon_alan]

You've buggered the ABS (more expensive) one mate:

[swindon_alan]

I've put a post up in the cross ref section for the VSS for future reference:

 

[Barrykearley]

It's now all in pieces - rear wheel bearings a bit grumbly - inner seal looks split - so add one of them to the list of parts required. Can't read the part numbers off the bearing - anyone know @swindon_alan??

And the alan bolts which hold the hub onto the rear upright were a total bstard to get off. Heat didn't help at all - two pairs of hands - one with a bar on an alan key under lots of tension - hammer and chisel to free them round. How those are £2.50 each plus vat at sj God only knows.....

will sit and figure out a shopping list - but guessing it's not gonna be short

 

[Sparky]

The wheel bearing is a standard one for Renault fronts, therefore not expensive.  Can't remember the reference but a factor will match the old one.

[march]

52 minutes ago, Sparky said:

The wheel bearing is a standard one for Renault fronts

Be careful not to buy the really cheap ones - made in China with dubious tolerances and life expectancy. QH are good.

[sailorbob]

The QH rear wheel bearing part number is QWB467.

[Barrykearley]

That was my next question- cheers @sailorbob

[Chillidoggy]

1 hour ago, Barrykearley said:

It's now all in pieces - rear wheel bearings a bit grumbly - inner seal looks split - so add one of them to the list of parts required. Can't read the part numbers off the bearing - anyone know @swindon_alan??

And the alan bolts which hold the hub onto the rear upright were a total bstard to get off. Heat didn't help at all - two pairs of hands - one with a bar on an alan key under lots of tension - hammer and chisel to free them round. How those are £2.50 each plus vat at sj God only knows.....

will sit and figure out a shopping list - but guessing it's not gonna be short

 

 

My caphead screws in the hubs were complete bastards to undo, like yours. And one side required a 5mm socket, the other was 6mm. Good old Lotus, eh?

Those rear wheel bearings will need a big torque wrench on them.

[Barrykearley]

i thought it would press out of the bolty bit - that's saved me a job

[Steve V8]

12 minutes ago, ian29gte said:

Those rear wheel bearings will need a big torque wrench on them.

Or a little torque wrench and big arms.

[Barrykearley]

Or 

[Chillidoggy]

Careful with using one of those. You could end up doing some damage, like breaking a hub carrier, or something.

[Barrykearley]

it will be put together correctly chap -  it's only a few bolts

[Chillidoggy]

That's probably what the last bloke said before cracking the hub carrier.

[Barrykearley]

I somewhat doubt it - but it probably explains why one side has polybushes and the other side doesn't...... I reckon they bust the one and then abandoned the whole idea.

thanks garage monkey at the specialist 

[Chillidoggy]

Yup. Either broke it getting the old link pin out, or broke it trying to wind it back in, and called it a day.

[Barrykearley]

Shopping list compiled - fingers crossed sj have it all.....

[Sparky]

[Barrykearley]

I bloody hope you are wrong

[Chillidoggy]

Sorry @swindon_alan, what did you say your favourite film was?

[Barrykearley]

I feel there's a p£ss take hiding there somewhere.......

anyway - to all you doubting Thomas's- whom should have replaced chassis pipes and oil seals when they had the chance....... all parts in stock - and on way to me from sj.

word of warning to anyone - do not break the NS hub - he hasn't got them..

7 hours ago, Sparky said:

That bad feeling was just the thrashing my debit cards had - it's now quivering hiding somewhere

[Sparky]

Phew!  I knew one was nil stock; didn't know which!

[Chillidoggy]

35 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

I feel there's a p£ss take hiding there somewhere.......

anyway - to all you doubting Thomas's- whom should have replaced chassis pipes and oil seals when they had the chance....... all parts in stock - and on way to me from sj.

word of warning to anyone - do not break the NS hub - he hasn't got them..

That bad feeling was just the thrashing my debit cards had - it's now quivering hiding somewhere