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Post by gooner on Dec 11, 2016 14:48:16 GMT
To be fair it looks worse that it is. I don't think I have any rust around the bottom, the most sus area is the window frame. I always dread taking the windows out of my van cos of what maybe underneath. 😱
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Post by Morkc68 on Jan 13, 2017 19:37:18 GMT
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Post by Morkc68 on Jan 13, 2017 19:38:18 GMT
Earlier this week we took the westy for his MOT test; passed okay, advisories include grumbling front wheel bearings, handbrake inefficient and he advised we change the fuel filter. Next part for attention is the drivers door, the skin has cracked badly in several places: Its had some form of repair around the mirror' bolt The bonding on the door braces has gone brittle and broken away and one of the braces is loose inside the frame. It needs sorting! The plan is to reskin the door, the frame is excellent so we're going to remove the old damaged one, clean up all of the Dinitrol and treat any rust, paint it up etc before welding the new skin on and paint! Unpicking the spot welds is slow going
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Post by Woody on Jan 13, 2017 19:52:05 GMT
When it's done are you gonna keep it or sell it Mark.
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Post by Morkc68 on Jan 13, 2017 19:56:10 GMT
When it's done are you gonna keep it or sell it Mark. Hopefully keep it for a good few years Neale
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Post by chad on Jan 14, 2017 15:12:02 GMT
Looks like you're making good progress.
A silly question: the front tyre to wheelarch gap seems pretty big - have you got non standard tyres on it?
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Post by Morkc68 on Jan 15, 2017 11:19:38 GMT
Looks like you're making good progress. A silly question: the front tyre to wheelarch gap seems pretty big - have you got non standard tyres on it? They're lower profile tyres, he was lowered for a while and now back to stock height. ill put bigger profile tyres on in due course
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Post by chad on Jan 15, 2017 11:21:54 GMT
Thanks
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Post by sANDYbAY on Jan 15, 2017 15:12:09 GMT
Reading this it looks like your new front wheel bearings only lasted about three years. How many miles do you think they've done?
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Post by Woody on Jan 15, 2017 15:37:55 GMT
Looks like you're making good progress. A silly question: the front tyre to wheelarch gap seems pretty big - have you got non standard tyres on it? They're lower profile tyres, he was lowered for a while and now back to stock height. ill put bigger profile tyres on in due course You could go big with 205/70/15 commercial van tyres and it'll upgrade you gearing as well, it fills the gap and also gives good stability, I had em on mine.
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Post by Morkc68 on Jan 15, 2017 16:11:17 GMT
Reading this it looks like your new front wheel bearings only lasted about three years. How many miles do you think they've done? We did the bearings late 2011 Bob, probably 4000 miles at most, not very many at all
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Post by Morkc68 on Jan 15, 2017 16:12:53 GMT
They're lower profile tyres, he was lowered for a while and now back to stock height. ill put bigger profile tyres on in due course You could go big with 205/70/15 commercial van tyres and it'll upgrade you gearing as well, it fills the gap and also gives good stability, I had em on mine. You read my mind lol We have a set of Hankook 195/70/15, 102 rated tyres on Gusbus, they're excellent tyres. those you had on Beryl filled things out nicely!
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Post by Zed on Jan 18, 2017 9:36:54 GMT
Reading this it looks like your new front wheel bearings only lasted about three years. How many miles do you think they've done? We did the bearings late 2011 Bob, probably 4000 miles at most, not very many at all Might you have run them too tight? The correct setting is proper wobbly loose so it's tempting to give 'em a little more.
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Post by Morkc68 on Jan 18, 2017 22:51:10 GMT
We did the bearings late 2011 Bob, probably 4000 miles at most, not very many at all Might you have run them too tight? The correct setting is proper wobbly loose so it's tempting to give 'em a little more. That may be the case, we did tighten them according to Bentley but that was a few years back. The bus was stood for seven months without moving, the MOT prior to being stood was fine, maybe that was the cause.
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