The list is getting longer!

[db418BHP]

I made a list of jobs to do on the car before the season starts.

Quite a few are necessary and others are ideal wishes.

So as i am currently under the car pulling the gearbox again i find a badly leaking diff, a broken SH rear droplink again.
I am going to bite the bullet and pull the diff for a rebuild and just work my arse off. Probably means more long drives home each weekend to get it all done.

[phazed]

I feel for you Derek, I really do.

If you add up all the time we spend on these cars........................

I had a visiter the other day who is a bit of a car nut but not a do'er. He asked me what had I done to the car?

I started at one end and by the time I reached the rear we had covered absolutely everything apart from a body off!

Everything is new, new, new and then we still have occasional problems

[jamienshelly]

Hi.Is there any way of limiting the travel of your shocks to prevent the drop links from failing?. Something along the lines of a bump stop.
It seems a few people are having a few problems at the moment, myself included
Hope you get it sorted soon

[phazed]

It might be that they were assembled at the wrong angle iiswim.

There isn't that much travel in the rear but the design of the wishbone mount leaves a lot to be desired!

[QBee]

phazed said:

..............we still have occasional problems

Is this a new definition of the English word "occasional" by any chance?

Or is it just teen speak that you have picked up from your lodgers, Peter?
Similar in style to "bad", which I gather means "good, or "random" which doesn't mean "random"? Or "like", or "cool", which neither mean like or cool and generally leave me feeling annoyed when they have just been used for the 98th time in 3 minutes.

[Pvapour]

more the pain, more the pleasure

[ChimpofDarkness]

db418BHP said:

I made a list of jobs to do on the car before the season starts.

Quite a few are necessary and others are ideal wishes.

So as i am currently under the car pulling the gearbox again i find a badly leaking diff, a broken SH rear droplink again.
I am going to bite the bullet and pull the diff for a rebuild and just work my arse off. Probably means more long drives home each weekend to get it all done.

Derek, I recommend you fit the Leven droplinks all round.

Not cheap but quality seldom is.

Hold a Leven one in your hand and compare with a SH one, I don't think you'll have any difficulty spotting the difference.

Even with a blindfold on

Mine have been perfect since I fitted them two years ago.

No noises, no wear, 100% reliable & far superior handling

[db418BHP]

The gearbox is out. Brewtime.

Gonna fit a new spigot bearing that i neglected last time.
The release bearing spins too freely and a new one should be arriving at the front door within the hour.
I also bought new window seal at the same time. Get me doing those girly jobs!

I will look to fitting something stronger to the rear antiroll.

Not looking forward to getting the diff out. I predict blood sweat and maybe some tears.

Hows it going at your end Peter?

[QBee]

Leven drop links, Chimpo? Would you recommend them for my track day activities? If so, I will order immediately, as the car is being serviced on Monday and the trusty Mat can fit them for me. I DO know what a spanner is, but think it is a dangerous weapon in my hands.....

[phazed]

My ends fine the last time I saw I

Pacing myself until the 2 kw fan heater is on in te garage at 6.30 tomorrow for a full day of re- cam timing and assembly!

The diff isn't too bad

Prepare to except the load on your chest to break its fall when it comes adrift!

[db418BHP]

I know how heavy that diff is. I just hope all those driveshaft bolts come out without too much of a fight.

Think i will tie up the diff with rope to lower it in a controlled fashion

All in a very tight single garage with the car lifted just enough to crawl under. Such fun.

[phazed]

Ah, yes, I remember the drive shaft bolts!

Thats why I bought an impact gun, so much easier with long extensions through from the arches.

[Pupp]

Watch that diff if you are under it; on a scale of 1 to Eric Pickles they are an 11

What spigot bearing have you gone for? Think mine's tatered if random pull-away judders are any indicator...

[ChimpofDarkness]

QBee said:

Leven drop links, Chimpo? Would you recommend them for my track day activities? If so, I will order immediately, as the car is being serviced on Monday and the trusty Mat can fit them for me. I DO know what a spanner is, but think it is a dangerous weapon in my hands.....

I can't praise the Leven links highly enough QBee.

One of the best & easiest to fit mods you can do to give a dramatic & noticeable handling improvement.

Try and stretch to a full set (Front & Rear).

Take the car for a run immediately after they've been fitted and see what you think.

Then ask your man to show you your original ones he's just taken off.

I bet you they'll be totally shagged!

For the first time in years your anti roll bars will actually be doing what they were designed to do, I promise you you'll notice the improvement.

http://www.leventechnology.co.uk/index.htm

The Leven drop links have been such as success on Chims & Griffs they are making them for Tuscans, & apparently getting similar results.

The best thing is they last & last, unlike the original crappy Triumph TR6 type that were fitted by TVR, & the toy shop rose jointed ones that were once available elsewhere.

Get a set of Leven links on your Chim QBee, then tell me I'm wrong

[rigga]

Just had a box arrive with a gkn diff inside .....now picking it up as it is shows how heavy these things are, to be on your back underneath the car, and trying to lower one out of the chassis without it smashing your face to bits must be an experience ....good luck Derek, I'm not even going to try

[phazed]

From memory we lowered my diff onto Alexs chest, I wondered why he had to use his inhaler afterwards

[Jon Brown]

I threw my rear SH droplinks away and fitted the leven ones, couldn't believe the state of the SH and they were only a year old. Leven ones are much better imho.

just keep plugging on, at least most of the TVR jobs are one offs and the parts prices aren't too bad. Just imagine how cheap 911s would be if the same number of parts had to be replaced on a requent basis. I think we get off lightly.

[Sardonicus]

Pupp said:

Watch that diff if you are under it; on a scale of 1 to Eric Pickles they are an 11

What spigot bearing have you gone for? Think mine's tatered if random pull-away judders are any indicator...

If its floating around enough to cause judder then I don't fancy your input shaft bearing much of a long lifespan It wouldhave to be in a pretty bad way to cause judder its probably nothing more than a tired clutch assy IMO

[Discopotatoes]

Jon Brown said:

at least most of the TVR jobs are one offs and the parts prices aren't too bad.

[RichardD]

rigga said:

Just had a box arrive with a gkn diff inside .....now picking it up as it is shows how heavy these things are, to be on your back underneath the car, and trying to lower one out of the chassis without it smashing your face to bits must be an experience ....good luck Derek, I'm not even going to try

Spooky, I've just sold a gkn diff .

36kgs as I remember weighing the thing wondering if the usual courier would still take it!

Remembering when it came off (the rolling chassis, so not so tricky), having a trolly jack pressed underneath ready seemed the thing to do .

Big respect to all that remove diffs from complete cars!