Well that's me off the road

Well that's me off the road

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tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,172 posts

256 months

Thursday 2nd June 2005
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Drivers side rear wheel loose as a dangly thing. Tried to fix it last night, thanks to froggie for his help with this, but nothing doing. The bearing won't pull up or pull apart.

Richard, HHC, has organised for his low loader to come and take her away.

Looks like I'll be in the Mini for the Harewood Hillclimb.

froggie

896 posts

243 months

Thursday 2nd June 2005
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hope shes back soon bob.
looks like my clutch slave cylinder seals have failed,allong with the emisions for her test and to top that i lost £30 worth of juice as the replaced tank leaks,so thats gone for ally welding and the box is on its way out tomorow, the catalitic converter was glowing red and the heartproof sheild smoking during its mot,and i was hoping to finish the decats tomorow in time for a run to the british super bikes on sunday.my car is definatley female.stubbon and awcward too moove.

mark.rowe

230 posts

239 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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Sorry to hear about your wheel!
Hope you get it back soon, I hate being TVRless whilst works being done

Mines due its MOT this week too which i'm not looking forward too!
Think I may have the same probs with emmisions as Froggie, i've started to get a slight rattle on the drivers side cat over the last few days. Do they test both exhausts or just one?? If I can test just the passie side it may pass.
I'ved got some de-cat pipes ready to go on as soon as it passes too!

>> Edited by mark.rowe on Friday 3rd June 01:08

Byff

4,427 posts

262 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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They can test either exhaust pipe to find the one with the lowest reading.

You might be off the road Bob, but at least you can admire your car in action on the NEPH calender this month.

tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,172 posts

256 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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Byff said:
.......but at least you can admire your car in action on the NEPH calender this month.

jagsy

1,462 posts

252 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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Was you on the move when this happened?

Selmer

2,760 posts

243 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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Hope you both get your motors sorted in time for summer!!!

docevi1

10,430 posts

249 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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It must be the week for it. Sigh.

I'm trying to resolve my issues before I go for a 300mile drive on Sunday. Lovely

tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,172 posts

256 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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jagsy said:
Was you on the move when this happened?
Yep, sensed something but I thought it was just me being over sensitive to the car. The wheel had about 1mm slogger so it will have been randomly changing camber.

MickC

1,024 posts

259 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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Eeek!

Sorry to hear that Bob, hopefully they will get it back on the road soon and not present you with too big a bill.



WorGC

336 posts

230 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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I'm off the road too due to a dead clutch slave cylinder. Must have been a band of environ-mentalists going round sabotaging anything loud. Buggers.

tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,172 posts

256 months

Friday 3rd June 2005
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I've just had to SORN mine because the MOT and tax were both due end May. After 14 days of not declaring it there's an automatic £80 fine. I'm getting 6 months tax this time so that I can split these apart.

minimax

11,984 posts

257 months

Saturday 4th June 2005
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docevi1 said:
It must be the week for it. Sigh.

I'm trying to resolve my issues before I go for a 300mile drive on Sunday. Lovely


stefan in more than 5 mile trip shocker!!!!!!

tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,172 posts

256 months

Wednesday 8th June 2005
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Just watched it disappear on the back of a low loader. Hopefully HHC will have it sorted soon.

Byff

4,427 posts

262 months

Wednesday 15th June 2005
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Popped into HHC on Monday and saw your car looking all sad with no wheels on. The boot was open and I needed a dump, so, no one was watching

It'll remind you of all the smells of Egypt when you return

wedg1e

26,805 posts

266 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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Well? That was two weeks ago, they could have built you a new car by now....

grahamw48

9,944 posts

239 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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I think Bob is in Egypt looking at mummys.

selmer

2,760 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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grahamw48 said:
I think Bob is in Egypt looking at mummys.

Mummy's what ????

grahamw48

9,944 posts

239 months

Tuesday 21st June 2005
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?????

280 passed her test just now - just like that !



The Rover went straight through too, earlier this year.
I'm still in shock.

tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,172 posts

256 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2005
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Hi folks, twas the input shaft. A fault that had been on the car from new. I had thought that it would be something like this because the same fault had occurred a couple of years ago. The splines were under-cut so the hub was binding on it as the hub was being torqued up. It was reaching torque before the bearings were fully seated. Nice and tight when it's put together but over time the outer race was working its way further onto the input shaft causing the hub and shaft to slogger in the hub carrier.

New input shaft fitted, all's well.

Next event for me will be the NE Slalom day then Shaftos.