Search found 11 matches
- Tue May 06, 2014 8:38 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Trouble with third gear
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4489
Re: Trouble with third gear
thanks everyone, shall take her out today and have a play. Not sure about the reverse gear resistance shall check.
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:38 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Trouble with third gear
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4489
Re: Trouble with third gear
oh dear not best thing to learn in really. hey would make driving modern cars easy though 
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:37 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Trouble with third gear
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4489
Re: Trouble with third gear
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:32 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Trouble with third gear
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4489
Re: Trouble with third gear
yep cant drop into first if not fully stopped either
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:23 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Trouble with third gear
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4489
Trouble with third gear
hi all Not sure how the gear stick should feel in a moggy as I have only driven mine, but I have trouble finding third gear and keep grinding gear selecting the wrong point. the clutch is fine, the stick doesn't flick back to the centre when put into neutral and is just floppy and I have to pull the...
- Fri May 10, 2013 8:56 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: torsion bar replacement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4564
Re: torsion bar replacement
it's just all moves around when tightening up, the eyebolt twists (however tight I had it ). Wedging it with wood on the torsion bar and eyebolt seperately into position might stop any travel under the tension. Have changed the torsion bar though and have read they getting "Handed" presumi...
- Thu May 09, 2013 10:34 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: torsion bar replacement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4564
Re: torsion bar replacement
thanks will try to wedge it, but tried before and it just kept moving
- Thu May 09, 2013 10:17 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: torsion bar replacement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4564
torsion bar replacement
I've recently replaced all my suspension bushes for poly ones and managed to damage the fulcrum pin at the end of the torsion bar. I then replaced the pin and set about putting the lot together again. But I am having alot of difficulty lining up the end of the torsion bar with the hollow washer thst...
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:18 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: pushrod order
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1930
Re: pushrod order
Well, I have had my fair share of disasters so far, but no more on the engine (bar a broken oil pressure gauge, but don't count that as a real disaster) thank the heavens!
- Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:55 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: pushrod order
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1930
Re: pushrod order
Thanks everyone, have put my mind at rest. Shall now rebuild with confidence
- Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:11 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: pushrod order
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1930
pushrod order
Forgive me, but I am new to cars and learning through the manuals. But i have removed the pushrods without noting their order (cardinaal sin I know) realised the error of my ways immediately but it was to late, wondered if there was anything i can do to salvage this situation? its a 948cc engine 195...