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Old 7th June 2022, 21:17   #13691
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....removed a leaf from the headlight
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Old 8th June 2022, 23:07   #13692
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....removed a leaf from the headlight
Good job you spotted that - Could've been a huge expense if you left it where it was.
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Old 9th June 2022, 17:43   #13693
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Good job you spotted that - Could've been a huge expense if you left it where it was.
I know! - and today to add to the misery, there is a petal on the bonnet. It never ends...
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Old 9th June 2022, 19:45   #13694
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Decided to disconnect the main plug behind the offside headlight today in order to see if i could stop my xennon flickering . success .. it unplugged after a bit of a fight and a few grazed fingers , then i applied a very liberal dose of carb cleaner to the female plug , and worked it in and out several times. all good again. very pleased with that. ... the only downside was i dripped some cleaner onto my headlight lense . needless to say it burned the accrylic and is deep into the plastic. No chance to polish that out. luckily it was between the two bulb positions so does not effect the beam patterns. next time it gets a cover up if im using that stuff again. i ran out of electrical contact spray , and forgot to buy some more. not sure if that would have done the same to the light lense , but i dont think i will try. ...
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Old 10th June 2022, 11:53   #13695
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Yesterday, i had to replace one of my tyres because some OIK put a screw driver in it,

Then whist having one tyre changed i noticed that the sidewall was quite badly breaking up, on the other rear, so thats two brand new rear tyres , and to add injury to insult, the damaged tyre that was the reason for my visit, was only 6 months old !! but at least it means i have 3 brand new tyres and one only very slightly worn,
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Old 10th June 2022, 13:03   #13696
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Filled Banana up with go go juice. Then popped over the bridge into England and bought myself a new strimmer and a vacuum cleaner at Marsh Mills. Banana got a couple of nice comments about the colour.

Home and she has had a well deserved wash.
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Old 10th June 2022, 16:58   #13697
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Gave the ZT a quick wash and wax after work, and quickly did the TF while I was at it.
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Old 10th June 2022, 23:04   #13698
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Hi,spent a week taking out a seized front wheel bearing on the MG 260,put in new bearing and sensor now have an ABS warning message on the display,have tried everything mentioned to clear it but no joy,hope it's not the ABS modulator,if so got three weeks left on the MOT then looks like a possible long SORN.It came on when the bearing seized,didn't realise it had seized till I got home and was checking the brakes before an early MOT which had to be canceled.I presume the seized bearing must have scrambled the ABS software.
Anyway today to clear my brain off the problem installed the Mini handbrake compensator to it.Not easy as it had a custom carpet made and fitted over the original so had to fit it over a double thickness carpet.Also found the handbrake warning switch contact had fallen off so now have a handbrake warning light on the dash which I never noticed was missing.Back to the ABS problem today/tomorrow.Regards Ry.....
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Old 11th June 2022, 11:33   #13699
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Filled Banana up with go go juice. Then popped over the bridge into England and bought myself a new strimmer and a vacuum cleaner at Marsh Mills. Banana got a couple of nice comments about the colour.

Home and she has had a well deserved wash.
We are goingto have to put a safe in the boot soon if you pay cash for your fuel.
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Old 11th June 2022, 14:04   #13700
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Hi,spent a week taking out a seized front wheel bearing on the MG 260,put in new bearing and sensor now have an ABS warning message on the display,have tried everything mentioned to clear it but no joy,hope it's not the ABS modulator,if so got three weeks left on the MOT then looks like a possible long SORN.It came on when the bearing seized,didn't realise it had seized till I got home and was checking the brakes before an early MOT which had to be canceled.I presume the seized bearing must have scrambled the ABS software.
Anyway today to clear my brain off the problem installed the Mini handbrake compensator to it.Not easy as it had a custom carpet made and fitted over the original so had to fit it over a double thickness carpet.Also found the handbrake warning switch contact had fallen off so now have a handbrake warning light on the dash which I never noticed was missing.Back to the ABS problem today/tomorrow.Regards Ry.....
hi ry.hope your well !!. was the new sensor exactly the same length as the old one ,and the seating area on the hub cleaned, and seated at the correct distance from the reluctor ring ? these two are important things as is the bearing being the correct side over (no disrespect ) i dont know about the differences between the hubs on the 75 and 260 regarding a mounting bolt for the sensor , as people have put them in facing away !! have you driven the car since fitting, as i know that the system will do a static test and then a rolling test and the light will remove itself if they both pass. failing that there are posts on here to check currents to and from the abs unit. maybe someone will be along shortly to advise you as im by no means an expert . ...
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