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Old 9th April 2020, 21:04   #11101
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Mrs sworks said, “have you got the removal keys handy”
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Old 10th April 2020, 17:17   #11102
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So, with Terry Thomas (my wife's name for the '75') up on ramps, I've been strenuously avoiding looking too closely at the 'metal' between the rear wheel arch and the jacking point. It was all a bit suspiciously lumpy and a quick pass with the flap wheel on the grinder resulted in a cloud of 'pudding' dust. Rather than replace rusty metal with good steel, the previous owner had decided to fill in the gap with some of plastic padding's finest (or 'bog' as the Australians so quaintly call it). Admittedly it was the good stuff, complete with glass fibre strands for the extra illusion of strength, but still...
I live in Southend, where even without a pandemic, getting anyone to weld car bodywork is seemingly impossible or insanely expensive. Oh well, a very minor problem compared with evrything else that's going on in the world (blooming bodgers!!)
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Old 10th April 2020, 19:53   #11103
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Took all the wheels off and brake calipers so I could clean everything up. Been standing since September last year, so some surface rust was inevitable. Wire brushed the calipers and noticed that the offside ones are more rusty than the near side ones? Strange that.Took the brake pads out of calipers and cleaned up the bearing areas which the ears of the pads sit in on the calipers,and put a smear of copper ease on the ears so they slid in the calipers nicely. Put a smear of the same on the piston face to brake pad.Checked the pistons were free in the pot, they were.Put them all back and now everything works as it should. Did a bit of Waxoylepainting on exposed parts underneath on chassis and subframe. Still have to do the brakepipes which seem ok but have not really had a good look at them yet.
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Old 11th April 2020, 13:44   #11104
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Fitted my new wireless to the ZT



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Old 11th April 2020, 14:19   #11105
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Had a very good morning.
Sealed the bottom of my rear screen following the tips on here: Eased up the chrome finish strip, prised out and cleaned most of the retaining clips, then refitted with bathroom-grade sealant round the holes which accept the clips. The car will stay covered for a day or two to keep off any rain while it cures.

Replaced failed rear light cluster-it had filled with water and ruined the contacts. 10 minutes to swap the lamp holder unit for a replacement one, sorted.

Replaced nearside front-to-back brake pipe, using CuNiFer and stainless unions.

Then got stopped in my tracks. The bleed nipple on the O/S rear caliper is absolutely seized. I'd obtained a replacement caliper, so planned to swap caliper, fit new pipe, and bleed.
Wrong caliper!
Removed the original, and as soon as I offered up the replacement saw it was similar but the 'jaws' are too wide. Far too loose over the new pads, with a good 10mm of play.
A bit disappointing.
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Old 11th April 2020, 15:47   #11106
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Had a very good morning.
Sealed the bottom of my rear screen following the tips on here: Eased up the chrome finish strip, prised out and cleaned most of the retaining clips, then refitted with bathroom-grade sealant round the holes which accept the clips. The car will stay covered for a day or two to keep off any rain while it cures.

Replaced failed rear light cluster-it had filled with water and ruined the contacts. 10 minutes to swap the lamp holder unit for a replacement one, sorted.

Replaced nearside front-to-back brake pipe, using CuNiFer and stainless unions.

Then got stopped in my tracks. The bleed nipple on the O/S rear caliper is absolutely seized. I'd obtained a replacement caliper, so planned to swap caliper, fit new pipe, and bleed.
Wrong caliper!
Removed the original, and as soon as I offered up the replacement saw it was similar but the 'jaws' are too wide. Far too loose over the new pads, with a good 10mm of play.
A bit disappointing.
Sounds like a vented caliper from a 180 or a 190.
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Old 11th April 2020, 16:13   #11107
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Fitted my new wireless to the ZT



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Old 11th April 2020, 18:23   #11108
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Changed the oil and filter in the ZT straightforward except the bl#$dy bonnet wouldn't open after much firkling under the wheel arch got it open. All 3 cables fine and moved freely? And had had the turning it round mod done to the cable block. So reassembled it and all fine, fingers crossed 🤞 it stays that way.

Have put a cable tie around the 2 cables though to make it easier to get them if it happens again.

Might do the drop links tomorrow.

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Old 11th April 2020, 19:28   #11109
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Changed front drop links what a horrible job to but satisfying once completed,then tried the rears bolts utterly rusted on hell of job to remove,then whilst both wheels off wire brushed entire rear sub frame and all suspension parts then red oxides everything I could reach,then Dulux primer metalsheild over everything ,then 2 coats of black gloss,then onto changing my wing mirrors to mirror chrome ones ,find this quite challenging as small bolts ,nuts big fingers 😂👍,then full interior clean,Hoover and a full wax on outside,I have also purchased some rather tatty gridspokes but with pretty decent tyres on them I will be just rubbing down primering and black gloss I know not exactly traditional
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Old 11th April 2020, 19:34   #11110
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Drove the tourer to the shop to free up the rusty looking brake discs.

Drove the silver saloon to the mechanic, to replace the rear arms, as the drivers side is creaking. 😱

The missus followed to pick me up in her Jeep Grand Cherokee, that has a drivers door that won’t open.😓

Collected the duotone/ batten-burg/jam & coconut car from other mechanic who was changing the passenger side front and rear calipers.

Helped father In law change a front window in a Ford P100.

Cars eh..🙄

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