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Old 13th July 2011, 08:39   #21
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Well hopefully mine will arrive today, notice of posting yesterday morning

So, an hour in




Pain to get to

Anyway, not as bad as OP's but certainly distorted, I have to say the design lends it'self to distortion, and the metal is absolute chocolate
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Catch 22 with next comment... sorry yours is not so distorted...
However it does show they do as from my pics the replacement is flush up.

I think there was one member that replaced there rear cables and found them to have stretched well the mechanic did..
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Thanks Dave!

Is there an easy way to take a peek at this little beastie? I suppose I really ought to check mine for distortion.
You can only really get in and change the centre cable its a carpet up and metal plate off for the bracket, now if your fond of crawling it may be vissible by removing the rubber bung thats under it however thats remove heat shield job.
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Hi Dave(stocktake)
How did you get consul out with seats in place.

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Seats forward so the lowest part of the seat squab is near the side screw, Press down on the squab and there was JUST enough room to get the phillips in at a slight angle
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for reply,here another one can you get to it without lifting carpet in the rear?

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Absolutely not and what a pain, rear seat squab, rear door carpet trims, B pillar lower covers. Then tug and pull at the carpet to squeeze into the rear top screw and the front side ones on the plate
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Hi Dave,
Thanks,Looks like im going to have fun.

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Hi,
Just had email from South Lakeland saying mine will be posted today & that he could not understand why he has had orders for 8 of them in last two days when they have been in stock for long time & never sold one before so i told him about post on club & he said he will try & get some more in stock.

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You can only really get in and change the centre cable its a carpet up and metal plate off for the bracket, now if your fond of crawling it may be vissible by removing the rubber bung thats under it however thats remove heat shield job.
Look chaps - all this discussion still doesn't explain why the compensator is getting bent out of shape the way it seems. You would have thought that the pull from the lever (even winding the lever nut up too tight)would keep it in tension (straight pull) but it appears from James D's picture of new and old that there is an upward bending motion as well. If you replace one for one then there may be a possibility of the new compensator getting bent as well eventually - or is it that excessive adjustment on the nut under the lever is bending the compensator??? In other words - is the compensator being subjected to bending with normal operation of the lever??
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