Recent content by Chris Van

Many thanks, Keith!

Thanks Rotor... much appreciated. Will pass your info on to my mechanic.

Hi Boffins: I have an excruciating situation: My '31 Town Sedan's roof leaks. It makes two wet patches at the back section on either side of the headcloth. My upholsterer has removed the whole interior headcloth but even so, my panel beater can't see where the water is coming from when he...

Hi boffins: I have just had a branch new clutch and pressure plate fitted to my '31 Town Sedan and the judder as I pull of is so brutal that it tries to shake the car to pieces. Once it "bites" though it's fine and there is zero slip. The mechanic said he used the V8 clutch, which is...

Hi Dave Thanks... yes 95 octane you are correct. The only other option we have here is 93 octane (also unleaded) which is slightly cheaper too. I will try that for a while and see if I can detect any difference in performance... although the A is so low tech it may just be in my mind!

Hi Guys My sincere apologies for not having replied sooner and for looking like I was an ingrate and wasting your valuable time and kindness. That is absolutely not the case, I assure you. The thing is that this A is a daily driver and the cutoutalitis has been driving me absolutely crazy. I...

Hi Boffins I have a problem that is unfixable but thought as a last resort to post the symptoms here and see if anyone in the World can figure out what is going on although I have basically given up. My 31 Town Sedan (still 6 volts) cuts out randomly. It starts with a warning misfire... then...

@ Brent: When we tried to fit the hub to the wheels, we found that they would not clear the brake linings evenly, because they were (visibly in some cases) out of round. So we removed the hubs from the drums, had them reamed, but now I can clearly see we should have done this together with the...

@ Brent: When we tried to fit the hub to the wheels, we found that they would not clear the brake linings evenly, because they were (visibly in some cases) out of round. So we removed the hubs from the drums, had them reamed, but now I can clearly see we should have done this together with the...

Hi John - only saw your post now. If I can get the chatter/shrieking noise on the front right sorted out I will leave things as is. But if not I guess I will have no choice but to replace the hubs and studs and start again.

Hi Brent, Tinman, Updraught, Railcarmover, Dennis, Jim, Frank, Dino: Many thanks for the input. Yip, it seems that we should have drilled out the old studs first, then swaged in the new studs. I am picking up a chatter on the front right which may or may not be from the welded studs but it...

Heh heh!

Hi Roger Thanks - is the input shaft the place where the cable goes in? Or do I have to take the speedo apart?

Hi Loubob. I have already replaced the cable, and the noise continues. The speedo is original and in outwardly superb condition and both the odo and the speedo work fine so am loathe to replace it until I have exhausted all other avenues.

Hi Kevin: Yes, it does seem that the swaging can be done into cast iron no problem and I should really have done that I suppose. But I still can't find a proper technical reason why the route I have gone compromises safety; it also allows the drum to be removed from the hub without removing the...