It looks like the bearing race is a mm or 2 wider than the spacer. So open your vice and put the item in it, with the race uppermost and the jaws only just touching the spacer, but with the race above the jaws. then back off the jaws fractionally and by using a socket the size of the spacer, knock t...

John Browse in Wrexham should have a second hand advance retard unit

see my reply to this issue 6 months ago wait till the wife/ partner's out. Sneak into the kitchen , fill the washing basin half full with boiling water from the kettle then float the case in it ( interior of cover uppermost). Don't overfill it so water gets inside the cover 10 mins later and the all...

OOPS PERM = KERB bloody autocorrect

I keep a 4 into 4 for high days and holidays and a Marving 4 into 1 the rest if the time. The Marving has a collector box that gathers the 4 downpipes in a flat 4 not a 2 above 2 configuration so it doesn't rob you of ground clearance when you bump up a perm. I had a Harris in the past that rusted i...

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it is an area prone to road salt ingress, and it is 1 different metals ( steel and aluminium) so there will be corrosion/ oxidisation/ electrolysis going on. Once you remove it by penetrating oil/ heat and cold cycles/ gentle hammering on the bolt ( use a nut on the bolt to protect the threads and s...

My father restored one 10 years ago. He bought it from a Highland estate. They had bought 4 at the end of WW2 that had been repurposed for civilian use. ( not uncommon at the time) 1 was for the shepherd, 1 for the gamekeeper and 2 spares. My father bought the shepherd's one, they were keeping the r...

go to your local tyre fitting depot with a small container ( I used a pee specimen bottle the chemist gave me) + Use liberally

I've used Weaver's method to slightly widen the slot in the gearshift lever, to allow it to grip the splined shaft tighter. It's worked for 20k + miles so far

Peter Bond is good, he sorted a broken clock face for me . Downside was that the repainted and repaired speedo face in the clock came back with a rippled texture not a smooth original type texture on it.

what about the mid cable adjuster? And are the clutch plates worn/ buckled ??

PS like the Beastie ( both of them)

Planning a couple of days based in Stornoway at the end of the month. Fingers crossed with the weather

I see Bauldy, and Tony's orange Z1.