Back on the road

hortonds · 24th March 2017, 18:14

Just before the MOT I pulled out of the drive to a nasty scraping sound ... Broken front spring, but thankfully an intact tyre. Angle ground it off to get back in the drive, replaced both springs and added tyre savers (bolted rather than self tapper) and then got to Bath to find my Brake warning light was on ... corroded and leaking brake pipe, fixed the brake pipes (front) and did a pre-MOT check, noticed a broken rear drop link (changed both) and play in the lower ball joint wishbone ... After replacing the wishbone (I know why it's called a wishbone now, because you wish it was easier) I put it through the MOT to find that the rear pipes were also corroded. Done and passed .... wooohoooo.

Look out for us in our weekend exploits up and down the country: BE04 GEE

24th March 2017, 18:14	#1
hortonds Avid contributor Rover 75 CDTI Tourer Automatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Dunstable Posts: 196 Thanks: 4 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts	Back on the road Just before the MOT I pulled out of the drive to a nasty scraping sound ... Broken front spring, but thankfully an intact tyre. Angle ground it off to get back in the drive, replaced both springs and added tyre savers (bolted rather than self tapper) and then got to Bath to find my Brake warning light was on ... corroded and leaking brake pipe, fixed the brake pipes (front) and did a pre-MOT check, noticed a broken rear drop link (changed both) and play in the lower ball joint wishbone ... After replacing the wishbone (I know why it's called a wishbone now, because you wish it was easier) I put it through the MOT to find that the rear pipes were also corroded. Done and passed .... wooohoooo. Look out for us in our weekend exploits up and down the country: BE04 GEE __________________ 300,000 miles and back on the road Jobs done: Everything you can possibly imagine ... I have the "Triggers Broom" of cars.