What I didn't do to my Rover 75 MGZT today

[Phil th Barrow]

I made part number XAG15154 out of flimsy steel.... It bent... Ha ha ha ha ha ..

Wear are th imogies on quick replies???

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Originally Posted by Phil th Barrow

Wear are th imogies on quick replies???

Hiding inside the go advanced button lol



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[marinabrian]

Today I mowed the lawn, it was a little wet, so I ran over on the highest setting, and while waiting for the sunshine to do it's stuff and dry things out so I could run over the grass again, I decided to get the tools out.

The job, well I replaced the timing belt, alternator belt and PAS belt on the Freelander.

These belts have covered less than 700 miles, however they are ten years old.

Does anyone remember a discussion some time ago about how drive belts don't deteriorate with age, and only mileage matters?

Take a look and see what you think........

First we have the timing belt, note that the belt has acquired a set while fitted, in it's relaxed state it should be a gentle oval.



Next the date code, this belt was made on day 6 of week 34 2010 by Gates at Dumfries Scotland.



Follow that by the alternator drive belt



And finally, the PAS drive belt.



I only ever fit Gates belts, as these are the exact same items fitted by Rover and Land Rover, and in the case of this car all of the belts pictured were changed at the same time, both previously and today.

So these belts have not covered anywhere near their mileage limits, but are four years over their time limit, there is no contamination and the auto tensioner was like new, and reused.

The service interval for the timing belt on this engine is 72,000 miles or six years whichever comes first, now who would have a bet as to whether they would have lasted another 71300 miles?

Consider that next time anyone tries to persuade you that it is a money making ploy by car manufactures, or timing belt makers that belt need to be replaced on a time basis, and it is safe to run them to the maximum mileage


Brian

[roverbarmy]

Replaced the flip flap drain on the bathroom sink. The new one was shorter than the old one by just enough to squiff the exit pipe into leaking Grrrrrrrrrrr!. Had to cut the exit pipe and insert a coupling to line everything up again. Murphys Law strikes again. If it might fit, it won't! Quick trip to B&Q (socially distanced) to find a fitting that might fit (luckily this time it did despite being 2 mm different - according to the printing on the fitting!). Home James, all replaced and working again!


Only to find that the opposite end of the conservatory (opposite to the one which I fixed over a couple of weeks) appeared to have sprung a leak! Easily cured by some sealant and when it's dry again, some flexi, self adhesive flashing.


Hey ho! Almost as much fun as Rover tinkering! SWMBO is pleased it's getting sorted at last!

[alphaeagle]

So today I got these two little beauties.....

got a good deal both for 60 euros including postage....

I have put on the wood and leather one in my car.....

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[marinabrian]

Complete brake fluid change on the hippo, the stuff that came out had a head on it

Then I removed the nearside track rod so I could change the track rod end.

What a hateful design !, the TRE has a LH thread, the track rod a RH thread, the TRE and track rod have a split threaded section with a pinch bolt.

So what followed after wire brushing the threads, shocking the TRE with a copper hammer, then removing the pinch bolt, was a chisel to spread the TRE and application of lots of plusgas.

An overnight soak, and off it came.......a brilliant design.....not



I suppose every cloud has a silver lining though, before I removed the TRE, I was able to measure accurately the from the TRE ball pin to a datum point on the track rod, so when I fitted the new TRE the dimension was identical.

Needless to say I'm not having the tracking checked, and the steering neither pulls nor is the wheel offset...........mind you I'm tempted by the lure of something new and interesting to become a valuable addition to my modern lifestyle..............LINK

Brian

[Pueblo_Boy]

Nice bit of kit for the money! It would not take more than, say, checking two vehicles to get a return on your investment compared to commercial costs. Hard to resist...

[bl52krz]

Dont forget you will need the rear wheels doing first.

[Saga Lout]

I've had a problem with my little Punto for months, misfiring and using water. The obvious culprit was the head gasket although other things could be the reason. I've got a six speed box for it and plan to fit it soon, there's a core plug behind the flywheel and I've had leaky ones elsewhere on it, I did think the using water could be that and the misfire unrelated. I took off the head today, the fire ring on number four cylinder has split across into the water jacket but there was no pressure in the hoses, it seems that the piston has been drawing in the water rather than the oil going into the water, the split looks like a gasket fault as it's not burned away. I changed it a year ago and It looks to have been a duff gasket. I've been on it all day through this soul destroying weather and I'm almost done. The morning should see me done in a short time but the rain today has been torrential here and I simply said NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- it.

[edwardmk]

Originally Posted by Saga Lout

I've had a problem with my little Punto for months, misfiring and using water. The obvious culprit was the head gasket although other things could be the reason. I've got a six speed box for it and plan to fit it soon, there's a core plug behind the flywheel and I've had leaky ones elsewhere on it, I did think the using water could be that and the misfire unrelated. I took off the head today, the fire ring on number four cylinder has split across into the water jacket but there was no pressure in the hoses, it seems that the piston has been drawing in the water rather than the oil going into the water, the split looks like a gasket fault as it's not burned away. I changed it a year ago and It looks to have been a duff gasket. I've been on it all day through this soul destroying weather and I'm almost done. The morning should see me done in a short time but the rain today has been torrential here and I simply said NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- it.

Long time since I did a head gasket in the street with bad weather. Rosefield St, Portobello Ediburgh 1976. MGB GT. Can't remember the reg. but my new wife and I both loved that car. Unfortunately it kept letting us down and I was always fixing it. Lost confidence and sold it on. Bumped into the big Scotsman guy who bought it in a pub two years later. 'you know that car you sold me' he said ( me nervously trapped at the bar ).....'best car I ever bought. Nothing's gone wrong'
Well done. Few naughty words to myself at the time for selling it lol.