What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 1287

TourerSteve · 13th July 2021, 20:08

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Originally Posted by trikey

Mot day today, failed on a loose ball joint, changed the arm and it will be back for a retest tomorrow morning.

I had an advise on the inner tie rod last mot but when checked could only find slight play on outer ball joint ,nothing on the inner tie rod

. hence changing out my bottom arm , Taking the chance to paint the subframe while arm removed

trikey · 13th July 2021, 20:12

I didn’t get chance to do any refurbing Steve, this beggar added 20 mins to the job.

TourerSteve · 13th July 2021, 20:21

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Originally Posted by trikey

I didn’t get chance to do any refurbing Steve, this beggar added 20 mins to the job.

Well you obviously used the right size socket !

Take it the new one back in with plenty of cooper grease
What Make of arm have you used, I'm impressed with the quality of SKF arm and bush i bought

Also changing cambelt , Found pulley damper to be breaking down so waiting for new one to arrive , so time to do a bit of refurb

AX52 HKY · 13th July 2021, 21:51

Dropped off some paperwork this evening and couldn't resist a photo showing just how well suited the 75 was to their property.

Arctic · 14th July 2021, 00:01

changed out the front brake pads today 13/7/21 many would not have changed them but seeing they had been on since 2018 i decided to replace them with some Unipart ones i had in the shed.

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They now match the Unipart discs i put on back in 2018

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I was going to change out the rear also but they looked alright so just cleaned then up, i will change them at the end of September

smudge.g · 14th July 2021, 08:48

Car failed the MOT yesterday with lots of corrosion around the sills/jacking points. Not giving up on her just yet though. I plan to get myself on a welding course later this year and have a go at repairs before consigning her to the scrappy. have spent too much time/effort so far (and have 4 boxes of spares in the attic). it will just have to be a long term project to get her road-worthy again, as long as the rot isnt extensive inside

Arctic · 14th July 2021, 09:55

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Originally Posted by patrolman pete

Now the rear silencer strap has broken on the Connie as I took the wife to get her hair done ! So I'm heading back to the drive to make something as these can't be bought separately !

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Originally Posted by patrolman pete

Hi Andy , the rear silencer is a Bosal I think with the oval rear box. The strap wraps around and bolts at the side and are not available on their own. I found some tubing so I flattened it and drilled some holes in both ends and managed to clamp it to the remains of the top of the broken clamp. It should do until I can come up with a better repair. The one on the tourer isn’t far behind with corrosion !

Hi Pete.
Is this not any good to you, or is it the bottom half you are after.

https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-WCU101021

I made this up when i needed to sort mine out until i got a back box which came with a strap.

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It fitted over the upper part of the original

patrolman pete · 14th July 2021, 14:00

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Pete.
Is this not any good to you, or is it the bottom half you are after.

https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-WCU101021

I made this up when i needed to sort mine out until i got a back box which came with a strap.

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It fitted over the upper part of the original

Thanks Arctic, the Rimmer Bros part is for the clamshell type silencer by the looks of it and your homemade version is more the shape I'm after. My temp repair involved drilling a hole in the flatted pipe that I used, that was large enough to fit over the metal bar that passes into the rubber support so that the flattened bar hangs on the bracket and can't drop. I then drilled a hole in the other side, bent it to shape and bolted it to the remains of the top clamp but I'm planning to make a similar part to hook over this other side bracket and clamp the two parts together with a bolt.

I think this will outlive the silencer and as the tourer has the same exhaust silencer, I'm going to measure the dimensions and make another. It just seems a shame you can't buy the part and would have to buy a new exhaust for a separate part.

bl52krz · 14th July 2021, 20:53

I decided to remove the rear nearside wheelarch plastic cover and see what was under the cover. Very little dirt, and small amount of surface rust towards the rear of the wheelarch body. Nothing really. Cleaned the dirt off and covered it in Waxoyle and also did the upper arm again. And covered the lower arm in Waxoyle.Replaced the plastic cover, and jobs a good one. Will do the same on the other side tomorrow if the weather is ok. Quite enjoy faffing about and seeing what is going on underneath..

75driver · 16th July 2021, 21:48

Helped the FIL change the starter motor on his diesel tourer.
Thankfully read Arctic’s “how to” previously, which helped a lot. Pity that photobucket has hijacked the photos.😢
That rear securing bolt proved difficult to access with all the coolant pipes and electrical loom in the way, but got it eventually!

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13th July 2021, 20:12	#12862
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,760 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	I didn’t get chance to do any refurbing Steve, this beggar added 20 mins to the job. __________________ Lest we forget..

13th July 2021, 21:51	#12864
AX52 HKY Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Carlisle Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Dropped off some paperwork this evening and couldn't resist a photo showing just how well suited the 75 was to their property. __________________ 2002 Rover 75 2.0 CDTi Connoisseur - Wedgewood Blue (Car number 63 since 2010 and counting...)

14th July 2021, 00:01	#12865
Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,695 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	Brake Pads changed out the front brake pads today 13/7/21 many would not have changed them but seeing they had been on since 2018 i decided to replace them with some Unipart ones i had in the shed. 1 2 3 They now match the Unipart discs i put on back in 2018 4 5 I was going to change out the rear also but they looked alright so just cleaned then up, i will change them at the end of September __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

14th July 2021, 08:48	#12866
smudge.g Gets stuck in 75 Tourer CDTi Connie SE Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Keith, Banffshire Posts: 686 Thanks: 431 Thanked 132 Times in 105 Posts	Car failed the MOT yesterday with lots of corrosion around the sills/jacking points. Not giving up on her just yet though. I plan to get myself on a welding course later this year and have a go at repairs before consigning her to the scrappy. have spent too much time/effort so far (and have 4 boxes of spares in the attic). it will just have to be a long term project to get her road-worthy again, as long as the rot isnt extensive inside __________________ My 75 Tourer CDTi was born Saturday, 21st June 2003 @ 09:50 My 75 was the 18,749th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 It was the 195th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 2,074 and the 1,789th 75 Tourer in Wedgewood Blue Metallic (code: JEL) to be made out of 1,871 Wedgewood Blue Metallic 75 Tourers

14th July 2021, 20:53	#12869
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I decided to remove the rear nearside wheelarch plastic cover and see what was under the cover. Very little dirt, and small amount of surface rust towards the rear of the wheelarch body. Nothing really. Cleaned the dirt off and covered it in Waxoyle and also did the upper arm again. And covered the lower arm in Waxoyle.Replaced the plastic cover, and jobs a good one. Will do the same on the other side tomorrow if the weather is ok. Quite enjoy faffing about and seeing what is going on underneath.. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham. Last edited by bl52krz; 14th July 2021 at 20:55..

16th July 2021, 21:48	#12870
75driver Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon, manual. Rover 75 Tourer, Auto. Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Newry Posts: 1,781 Thanks: 574 Thanked 443 Times in 371 Posts	Helped the FIL change the starter motor on his diesel tourer. Thankfully read Arctic’s “how to” previously, which helped a lot. Pity that photobucket has hijacked the photos.😢 That rear securing bolt proved difficult to access with all the coolant pipes and electrical loom in the way, but got it eventually! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2006 75 Contemporary SE diesel manual (#1) 2003 75T Connoisseur SE diesel auto (For Comfort) 2005 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (Marmite duotone ) 2006 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (The last one?) 2009 E220 (For a change) 2018 L200 (For Big & Heavy Things) 1976 W114 250 Manual (For Sundays)

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