What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 281

nomzamo999 · 21st February 2015, 21:47

Replaced cracked door mirror glass.
Managed not to break any clips getting the skullcap off!
All I need to do now is replace the door loom so the mirrors actually move

Mdan · 21st February 2015, 22:22

DMf and clutch change tired now

jonathan63 · 21st February 2015, 23:01

60mpg! that's what I did with my Rover 75 today. And i'm well impressed.

PS: before you start, that is brim to brim. Mostly motorway miles but hey! you can't argue with more miles than a rubbishy modern Hybrid.

Long live the Rover 75.

wizzo337 · 22nd February 2015, 03:31

Did an MOT prep on my zt for next week.
Found a clunk in the steering at about neutral, good old top bearing wear.
Tried a trick we use at work for fixing cycling non rotational bearings, (ones that don't do a full 360 degrees, levers etc), undid the three nuts securing the struts to the body and dropped them down a bit so they could be rotated, then turned them through 360 degrees five times, you can turn them as many as you like with a socket on the centre nut, just make sure it is an odd number of turns or all the bearings will be back in the original positions and it may carry on clunking.
Guess what, the clunking is gone. Smooth as silk.
I will however replace the bearings in the summer, weather too bad to be stripping suspension at the moment, this will just keep the mot tester happy.

Wizzo337

Duotone · 22nd February 2015, 10:44

Fitted a deep Sea Green interior to my tourer a couple of weeks ago [been on holiday, hence the delay]

It's a bit of a job changing the interior but with help from Trikey completed in a few hours.

I had already changed the carpet to green, so it was just the dashboard, door cards and seats to replace.

Center consol has to come out. Then the dashboard top [Thanks Andy]

The secret of removing the rear tourer seat.

A hinge pin and collar at each end, plus 3 torx bolts near the split rear seat.

Eventually everything back together.

Thanks to information from Reebs my tourer is one of 189 with the Deep Sea Green leather interior.

Also, many thanks to Andy [Trikey] for help and information on changing the interior.

Dave T

versus · 22nd February 2015, 12:27

very nice interior Dave! Well done!

jonathan63 · 22nd February 2015, 12:29

Very nice. I like the Sea Green. Did you get it off Kev?

MangoMan · 22nd February 2015, 14:04

Looking superb Dave!

MangoMan · 22nd February 2015, 14:22

A wee bit chilly this morning....

From the rain yesterday.

Duotone · 22nd February 2015, 14:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathan63

Very nice. I like the Sea Green. Did you get it off Kev?

No, I got the interior from Trikey.

It has taken quite a while to source a Deep Sea Green interior for a tourer

but now, in the main my 75 is finished.

Maybe one day I will list all the changes.

Dave T

22nd February 2015, 03:31	#2804
wizzo337 Loves to post mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ely Posts: 288 Thanks: 55 Thanked 87 Times in 52 Posts	Done today Did an MOT prep on my zt for next week. Found a clunk in the steering at about neutral, good old top bearing wear. Tried a trick we use at work for fixing cycling non rotational bearings, (ones that don't do a full 360 degrees, levers etc), undid the three nuts securing the struts to the body and dropped them down a bit so they could be rotated, then turned them through 360 degrees five times, you can turn them as many as you like with a socket on the centre nut, just make sure it is an odd number of turns or all the bearings will be back in the original positions and it may carry on clunking. Guess what, the clunking is gone. Smooth as silk. I will however replace the bearings in the summer, weather too bad to be stripping suspension at the moment, this will just keep the mot tester happy. Wizzo337 Last edited by wizzo337; 22nd February 2015 at 03:31.. Reason: typo error

22nd February 2015, 10:44	#2805
Duotone This is my second home 75 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 8,432 Thanks: 176 Thanked 907 Times in 716 Posts	Deep Sea Green Fitted a deep Sea Green interior to my tourer a couple of weeks ago [been on holiday, hence the delay] It's a bit of a job changing the interior but with help from Trikey completed in a few hours. I had already changed the carpet to green, so it was just the dashboard, door cards and seats to replace. Center consol has to come out. Then the dashboard top [Thanks Andy] The secret of removing the rear tourer seat. A hinge pin and collar at each end, plus 3 torx bolts near the split rear seat. Eventually everything back together. Thanks to information from Reebs my tourer is one of 189 with the Deep Sea Green leather interior. Also, many thanks to Andy [Trikey] for help and information on changing the interior. Dave T

22nd February 2015, 14:04	#2808
MangoMan This is my second home Looking.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England Posts: 10,911 Thanks: 862 Thanked 1,111 Times in 868 Posts	Looking superb Dave! __________________ *Regards, Bill - (MangoMan).* (Member 00854) http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original

22nd February 2015, 14:22	#2809
MangoMan This is my second home Looking.... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: England Posts: 10,911 Thanks: 862 Thanked 1,111 Times in 868 Posts	A wee bit chilly this morning.... From the rain yesterday. __________________ *Regards, Bill - (MangoMan).* (Member 00854) http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original

21st February 2015, 21:47	#2801
nomzamo999 Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: St Blazey, Cornwall Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 178 Thanked 82 Times in 79 Posts	Replaced cracked door mirror glass. Managed not to break any clips getting the skullcap off! All I need to do now is replace the door loom so the mirrors actually move

21st February 2015, 22:22	#2802
Mdan Gets stuck in mg zt Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northampton Posts: 552 Thanks: 48 Thanked 30 Times in 26 Posts	DMf and clutch change tired now

21st February 2015, 23:01	#2803
jonathan63 This is my second home CDTi Conniosseur SE HLNav Tourer and a Personal Line CDT Conniosseur SE Tourer..for the time being. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cumbria Posts: 3,639 Thanks: 340 Thanked 423 Times in 294 Posts	60mpg! that's what I did with my Rover 75 today. And i'm well impressed. PS: before you start, that is brim to brim. Mostly motorway miles but hey! you can't argue with more miles than a rubbishy modern Hybrid. Long live the Rover 75.

22nd February 2015, 12:27	#2806
versus Posted a thing or two Rover 75 V6 Auto, 2000 year Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chisinau, Moldova Posts: 1,506 Thanks: 389 Thanked 273 Times in 211 Posts	very nice interior Dave! Well done!

22nd February 2015, 12:29	#2807
jonathan63 This is my second home CDTi Conniosseur SE HLNav Tourer and a Personal Line CDT Conniosseur SE Tourer..for the time being. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cumbria Posts: 3,639 Thanks: 340 Thanked 423 Times in 294 Posts	Very nice. I like the Sea Green. Did you get it off Kev?