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thanx for the rapid response ian and cali, what ive noticed in the haynes manual, is the pushrod is shown to be straight !!! whereas my pushrod is bent or offset :shock: which is right ??? if it is offset, could i have rotated it somehow,changing the angle, thus causing that binding spot on the peda...

:ok , evenin all, set about replacing said master cylinder, bolted and connected everythin back up, depressed the pedal to find it stayed down and had to be manually pulled back up, accompanied by a loud clicking noise :( noticed that when i slackened the fixin bolts a tad, pedal returned as normal,...

martinj wrote:Polybushed my steering rack, could not believe the difference when I drove it after it was like driving a different van.

cheers mart, gonna definately b getting the rack poly bushed sounds like a positive step forward anyhow, cheers gazulu

jamesc76 wrote:there are 4 bushes on the rack, change um for Brickwerks poly bushes loads better!

thanx james, gonna do as you suggest m8 can the bush in the column joint, that hacksawbob was refering to, be re-placed with poly aswell ? thanx gazulu....

cheers hacksaw, when you say check em, is that a visual or get em off and check em m8 ?

mornin all :ok hope you all had a gr8 extended jubille weekend :D no down to business, ive had a wooly feeling to my steering since buying the van bout a year ago, renewed the track rod ends, roll bar bushes, new tyres with correct pressure, but i,m still getting a vague response from the steering, ...

thanx to all who took time to forward solutions really appreciate it, its not fair to leave him at home, especially if weather and campsite are ok, heres to some pet safe journeys, thanx again gazulu.....

thanx donna are these crates you mention readily available from the larger type pet places ? or are they mail order items ? sounds ideal for what we want thanx for your advice donna,

evenin all :ok i want to enquire as to the safest method of carrying our 18 month old staffie, on our trips away, what with no bench seat up front its a bit dodgy, so was wondering what you guys, who take your dogs away with you, recommend :?: is there a tried and trusted method,or a safety product ...

thanx for the advice lads due to the awkward position of brake cylinder bolt head, are we grinding down in between cylinder and brake backplate, or can i access the bolt head with a small grinder from behind the backplate ? thanx again gazulu

:( evenin all, managed to break n.side rear bleed nipple today :evil: tried an easy out, but it just stripped the inside of the nipple :twisted: plan b was to remove brake cylinder, only head of that bolt was already knackered, luckily no fluid is being lost from the nipple, as its still tight !!!! ...

hi :ok i had exactly same issue, drove me made, thought it was gonna be wishbone bushes re-newall time, had a root around, while m8 bounced on van door step, localised the squeek, then took a chance and removed the shock absorber, heavily greased the rubber bump stop on the top of shock with copper ...

cheers martin :ok had a look today and the big rubbers on roll bar ends have got loads of cracking on them, as have all the other ball joint rubbers, bottom, top, the whole lot look as if they have had their best days :( so it look as if a steady re-newall of all joints is needed :evil: thanx for th...

evenin all, :ok noticing that when i drive over a pot hole or even deep manhole cover, there seems to be a definate sideways movement of the wheels which seems independent of the steering wheel :? replaced the track rod ends, which were knackered, but that still has not cured it :( was wondering if ...

cheers rob took them off, and the 10mm nut was quite loose tightened it up and they seem better, find out next time i hit warp speed thanx gazulu........