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Hi Folks,

will be driving up to Barnsley next week to help my son move in and it would be useful to know of any garages/mechanics that are good for our vans, just in case I need anything fixing
Mine is 1987 1.9 DG petrol, hi top. standard throughout.

Any info greatly appreciated,

Many thanks

John

Thanks for that. Robsey, I'll give all electrics a clean up, presume I'm still ok for driving as long as coolant levels high

Robsey wrote: ↑14 Jul 2024, 14:12 For 95% of vehicles, taking a long time to heat up points towards a thermostat that has failed in the open position.

Showing a bit of ignorance, do I need to drain off all the coolant system to replace the thermostat

1987 1.9DG WBX Petrol Just lately, temperature guage is taking forever ( 20 miles plus) to get anywhere near my normal indicator position. Engine is starting and running fine. Have a peristent weep from coolant distributor block and always topped up water tank behind number plate and temp guage show...

maxstu wrote: ↑15 Aug 2021, 10:28 Pretty certain l have a spare plate lurking about. Will take some time to find though.
Never seen or used a gasket.

Thanks Max, found the third plate in swinging arm thankfully.

This is a pic of wheel flange, look all ok to me thankfully.

Managed to get under the van to get offending drive shaft out. 1. There was some remnants of a gasket between the wheel flange and cv joint. Also on gearbox side. I couldn't see any reference to this in the Haynes or in the Wiki here. Is it required ? 2. What grease do I need to repack cv joints ? h...

tobydog,

they came from brickwerks as part of the cv set, they said they are all grade 10.9 steel

Not sure. Perhaps the rotating effect at different angles of the cv? Either way, they dont look up to the job. Are the Brickwerks too? Deffo serrated washers required. They came with the kit from Brickwerks.  I've ordered a new set of bolts and Brickwerks have confirmed that these bolts are 10.9 gr...

Managed to get to bolts out of cv joint, wheel side, looks like they haven't snapped off thankfully but can any suggest why the threads are worn in the way they are. The bolt on the left is one of the original ones.

maxstu wrote: ↑11 Aug 2021, 20:29 Yep. Rubber boots prevent loss of bolts. Sounds to me bolts have sheared off. Should be easy to see. Grab an allen or spline socket and dig out a bolt from the cv joint.
Did you notice knocking noise on left hand bends before no drive?

oh yes

Got cv joints from brickworks, genuine ones.

no pictures at the moment, I'll get the van jacked up tomorrow for a deeper investigation.
Not sure about circlip in place as it was the mechanic who re assembled the unit.

looking at cv joint, wheel end, I can see the cv bolts still in position even though drive shaft is floating free. Is there a likelihood that the cv bolts have sheared off from the rear wheel shaft ?
 

maxstu wrote: ↑11 Aug 2021, 13:05

R0B wrote: ↑11 Aug 2021, 12:07 Change your mechanic fella.

^^^

Deffo need washers...

Could have thrown spare driveshaft on the beach as Sandown Bay three weeks ago. You near there?

Everywhere's near on the Island, I'm in Ryde. Mechanic normally very good, knows T3's inside out.