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I am in the process of offering up a SMF clutch to my diesel bell housing. The link on Brickwerks is really useful in identifying which parts of the bell housing to grind back in order for the SMF (or DMF for that matter) to clear the casing.   Does anyone who's done this already have any tips about...

Thanks for the photos.

I have learnt this morning (thanks Aidan) that my bumper irons are the Westfalia type. There is a pretty solid tube welded between the irons and also there are 3 bolts holding them into the chassis.

Thanks all for clarifying the situation. 

Aha!

I can answer my own question. Brickwerks and others sell the brackets and they only have threaded holes on one side......

Thanks for clarifying which bolts hold it on. There is a third forward of those which I thought moved a little too easily! Are those two bolts threaded on the side where the heads are? By which I mean is the threaded section immediately next to the bolt heads and not on the opposite side of the chas...

Thanks Aidan.
On closer inspection I'm not sure that I want to try pulling that apart.
I'll maybe look for a bodycut at some point. I imagine that that part of the panel (the bit with the holes!) is common to vans and pickups and that it's only the upper part which is different.
 

I am in the proces of doing quite a bit of work on the Doka and the rear lower part of the valance, behind where the big solid tubular bracket which the bumper and tow bar bolt onto, is pretty rough.  Is it a case  of undoing the two large bolts underneath which go into the rear chassis member on ea...

Maybe try a needle scaler if you have a compressor.  This will help you to remove any loose areas of bodywork and, more importantly, expose strucural weakness on the chassis. It doesn't leave a particularly smooth finish but will get into places that angle grinders/flap wheels/wire brushes won't get...

Look identical to r&r hinges that I fitted in my sprinter years ago. They work perfectly alright. Maybe realign the boards but I guess whoever fitted them looked at them carefully.

A bit late this but I'm going to look at an AHU engine in a Mk3 Golf tomorrow. It has about 100k on it whch is born out by its MOT history. Apart from smoke issues and general noise is there anything I should be on the lookout for. It's still in the car so can be seen/heard running. I bought my curr...

Looks like you're probably not a million miles from me (Oswestry). I had a similar, but maybe not so severe, problem last week which I traced (thanks to advice from Aidan) to a missing nylon tip on the front selector fork. Seemingly insignificant but it was transformed by the addition of a new one. ...

Think I may have answered my own question!! 
Looks like the timing belts are identical and if I can ascertain which tensioner is on it I can order one of those.
Stand down everyone!!

I feel that my truck needs a new timing belt soon but two kits are listed, depending on engine number. Does anyone know if there are major differences e.g. are the belts the same but tensioners different etc. I have tried to find the engine number but it is very hard to get to and looking on an old ...

Just to draw this to a close.... A visit to Aidan (he's only 10 miles away) and we(he) sorted  an original,well-used sender which only had surface corrosion. He took it to bits, cleaned it up and tested it and all looked good. Removing the damaged one from the Doka involved putting it on ramps under...

It looks like it's leaking on both sides of the tank!! On the filler side there is seepage around the seal which may also indicate a corroded filler pipe. Given the cost of a new steel filler pipe I might just have a word with a friendly welder to tidy it up. The seal is no problem. On the left side...

Brilliant! Thanks Aidan. That at least gives me a starting point. The diagram certainly tallies with what I see on the vehicle. I may be imagining it but I get a sense that it leaks mainly when the rear of the truck is raised up. There is a tiny drip when I have the rear wheels on ramps but when I d...