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Mine is the same as the picture you have posed Colin. The boot tends to perish and the tube frays and comes off. I've taken mine out and coated the boot in silicon rubber. I'll simply buy a new one sometime but wanted to have a play. It's probably all about ensuring it's all secure as the vibration ...

Useful thread thanks all.
I've just dug the sealant out of my westie high top today. Treated it, hammerite on top and was going to leave it clear but now i'm going to pop the sealer in it.

Right so that 1/4 inch movement may well need to be even tighter.
Seemed to take up the slack though.
I'll know more when i road test it.

1.9D
Believe it was out of a golf.
AEF if that means anything.
I'll ask the question in a few weeks when it goes in for MOT and get this working properly.

Again thank you all for your help.
Fingers crossed i'ts ok on the road test

Had the time and a nice day to get this lot looked at. After wrestling with the wheel nuts and getting the drum off i found about 6mm of play when moving the hub back and forth. I took the split pin out and gave the nut a 1/4 inch slight move to take up the slack and popped the pin back in. This wil...

Cheers Tony

Thank you all for your help and expertise.
Hopefully this will turn out to a nice easy little job i can tackle over the next few days.
I'll keep you posted!

Intermittent grind that changes pitch and gets faster as i drive faster. Sounds painful when driving slower. Come to think of it i recall it easing off a bit as i turned to the left but i'll have to confirm that.

Thanks ever so much for your help and expertise.
All being well i'll get it jacked up either tomorrow or even saturday.
Regards

I believe its the rear offside. passenger on my leftie

Wheel seems to be grinding. More noticeable at slow crawling speed. Often quite when i dip the clutch and coast.
Any ideas please?

Forgive my inexperience . I've had a complete engine rebuild (after some kind garage overfilled it) and since having it returned the temp guage needle hardly moves. At best it might just reach the reading scale itself. Driving home yesterday, after around 100 or so miles, it was getting hot going up...

Very proud new owner of a 1984 Westfalia. Selling my T4 in about 20mins! Leaving the fast lane and doing it properly!! Two problems...........Chap who owned it before has had a go at fitting a central locking kit. Drivers door doesn't open on the key so i have to climb through the back or passenger ...