[Stub axles on a herald]

if its all clean the taper of the stub does normally lock up enough to torque the nyloc nut 

Pete 

 

[Gearbox reverse stop pin.]

and with many of the remote kits the spherical washer is cropped with sharp  edges that

unless its fettles before fitting can mince the new ball in days 

pete

[Gearbox reverse stop pin.]

if the groove is not well defined the clip will jump out, you may reform the circlip but 

a new one is best , if you have a dremmel a cutting disc can reprofile the groove.

pete

[Herald 1200 saloon boot stay lower screws]

if you don't have the short spacer you show  the stay arm will foul the tank and hold the lid up out of line

there are a few Tee shirts on that little bracket 

Pete

[how to open glove box]

is it possible to insert some hard card/plastic/feeler shim     to make the tapered latch to  open 

Pete

[Gearbox reverse stop pin.]

agree   but  if the alloy remote housing  or the spherical ball has worn badly then the ball sits too low 

Pete

[Speedo not working - Vitesse]

i have a stripped down unit and the screw just blanks the hole 

has nowt to do with locating anything 

to strip just ! remove the corked in welch plug and it all comes apart 

it would aid life if its lubricated , and must have the 7/16" washer fitted between angle drive and speedo pinion hsg.  or you pre load it and failure is imminent 

Pete

pinion 

[Contacting potential suppliers - a rant!]

fitchetts do have a website as its maintained by your club to support the brown smock card index system they use .

yes its limited to not everything  IE the parts listed is a bit selected 

Pete

[Stiff steering - Mk3 Spit]

2 hours ago, daverclasper said:

the gaiter, not just slide along the track rod arm,

yes but as it is convoluted you can squeeze it up to access the rack bush end

if it slides up the track rod , just pull it back when done 

there is no greaser , its hands on job

Pete

[Stiff steering - Mk3 Spit]

well that keeps you out of mischief

Pete

[Spitfire petrol tank in Herald / Vitesse]

if you undo the sleeve nut on the suction tube it all comes out the tank so you can attack any blockage its only curved  length of bundy 

as for a spitty tank you need to see if you have room on the deck to make a filler hole 

 

Pete

[Air compressor drainage for the lazy and forgetful]

when we had a jumbo compressor we added a air drier and an automatic water dump valve 

from our  truck fraternity  available from any truck factors 

Pete

 

[ARP cylinder head studs for GT6 ( or regular ones from Canleys)]

then best of luck     keep us updated 

Pete

[Bridge Auctions selling a Spitfire]

if you win its brilliant but 5000 tickets at £6 makes them £30,000   

pete

[ARP cylinder head studs for GT6 ( or regular ones from Canleys)]

if you find you have a recessed block do not get a Payen gasket 

see my post on the troubles we encountered 

the gasket from canley classics was perfect 

Pete

[KYK711D Vitesse 6 - Wanted]

I have always used an off cut from the carpet leftovers 

nice bit of wool  adds a bit of quality 

Pete

[Stiff steering - Mk3 Spit]

it is also worth pull the N/S gaiter off and manually grease the rack as this end is lubed for life 

the rack and the end bush go dry 

the rack greaser (normally plugged  ) needs a niple fitting  this lubes the pinion and the rack damper

the damper shoe just rubs on the back of the rack this is where incorrect shims will overide the spring

and cause dead /stiff feeling

you need to plod through all the ideas on here as these problems/solutions  can be very varied .

Pete

 

[Stiff steering - Mk3 Spit]

some thoughts  

rack damper has had too many shims removed to reduce free play 

has a repro modern UJ been fitted in the column and its seized 

lack of oil in the trunnions use ep 90   never use grease 

lack of grease in the rack (may need a nipple fitted)

low tyre pressures   modern tyres need more than the manual PSI  add 4 to 6 psi extraa squirt of lube in the top column bush should solve the squeal  

the cancelling can be failed switch ,the clip on the column is located by a dimple, so its not really movable the column may be mispositioned on the UJ or rack to set the lug on the clip to 3 oclock 

 

 

Pete

 

 

[Herald 1200 Coupe Steering Rack replacement]

there is some weird ideas that one size fits all

dont know why a 948 is differing but certainly 4cyl and 6 cyl racks have different ratios

the 6 cyl input shaft has a groove machined in the spline to identify the slower rack 

some may like a 4cy ratio on a 6pot but you will need 6 shreaded wheat to park the engine ground anchor

Pete

 

[Herald 1200 Coupe Steering Rack replacement]

providing you keep each track rod the same length and set the Toe to the book 

and that spec would be static laden  with 150lbs on each seat you will have the designed handling.

and whilst its laden check the rear toe 

easy to set the toe  

 

[GT6 bore dimensions]

haynes just copy data , we have a local village "Haynes"   and thats best where they stay

nice pub ,they do /did  a summer event where we all drive round the village and wave at locals 

more fun than the manuals  ...they are a compromise  over the original triumph ones 

Pete

[Always something, engine cutting etc.]

you dont get any valve problems from a short lay up but bronze guides have  a reputation for playing up 

i think its going to be something silly/simple 

Pete

[Triumph Vitesse MKII Rear Spring help.]

we had a swinger kit we fitted to the Vit6  it just got lower and lower and 10deg neg camber 

needed two of the shocker bump stops removing to get any ride travel 

it got dumped and a courier spring and 1 " lowering block to replace it 

so my experience of a swinger on a Vitesse was its just hopeless

Pete

 

[Always something, engine cutting etc.]

it is worth a check that the coil is polarity correct   ie dizzy to neg   ign to pos.

Pete

[Herald Windscreen wiper blade arms]

rain X also make a product for plastic windows and modern plastic  headlamps 

as i got some from aldi then read the label   doh!!

Pete