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    Vitesse Mk1 convertible<br /><br /><br />
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  1. No, you don't. That's only needed for the Mk2 suspension. The swing axle can be done as johny said, or even easier. Put a jack under the vertical link to take the weight off the shock absorber, then undo the UJ from the diff before taking the shock off. Lower the jack and undo the spring eye bolt. The half shaft is then free. With both sides done, there's no tension on the spring any more and you can just unbolt it.
  2. Depending what you mean exactly, reluctant cranking can be due to odd things. My Spitfire had an occasional issue with only getting half a rev of cranking before stopping. It turned out to be a sticky centrifugal advance in the disi. When stuck fully advanced, the ignition kicked back hard enough to stop the starter motor dead.
  3. I thought Jonah said the rubber seal has split, which definitely needs the trunnion undone.
  4. I don't think anyone mentioned, to get the trunnion off you need to remove the brake back plate and hence disc and caliper
  5. Theseus would be proud (or perhaps the curators of his ship would)
  6. As Pete says, the rev counter at zero strongly suggests it's a low tension ignition problem. It could be loss of supply (dodgy switch or connector somewhere) or it could be the points/EI module. As a curve ball, I had a VW Passat that suffered the same symptoms, which turned out to be the loom rubbing on the engine earth strap. Whenever the bit that had worn through the insulation made contact, it shorted the pickup (or points) and killed the spark.
  7. My GT6 used to do that if I took too long doing clutch control. Turned out to be a leaky return seal in the master cylinder.
  8. Spring pan in the wrong place would affect ride height but the fitted length of the spring shouldn't change. The spring compresses according to the weight on it.
  9. 3.2mm would be a lot of movement. I think I read that as 0.32mm
  10. Most of the reason the PI didn't always have vacuum advance was that the manifold vacuum is 'noisy' - it pulses something rotten and upsets the disi
  11. No, you shouldn't. Your original pump is almost certainly better set up than a new one.
  12. Heralds were originally fitted with the 205 type - reservoir angled from the cylinder to compensate for the slope of the cylinder on installation. Later Heralds (with disc brakes) had the plastic extension to increase the reservoir capacity. Spitfires used the larger capacity type - probably the 220 - where the reservoir was perpendicular to the cylinder. This means it leans forward when installed, so you don't get the full benefit of the size, but then it's a big enough reservoir that you dont care. Vitesse and GT6 used a larger bore version of the large reservoir type. There is no problem with clearance on a Herald, but the Spitfire/GT6 bonnet is lower, so the mounting bracket is subtly different on them.
  13. I have always used that method and it works well for me. I know many folks agree with Paul on the syringe for normal maintenance but I'm not so convinced that it will allow you to clear the grease out.
  14. OK, here are three views of mine. Note that this car has been extensively rebuilt, so I can't guarantee it's absolutely right, but I believe it's close. Also, when I fitted the exhaust, I think I had to trim an inch or two off the middle pipe to make it fit.
  15. I don't have any photos to hand but I could maybe crawl under mine this evening and see if I can get some.
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