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Good thought . . . 

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Johny:- 'rounded off' . . . I've had the darn things too tight before now and round the square nut off. 

Once out/off, I just coarse filed the flats for the next spanner down-sized. 

Eventually of course, if that continued there'd be nothing left eventually, but I've endeavoured to avoid that by not over-tightening, since! 🤣

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Good point. Unless your pump is working in Superman mode! 😉

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Cool! 

Cheers,

Best, C.

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Roger; push fit or glued? 

I'm on the hunt for a pair of orig drain plugs as we speak, to have a go myself! 

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Cheers! Always listening, learning!

(I've always tended to change filter with a scheduled oil change over the 35 years' ownership!).

Best, C.

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Yowsa Wowsa! So Kevin; you're saying when doing an oil change with one of these babies on, that you take the sleeve and filter off at the same time. Then fit a new oil filter and thereafter attach the sleeve in position once more, yes?

So the old filter and any grindings come away when disposing of the old filter rather than them perhaps falling back into the engine.

OK. Duly noted! Thanks 😃

Paul - I reckon a gearbox magnetic plug is probably even more important! Look what it did for you! 

Best, 

Colin

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I'll Google mag sleeves, Pete! I'd not heard of them till you mentioned them! 

Cheers. Best, C.

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Which is best?? Ideally I'd like to drill a sump plug and tight-fit a bar magnet - but then I realised there's also these slim-jim new types that are very strong . . . . except they might loose themselves from the plug a little too easily . . . 

 

Best, C.

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Does the plug leak, John? What is the type again? Might make a magnetic one for the engine and just install a 'new' one in the gearbox! Just for fun!

 

Best,

C.

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PTFE tape, Johny?? Gonna see if I can find a suitable diameter magnet strong enough to do the job and insert into the sump plug . . . Eric - any ideas? "buy a magnet, drill a hole, dob of superglue, drop the magnet in - job done!" 🙂

Best,

C.

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Way to go, Chaps. I like these low-cost, practical solutions!

Thanks,

Best, C.

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That's a neat solutiion, Eric. Not too far off Pete's remarks! 

DanMi - I was just looking at those. Eric's inexpensive solution is tempting! Did you find you needed a washer of some description?

Best,

C.

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All good comments - Gary, I did think after I said it that nitrile might work. TBH, the car leaks a bit anyway. At 143k miles, I expect it. I leak at 66 years old! 🤣

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1 hour ago, Paul H said:

I have (had) them on my Vitesse on gearbox and sump but they always leaked. Purchased from Canleys 

Paul 

Which is not much of a help, it leaking when cold & not expanded under heated conditions! Choice:- trap swarf but lose oil when cold standing . . . and Gary, surely a rubber 'O' ring would burn off or harden, crack, then break away after not too long (back to oil loss when cold . . .🙂)??

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Hi Colin.

Apologies for not having spotted that thread. 

Gearbox plug would be good, too. Who hasn't accidentally crunched a gear or two? 

However, I'm not sure I'm clear about which thread is correct (and . . . is the g'box the same?)!

Our original plugs are interference fit, aren't they? So should I be looking at the 3/8 x 18 NPTF, as mentioned?

Nobody seemed terribly definitive about a replacement . . . (or am I just being dim again?!?)

Thanks and Best, C.

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Hi Chaps,

I quite fancy a magnetic sump plug for my 1200 saloon.

Merlin Autosports have loads, but I'd need to know what the plug thread is.

Does anyone have a spec., please?? 

Best, C

[Herald 1200 sallon Seat fixtures]

Thanks for the clarification, Josef! Grateful. Bet they're more comfortable than my originals (always find I need a right leg under-knee support on long journies).

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Right! Understood! Thanks DVD3500 😀 Sorry the reference went over my head!!

[Handbrake Gaiter - Fit]

🤣 I Googled that - and I still don't know what you mean!! 😂

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Hi Morgana.

Thanks. I seem to have had a nut (or nuts welded underneath for the front fixings - and yes, it's a stretch for both arms, isn't it! And it may well have cross-threaded . . . I probably won't find this out in reality. 😀 Thanks! C.

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Thanks Pete.

I would have constructed something similar, I think.

101 ways to skin a cat! 

Best, 

C.

PS:- for all those who seem to put more comfortable seats in their cars (Mazda etc) do they use the Herald saloon fixings - or do they construct something similar to that which you have just described . . . ?? 

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All good advice. I'm sure the nut is OK. Are the above quoted with surrounding captive 'cage' ??

(Then I can try to destroy the old!)

 

Best,

C.

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😃 Pleasure .C.

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Good suggestions, All.

I think I will try the jammed screwdriver trick first, before trying to destroy and re-build!

My concern (and apart from the disappointment of this happening after the arduous sound-proofing and recommisioning of the interior) is that if I can remove, then tightening the lugs on the nut, for subsequent replacement purposes, is not going to be sufficient as the lugs will only be forced outward again.

E.G., the same thing will only happen again. There needs to be a way for me to hold that nut tight and prevent either side lug bending out making it impossible to tighten in situ. . . OR - will that never happen - once bent on tightening, it will always subsequently bend???

 

Cheers, All, C.