Colin Lindsay Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Badwolf said: Thanks Colin. I found this... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362165894156?var=631376716702 Looks like it might fit the bill. I was checking the parts manual earlier to see if it gave any indication of size or other dimensions, but sadly, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 The video showed a part threaded bolt and the original listed in R Bros was the same but now superceded in their listings for a fully threaded one. According to my research it should be a 1/4" unf X 1" with nyloc nut. My friend in the bolts business says that he might have them in stock but I doubt it. His stuff is mostly metric these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Aah if you still had Bunnings they would have had plastic packs of different length and dia UNF bolts with different shank lengths. Even better the US Masters had everything. failing that do you have bolt specialists retailers or am I just spoilt living in a city I have 3 bolt/bearing suppliers within 1.5klm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 I don't think it'll really matter but it it was really necessary I'd find a longer bolt, with a longer shoulder, and cut down the threaded bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 being set screw or shank/shoulder doesnt matter the crush tube does the work the bolt does not need to rotate and should be nipped up to make a secure fixing the tube stops you crushing the forked end of the rod do not worry about this sleep easy even a M6 will work if you dont have spare 1/4 unf around Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 M6 !!!! In a Triumph!!!!! Shame on you Mr Lewis!!! ....but thanks for the advice...all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 my son bought from a ford dealer all the obsolete UNF stock of nuts bolts fwashers or £5 theres about 5000 all different sizes so maybe i need to set up a shop Ha !! (shhhh) anything M came off the assy line but that closed down Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Pete - So you are helping to revise the club shop web pages. Now I know why. I will watch out for the section on 'imperial bolts etc' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 18/01/2022 at 17:20, Badwolf said: As a total aside, I have been having problems with the stop/start on the Toyota that I bought 2nd hand in March 2020 plus a few other 'funnys' with the display. The garage are picking it up to check it over (5 year warranty end next week) and I have just managed to set off the alarm. I didn't even know it had an alarm. Electronics...pah!! Didn't know that it had stop/start for 4 months!!! So, the garage picked up the Toyota, put it on the diagnostics which reported that all was working perfectly and that all the miriads of computers running the thing were working correctly. The stop/start thingie (which I don't use but wanted to make sure that the engine management system was working properly before the end of the warranty period) keeps showing battery charging even after a 50 mile run, but the dealer says that if the computer senses that the drain on the battery from all the other gadgets is higher than a certain amount, the stop/starts doesn't work. Do I believe that......!!!!!! Anyway, at least my worries are on file in case of further developments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 stop start batteries can be horrendously expensive and yes it doesnt generally work if if demand elsewhere is needed ie heating lighting air con etc as demand in winter is greater , mine hardly works until the suns out and its warmer Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 My wife's Toyota is the same. Drive from Wiltshire along the M4 without stopping to Chiswick. Stop at the traffic lights and the engine does not stop. Message "Battery Charging" is displayed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 This is a post for whoever it was that was looking for the diameter of the headlining rods for a Spitfire hardtop. My sincere apologies for forgetting. I have just been working in the garage (yes, at long last) and came across the headlining complete with rods. So the answer is 6.5mm on my MkIV Spitfire. Whoever asked, I hope that this is some little use for you after all this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Back to the garage, but then from the previous post, you might have guessed that. I have actually started work on the tunnel cover. No photos yet, but you all know what one looks like, except that this one is covered in a multitude of...well...er... gunge. There is nearly every colour and type of sealant. Blue, red, white, transparent. solid, elasticky, sticky and just plain weird. There are also numerous holes and not just for the gear stick. I really wonder if it's worth the effort and maybe I should just buy a new one....but then, I now have all the stuff to attempt to repair it and if I make of mess then I still have the option of buying a new one.. oh the decisions! What is really annoying is the damage done by the garage in 're-fitting' it after they freed off the clutch when I recommissioned the car. It looks like someone put it roughly into place and fitted it with their boot. Could be the same gorilla who fitted my leaf spring...Hmmmm. Anyway. It's been put away for the night. I will have another look in the morning and see what really needs to be done. Colin, this is all your fault. If you hadn't posted about fibre-glassing one of your covers, I wouldn't have thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 i FG the original fibre one on the Vit6 when we got her , later changed fo a FG version not very nice the abs ones were not around back then but i can still see the orig with the build up of FG in all the failing zones still think the best sealing is cut strips of foam from a 18mm slab ex dunelm . squashes easy fills all the wonky gaps doesnt need to be close cell stuff and CHEAP it just works Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 BW, I got a club shop plastic one, I've posted pictures of it half a dozen times, you must have seen it! It needs fettling, there's a raised lip all around the edge which is not on the original, I think it's to stiffen it up. Don't buy the fixing kit, it's a rip off, the seal is too shallow because of the lip. I added draught excluder tape to the "proper" seal. I could've used a double layer of draught excluder and not bothered with the one from the kit. And those silly rectangular sliding washers? Don't bother! They may be necessary on a cardboard tunnel, but not on a plastic one. My brother FB'd his original cardboard tunnel, more FB than cardboard now, looks horrible, but effective. It's under the carpet, who cares?! And SilientCoat on the underside of the tunnel is worthwhile. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Doug - Thanks for that. Yes, I had read this on various threads. I have my ideas as to what I am going to do and will probably now Fg the cardboard one, repair and adapt it with access areas for gear box and clutch slave. If I mess it up badly I can then get a plastic one and adapt that. As you say, it's going under the carpet so as long as it's solid and the correct shape, it should be ok, I hope. More to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I've got to take mine out shortly, not looking forward to it! I've a" sloppy gear change mechanism kit" and my tunnel carpet is a bit baggy around the gear stick, I'm growing increasingly irritated by it. I'm gonna pad it out with upholstery foam. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I really like BFG Pete’s idea of sticking the seal for the tunnel on the car itself and punching decent size holes in it to fit the screws through. Should make everything much easier to locate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Doug - I took the cover out, as you have probably read earlier, to do the same job, including replacing the gear stick and linkage. Thought that I would fettle up the cover and add inspection panels at the same time. As usual, other things got in the way and the weather turned too cold for the fibreglass to cure..... well, it was a good excuse at the time. I never understood why Triumph used those dreadful little keyway plates to secure the cover, when a length of aluminium strip would have been much easier and more practical (watch this space). Cost and labour differences would have been negligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Badwolf said: when a length of aluminium strip would have been much easier Having lost several of the keyway plates, my Spitfire's gearbox cover is held down by a number of short aluminium strips - about 4cm of 2mmx15mm strip with a hole drilled in the middle. It was easier to make up with what was to hand, not necessarily easier to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 mine was on 8mm hex headed acme threaded selt tappers drill hole and wack it in with a battery drill and socket very original !!! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Didn't like to admit to it, but now that you have........ me to! Self tappers! Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Sometimes I ask myself, are these really the people that I trust for advice? The answer every time is ...... ...of course they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 so you have to admire us , blue tack , velcro , gorilla glue ...............and Now Self tappers !!!! what more could we do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 26 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: what more could we do db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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