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As the title...
Offside is back together perfectly, got to the near side and this is as far as I can get...
Yes I've wound the piston in (clockwise) as far as it'll go...
There's no way I can bolt that carrier back on!!!
Yes the handbrake is off.
Undo the blled nipple and squeeze all the fluid...
Well the title says it all really.
First i'll introduce the car since i'm a bit of a CS lurker and haven't really felt the need to show off a standard arctic 182.
She had her first MOT the day I bought her in august '07 and stayed totally standard until i found this forum and so the simple...
parked at the motor factors across from D&D autos. Lovely to see a RB in the flesh, doesn't look anywhere near as girly as it sometimes does in photos.
So after being off the road for a year she's just sailed through her MOT despite a faulty alternator (faulternator?!).
A brand new battery died after a couple of days sitting so after fully charging overnight a test with a multimeter showed something like 13.4V before starting then 12.6V (and...
How do i get the auto adjustment motor off the headlight? the whole unit's off the car - looks from the new one and the lack of screws that i just need to twist a little and pull. got the twist but there's no budging it.
Anyone done this?
Thanks
Anyone else have recurring issues?
1. Fans don't work. again. Replaced the resistor pack 6 weeks ago (with a 2nd hand one), now buying new so i can try throwing it back at Reno when it dies in another 6 weeks.
2. Lambda sensor keeps throwing up a warning light, occasionally limp mode. £60...
Sorted a couple of problems today, best of all it was (almost) free!
First up new exhaust mounts hadn't sorted my milltek issue, they seem to sit too far right so the good old socket fix solved a rattle that was driving me mad.
Next got her up on stands to have a go at swapping over the...
How on earth do i unplug the upstream lambda sensor????
Car is up on stands, i've got both sensors removed from the exhaust but there' s no way i can get my hands in from underneath to lift the tab and pull the plug - am i missing something?
Me too! seen you by the west station a couple of times as i drop my gf at work. yours sits really nicely. Always good seeing another RS clio on the move
When sanding to paint bullets (2.0) what grade paper do i need to go down to? I assume i don't need to get all the silver off, just give it a key.
I've done them with 240, 400, 800, is that too fine as they seem really smooth?