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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 01:08:11 PM »
Quote from: 4129R on Today at 04:08:55 AM
Quote from: Cheguava on Monday,May 27, 2024, 01:57:13 PM
On the negative, the brake and clutch pedals look like being a swine to get out...

One you have disconnected the clutch cable and the brake bar to the M/C, the only thing holding the pedals in place are 4 x 1/4"UNF nuts under the body. You will probably have to loosen all 4 and tap with a hammer as the plate on the inside tends to stick to the bodyshell.

So pleased to hear that - was worried I had to get that out before lifting the body - will leave it until after then in that case.
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 01:06:04 PM »
Quote from: TurboFource on Today at 12:28:45 PM
Mine was the same, it was turning in the threads

You have my absolute admiration for having hacksawed through the whole bolt - that's serious hard work! 

I managed to get the angle grinder access from the driver's (RH) footwell without destroying anything else, although that only got me about 3/4 through, and I had to junior hacksaw the rest off. Then got the stub out with mole grips - it unscrewed. But the head of the bolt appears from underside to have been welded to the handbrake lever - suspected effery - but I don't quite know how they got it in if they did weld it to the bolt. Either way it's out, just have to detach the head of the bolt from the lever.
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 12:50:40 PM »
 8)
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 12:42:04 PM »
Very nice! 
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 12:28:45 PM »
Mine was the same, it was turning in the threads
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Technical Articles and DIY tools and tips / Re: Dilkris Update - Back at it!
« Last post by Dilkris on Today at 11:38:16 AM »
Exactly. :)
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Technical Articles and DIY tools and tips / Re: Dilkris Update - Back at it!
« Last post by cazman on Today at 11:14:39 AM »
I see now. The lower link was cut to insert threads for adjustability. I thought there was also an extra anchor point for a sway bar or something.
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Garage / Renault Engine: size of bolt on cam pulley?
« Last post by buroz on Today at 09:59:38 AM »
I seem to have misplaced the bolt which held the cam pulley on (took it off around 10 years ago). Anyone know what size it should be? I'm assuming it's going to be metric?

...I think it's the cam pulley...


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Garage / Re: Newby's first request
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 09:32:46 AM »
I have know the 1/2" diameter nut on the 5/16" UNF bolt holding the UJ to the rack, to hit the chassis
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Garage / Re: Newby's first request
« Last post by HoraceM22 on Today at 09:19:05 AM »
Well, I found that I couldn't get my hand and a spanner around the back of the dash, but after a bit of wiggling, I was able to rotate the column sufficiently to enable me to get a drill into the two snap bolts. and when I drilled out the two tiny roll pins and had a look inside the lock - NOTHING WAS BROKEN !
I stripped it down fully expecting something to drop out, but nothing (well only the tiny spring which holds a lever on the outside of the actual lock bit). There were a few burrs on the ally but nothing of note, and when reassembled, the locking bar was protruding but when the key was turned the bar retracted and stayed that way until the key was removed.
So now I'm on to looking at the other end of the steering column and rack.
Grrrrrr.
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