Clive

I think it is captive on the chassis itself. Certainly it is on later spitfires, but probably mk3 too. 

When driving herald steering is light and responsive. Or should be!

Heavy steering. Are the tyres properly inflated? 26-30psi. If so, next thing is to jack the front up, see if it is still heavy. If so, suspect trunnions. 

However, remember these cars have no power steering, so at parking speeds can feel heavy.

Brakes, reseal front calipers, new rear wheel cylinders, new discs/pads and possibly shoes. Reseal the master cylinder. Total cost under £100 and real peace of mind 

Engine. Old fuel? Check for a good spark, plugs/points/condenser and timing. No idea about the solex carb though.

3 minutes ago, Velocita Rosso said:

For my own peace of mind, I contacted the Certificat.air.gouvr.france, direct and this is the response I received 

contact@certificat-air.gouv.fr

Good morning,

Your vehicle is old: it falls under the less strict anti-pollution standards which result in more polluting technologies. It is not eligible for a certificate.

 

Cordialement,

Le service de délivrance des certificats qualité de l'air.

www.Certificat-air.gouv.fr

I think that means "Non"?

What is unhelpful is that French registered Classic Cars (over 30 years old) are exempt. But it seems they do not extend that benefit to us Brits. 

Have a look at Easysteer, they have a couple of models. 

I believe the MGF column has been used, not sure on comparative size though.

58 minutes ago, Kevin R said:

I have never done this myself before so at risk of sounding totally stupid this is only a SUGGESTION..

Turn the 1/4 shafts 10 rotations which would amplify the output to approx 39 / 36 which would be easier to see the difference.  Would need the help an assistant.  🤔

Would it work ?

Yes, that would work. Deffo need an assistant, counting 2 different things would get mighty tricky by yourself.

FR should be 3.63, spitfire 1500. Often regarded a very good choice foir 2 litre cars.

The only way to tell for sure is to mark the input flange. turn BOTH 1/4 shafts  exactly 1 rotation, and count how many rotations the input makes. if a smidge under 4, it is 3.89, a bit over 3 1/2 is 3.63. 

The problem has been found. Each member has an attachment allocation, and when you reach the limit you can not add any more.

If anybody wants to check there attachment history, click https://www.clubtriumph.co.uk/attachments/?sortby=attach_filesize&sortdirection=desc and you will get them. Click on the post title on the right in the list to visit the post, and members can then edit their posts.

The solution is to host videos on youtube etc, and embed on your posts. Simple guide here

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780?hl=en

Pictures are best resized down to 1024 pixels wide. 

To resize pictures, there are plenty of options, google is your friend!

Hope that helps.

Today, between actually working, I managed to do a few things. One was connecting up the rear brakes on the dolomite (cleaned/painted the backplates, new cylinders  cleaned/lubricated the self adjusters, connected up the cables)

The drums were looming a bit sorry for themselves,  so 10 mins with the wire brush in a grinder, followed by an overnight soak in dilute acid. And today a couple if coats of VHT matt black. That needs to be baked, so popped them in the oven, gradually winding the temp up to 240degrees.

Then this afternon it was Spitfire MoT time. All assed OK, but an advisory on rear brake pads getting low, and a little play in the nearside steering rack. Those should be sorted over the weekend. Which is good  as away on hols soon, then when we return I have tgecexcellent TRR trackday, and a few days after am off to Spa for a few days  including a track session (fabulous track!)

3 hours ago, mikeyb said:

Isn't Rouen now one big "clean air zone"?  

I believe there is a large area of it which is. But we will all be OK..... and you can easily avoid it.

9 hours ago, mikeyb said:

Have I missed something on where we might be starting from?

Main entrant got the email a few weeks ago. Starting Rouen this time.

It is annoying that some new stuff is so poor. Something so simple can cause so much grief!

1 hour ago, Wendy Dawes said:

Thanks Amy, I’ve got a few new bits  already inlet & exhaust  valves,springs and guides, new pressure relief valve,  thrust washers (std) hopefully they’ll be ok to use  theres no end float, top and bottom gasket sets, timing chain & tensioner kit, timing cover seal , new core plugs ( she has the old welch plugs bash flat type ! lol) , new oil pump,   l I will leave the pistons  and shells to the machine shop, don’t know how much they’ll have to take off . Great fun taking it apart though 

 

Wendy, be aware that the vast majority of timing chain tensioners are junk. A local had one wear out in a few hundred miles. Last rebuild I did I reused the old one, some wear but I reckon it had 50k left in it. 

Tony Lindsey Dean had a batch of correctly hardened tensioners made for this very reason, may be worth enquiring if he still has any. 

East Sussex here. 

Got a Spitfire, Vitesse and Dolomite. Just about every variety of post 60s Triumph turn up to the meeting (which is a joint Triumph club effort)

10 hours ago, Adrianb said:

Apparently it’s a Coal Tit.

looks like an egg to me.

18 hours ago, Chris Gillott said:

Hi Folks

We've done the RBRR several times but this is our first 10 CR.

We were wondering if there are any plans to meet up for the Channel crossing.

Thanks

Chris Gillott

 

Link to the "other" ferry thread

On 12/03/2024 at 17:49, Andy Flexney said:

FOR SALE (Spares or Repair)

a set of 4 adapters and spinners taken off a Spitfire presumably will also fit other small Triumphs.

The 5 wire wheels are included in the sale but are not in very good condition. They would need painting or rechroming.

The tyres are over 14 years old !!

There are no fixing nuts!

£200 or near offer

Available to be picked up in Leeds.

Please contact me via private messenger if you are interested or call me if you have my number 

See above!

1 hour ago, Wendy Dawes said:

Thanks Clive I did reduce them thank you 

The total post size cannot exceed 48 mb, so if adding several pics to one post that can be an issue

1 hour ago, Wendy Dawes said:

I am trying to post photos to help a fellow club member but the website won’t allow me to might it  he possible to increase the allowed size as new phone cameras take larger photos using more pixels 

I’ve tried just posting one photo without text but still not allowed any suggestions please 

The hosting company place restrictions on image sizes. The solution is to resize then post. 

56 minutes ago, rog1300 said:

Cheers Clive, AngClassics replied the 3 rail repair kit parts won't fit and suggested a whole replacement gear lever as well. I'll have to see how hard it is to disassemble the lever to get it off and 3D print a replacement maybe. Who knows.. 

It is easy to take apart. With a grinder and cutting disc. 

3D printing may not be ideal as (from experience) it isn't as tough as orginal parts. 

I can have a look and see if I have a non-od gearstick in the garage. I should be able to look later today.

I thinkl you are correct, the spring and plastic domed washer must be put on prior to the anti-vibration rubber "bit" 

I think a replacement gearstick is your best bet. Unless you fancy cutting the rubber section out, and sourcing an alternative plastic/metal washer. A 3 rail one ,ay work, or possibly from the big saloon gearbox. But would need careful checking first.

2 hours ago, MarkB said:

Wish I had thought of that 40 years ago! Impatience of youth.

Don't worry. I learnt the hard way

10 hours ago, MarkB said:

Once you remove the nut, best to use a two or three legged puller. The boss will be initially very tight on the spline. Learnt my lesson 40 years ago removing a steering wheel from a Vitesse. Hands at quarter to three, a few hard yanks, it suddenly came off and cracked me across the bridge of my nose. Makes your eyes water.

Simpler solution if you don't have a puller is to leave the nut on the column, but only a few turns so it is level with the top of the column. Then  hammer in one hand, use a knee and other hand to pull the wheel towards you. Then a wack on the column and the wheel releases. Undo nut, all done.

A few of us are doing newhaven-dieppe 09.30 out and DFDS dunkirk/dover 16.00 return

Total cost was £214, and yes, a 4hr crossing out, but dieppe to rouen is only an hour, and better still newhaven is 30 mins from home. So saves us about 2 1/2hrs driving time (on the basis we will be doing plenty the following few days)

2 hours ago, Slimboyfat said:

Clive thanks for the link, but they are NCA. We had been importing a crate full of GT6 door glass from a company in Spain every couple of months and selling them into the trade, and retail. However that company disappeared off the radar, and aren't answering any method of communication we have been trying, Shame as they were really good quality.

So not just the UK where suppliers are disappearing. Not good at all. Hopefully an alternative supplier can be found.