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Come on cut him some slack - we've all made mistakes at some point.

TV damper is there to protect the crank not for NVH so makes no sense to remove it.

MLS gaskets are usually single use - is it a cometic one?

Simon.

Nothing wrong with Gates belts.

From memory you've had a head skim and fitted non-stock cams so could well have been some valve / piston contact when the belt snapped. Extremely unlikely the belt failed this quickly unless there was a fitting error or some kind of mechanical issue in the valve train - needs inspecting carefully to...

May be the outer dust cover against the bearing race then. I wasn't expecting to have to take them off to lube them up as TFS made them sound superior, when they are just xxxx! And it's not the rose joints which need lubing up, it's the actual thread on the studding holding them together. Maybe I m...

At a guess the input shaft that the release bearing slides on has got a bit rusty - hopefully it will free up with some use!

Simon.

Supercharger colour looks a bit too post office for me but can't deny the quality of the build and the purposefulness of it

Simon.

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Simon.

Paul what about a sniff test, is that not conclusive?

Find a friendly local garage with a hydraulic press.

You could try a beam type puller; http://www.tridon.com.au/Products/Produ ... 11&P=68714


Which method didn't work - separator or the big hammer?

Simon.

Yeah something like that. It helps if the arm is off the car so that you can rest it on something solid like an anvil but technique should still work on the car.

To be crystal what I think Lauren is suggesting is to hit the side of the wishbone adjacent to the ball joint taper. Don't hit the ball joint nut or you will bend the threaded part.

I've used this method and although it sounds strange it does work.

Simon.

The passenger compartment heater is on a different circuit to the rad so the fact that this wasn't getting hot suggests there is more wrong than a stuck thermostat.

Excellent - glad you got it sorted

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Yes the drop arm seems to need 2-3 mm move to the left side.What else could be????what else....really need help.Its a pain to remove again the tranny from the car and I want to avoid this proccedure if it is maybe something simple. Is the drop arm held on with a cotter pin the same as the C52 - cou...

If the drop arm is not in the correct position on the selector rod it will cause the problem you have. Yes the drop arm seems to need 2-3 mm move to the left side.What else could be????what else....really need help.Its a pain to remove again the tranny from the car and I want to avoid this proccedu...

Test should be done at WOT else the readings will be low.

This sounds like the mechanism within the caliper isn't set right.

Paul Woods has a supposedly foolproof method for resetting when you change the pads - search the forum and you should find it.

Simon.

Manual choke is pretty easy - worst bit is getting the wiring from the valve to a switch on the dashboard.

A mk2 a/c idle up valve works ok on mine.

Simon.