my turn today

[dodge]

ok, well technically not mine yet but colleys 2.0 sport is up for mot today, all bein well it will turn into my first fronty.

im sure a fair few of you knowq it already, and hopefully in the coming months i will be out laning and on pay/play sites getting to know pepople here.

so fingers crossed for us today please guys!!!

[maxlee]

good luck!!

[jammywagonwheel]

Welcome... and good luck..
John

[jason]

Good luck
It will pass with no probs Colley has spent a lot of time on that truck
you got a good buy for your first Fronty

[dodge]

aaaaaahhhhh. fail.

over picky test examiner if you ask me!!!

still having it though (i dont mess ppl around) so on with the repairs!!!

[Drift]

What was the fail?

[colley]

It failed on a few things
1, nearside headlamp aim too high
2, offside headlamp too high
3, Front brake application uneven
4, nearside (front to rear)brake pipes excessively corroded
5, offside (front to rear)brake pipes excessively corroded
6, brake load sensing valve linkage seized
7, front brakes in balanced

I no 3 and 7 is down to the front pads being low as i mentioned it to dodge before it went for the mot that they was very low.
4 and 5 i think they are being very picky as there is a bit of rust in one place on both pipes.
I am sure i can free off the sensing valae linkage.

Not to bad at all nothing to major but i am a bit shocked that they failed the pipes

[dodge]

lol, too right there being picky, all in all still a great truck.

but if they dont over turn the brake pipe decision i may be on the scrounge.
has any one got a pipe flaring tool??? thinking af cutting them on a good section of the chassis and fixing to, then coming back the the load valve thingy from the cut off points half the work, half the cost!!!

other stuff on the fail list is piffle lol

[john (smifffy)]

on number 1 cant you lower the aim from inside the cab with the headlight control its the round knob to the left of the steering wheel

[dodge]

i'll give it a twiddle in a mo, as for the flare tool, i may have come up trumps!!!! keep you informed

[maxlee]

thats not to badder list that

[dodge]

well lights im thinking pretty straight forward, brake pipes, solution found. going to put new pads on front brakes, and clean up the discs etc. load valve thingy is soaking in plus gas as we speak!!!

only thing is now, attentions turned the mrs car as some little oik has JUST PUT HER WINDOWS THROUGH. cheers!!!!!

[dodge]

inbetween autoglass and police visits, i managed to get in & ubder my nameless fronty today

got items 4,5,6 crossed off the list, bought some copper tubing, a pipeflaring kit and a load of fittings, cut the pipes halfway down the chassis and joined them there.
took the load sensing valve apart and soaked it in a tub of plus gas, free as a bird now, bet the examineer will still say no..............

onto the inside, got my stereo and sub/amp package in,

things are going well. cant wait to get it/him/her on the road

[colley]

Nice one mate you don't hang about
when you taking her back for a re test
might be able to do a couple of fords and lanes next weekend and try her out

[4x4 bobby]

Well done that man get it back in for a retest quick!!!!!!!

[dodge]

brakes are being done tomorrow, it always helps with friends who are mechanics and one who works at the local factors.......trade prices.

winning a cb on ebay, all i need is a whip ariel or the like. all being well call the garage monday and book it in

good times

[4x4 bobby]

[Sir-Doris]

[dodge]

i purchased a kit off ebay, got 25' of copper tubing, two falring kits (one metric, one imperial) and 10 of each male/female unions for £25......bargain.

and yes i found that too, as i pulled the old lines out, they snapped!!!!.

[RatCav]

With the headlamp aim they will adjust the dial on the dash to position '0' before testing so you will have to get them tweaked. Most places will do it as part of the test, but will charge you around £5 per lamp. Its funny but I hear a lot of places failing cars on headlamp aim.