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Topic: Lack of use, brake master cylnder leak -new seals or rebuild |
Colin T
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:48 am Subject: Lack of use, brake master cylnder leak -new seals or rebuild |
Just to update - I think I had fitted NOS seals in the past, but found this time that the cylinder had corrosion internally beyond the circlip.
I ended up purchasing a complete NOS unit, checked an ... |
Topic: Word Association Game |
Colin T
Replies: 940
Views: 157602
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Forum: Cowley Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:38 am Subject: Word Association Game |
| Hellmann's |
Topic: Lack of use, brake master cylnder leak -new seals or rebuild |
Colin T
Replies: 3
Views: 1858
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Forum: General Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 5:35 pm Subject: Lack of use, brake master cylnder leak -new seals or rebuild |
Brake master cylinder problems! Lockheed tandem.
First had new seals fitted some 17-19 years ago, after being off the road for many years. Since then, if the car is off the road for 2 or 3 years th ... |
Topic: Clutch/gearbox gear selection problem |
Colin T
Replies: 1
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Forum: Gearbox Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:11 pm Subject: Clutch/gearbox gear selection problem |
Hi all, my Allegro is dead with a gear selection problem.
Just setting off from being parked - first gear and went forward, reverse gear and went back a bit, and then couldn't get into first.
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Topic: Stainless steel brake bleed nipples? |
Colin T
Replies: 1
Views: 1523
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Forum: General Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:46 pm Subject: Stainless steel brake bleed nipples? |
Hi all
I am looking for stainless steel brake bleed nipples.
The original part number is RTC1115, which was also used on some Land Rover models - but I cannot locate a stainless alternative.
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Topic: Is my differential knackered? |
Colin T
Replies: 0
Views: 1053
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Forum: Gearbox Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:54 am Subject: Is my differential knackered? |
Hi folks, had been trying to get my Allegro back on the road in March/April but hit a problem when I thought that the differential was knackered, so I left it for over 2 months
I have removed t ... |
Topic: Word Association Game |
Colin T
Replies: 940
Views: 157602
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Forum: Cowley Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:37 am Subject: Word Association Game |
| Roast |
Topic: Word Association Game |
Colin T
Replies: 940
Views: 157602
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Forum: Cowley Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 10:22 pm Subject: Word Association Game |
Y'wot?
(Just Googled it, I think he was before my time in my defence!) |
Topic: Quartic magazine 103 |
Colin T
Replies: 4
Views: 2006
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Forum: Club Chat Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 10:20 pm Subject: Quartic magazine 103 |
Fancy confusing an Allegro with a Marina! The cheek of it!  |
Topic: I think I have made a large error with my steering rack..... |
Colin T
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Views: 1362
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Forum: Suspension Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:04 am Subject: I think I have made a large error with my steering rack..... |
OK, approx. five years ago I changed my steering rack gaiters and added lubrication - I am certain it was oil, and was almost EP90. I still need to check if I have the remainder of the bottle left.
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Topic: Word Association Game |
Colin T
Replies: 940
Views: 157602
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Forum: Cowley Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:09 pm Subject: Word Association Game |
Sunglasses  |
Topic: The very best quality parts - from where? |
Colin T
Replies: 5
Views: 2684
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Forum: General Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:51 am Subject: The very best quality parts - from where? |
OK, after some searching in the internet I found a rather disconcerting thread about new rubber items from Mini specialists:
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9865&sid=9c5dce47d30ff9 ... |
Topic: The very best quality parts - from where? |
Colin T
Replies: 5
Views: 2684
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:25 am Subject: The very best quality parts - from where? |
| OK, trying to get the correct parts by part number is proving tricky. Mini Spares don't appear to do any outer CV gaiters that match up using parts numbers, so I am not confident they will be an exact ... |
Topic: Word Association Game |
Colin T
Replies: 940
Views: 157602
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Forum: Cowley Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:19 am Subject: Word Association Game |
Edge
(as in the edge of a knife, not a member of U2!) |
Topic: Harvest Gold Series 2 |
Colin T
Replies: 19
Views: 5409
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Forum: Members Motors Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:18 am Subject: Harvest Gold Series 2 |
Good progress there
The coolant bottle changed after January 1977, but before the end of Series 2 production. The parts CD from the club has the exact change points in relation to car number, bu ... |
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