The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

That's good news and I think you are the only one with a hybrid key fob case.

Jeroen

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It goes in today to have the front springs replaced. The strut top bearings are being replaced at the same time with genuine parts from a local dealer (Perry's in Hudderfield) which were cheaper than Euro Car Parts so it was a no-brainer really.

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Toledo Man

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Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle

The job took longer than expected and still wasn't finished when I went round to the garage. This was because the bonnet had to come off so the front scuttle could be removed. The wiper motors (there's one for each wiper arm) had to be removed to get access to the strut top. It was a good thing that I'd decided to replace the strut top bearings because one was seriously past it and the other one wasn't too far behind. The bearings are being replaced with genuine Citroen parts so there won't be any problems with them in the future. When I left the garage one of the struts had been put back on so he's on the home straight.

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Toledo Man

West Yorkshire Area Organiser & forum moderator
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle

If that was true we didn't had these threads.

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Typical French car, most of it has to be dismantled to get to the part you need to get at.

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Mark

1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30

The strut bearings are short lived I'm afraid Dave.
It could be the third set your car has had given its age?
The springs don't have long lives either.

The strut tops corrode (badly) as well, but these parts are common to a few cars so are available at quite reasonable prices, should the need arise.
I would be applying Bilt Hamber wax if I had the car….

On a slightly more positive note, when the springs break the car can still be driven (since the spring won't have pierced the tyre).
On other closely related models you are not so lucky.



Ian.

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I'm hoping that by using decent quality parts that it isn't going to fail anytime soon. I saw plenty of copper grease being used which should help things. The job is done and it has improved things. I don't think there anything else that needs doing. The V5C came in the post this week so I can get a rear number plate for the caravan.

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Toledo Man

West Yorkshire Area Organiser & forum moderator
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle

There's just one more thing...

There's a clicking sound when the steering is turned. It only happens on part lock and I suspect that the offside outer CV joint is the culprit. The same CV joint has failed previous MoTs so I reckon a cheap part has been fitted to get it through. When I bought the car the seller offered to replace both sides for the cost of parts. I don't want to take them up on that offer because they will fit the cheapest parts and I will be in the same situation again before too long. Citroën only supply complete driveshafts for the thick end of £200 exchange so my best option is to have a decent quality part fitted. I can live with it for now and leave it until next month when my bank balance has recovered.

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Toledo Man

West Yorkshire Area Organiser & forum moderator
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle

stick a new one in it,may not be round by new year drink drink

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Surely, if you're paying for the parts you can choose whatever quality you like ....

They will just throw the cheapest parts on (they told me it would be £40 per side which says it all). I'd rather pay for it all myself and know that the job is done once and done right. I've learnt this the hard way. The nearside one seems to be fine because I've checked that side when I was investigating my starter problem. The MoT history has pervious failures due to the offside outer CV joint so that's the best place to start.

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Toledo Man

West Yorkshire Area Organiser & forum moderator
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle

In my experience Dave, a knackered outer CV joint makes its most and worst noise on full lock.
I wonder if the noise you are hearing is actually a drop link, Dave?

Said drop links are a pretty rubbish design really. I have found that they don't take kindly to being reused,
so now if they are removed from my friend's Picasso, new ones go on. Delphi ones are about £35/pair.

With the car jacked up, on axle stands and with the wheels removed
get an assistant to turn the steering lock to lock. You will see/feel movement in the joints if there is any.



Regarding the CV joints, if you suffer a split boot, be wary of replacements….they do not last for long (and are grossly expensive!).
You can split the outer joint from a driveshaft for replacement, but if you intend to keep the car,
should the need arise, I suggest giving serious consideration to new driveshafts.




Ian.

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Recon exchange shafts from my local factors are around £90 each. Used them several times on Pugs and they've been fine.

Steve

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I'd ordered some LED sidelight bulbs on eBay (a locally based UK seller who I've used before) and they were ready to collect from my local Argos. I took a photo after I'd fitted the first one to show the difference between the filament and LED bulb.

The C4 Grand Picasso like most modern cars has CANbus so I had to get suitable bulbs to avoid any error messages.

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Toledo Man

West Yorkshire Area Organiser & forum moderator
Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8.00pm at The Old Brickworks, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA

1972 Dolomite 1850 auto (NYE 751L - Now for sale)
2003 Volvo XC90 D5 SE (PX53 OVZ - The daily driver)
2009 Mercedes-Benz W204 C200 CDI Sport (BJ58 NCV - The 2nd car)
1991 Toyota Celica GT (J481 ONB - another project car)
Former stable of SAY 414M (1974 Toledo), GRH 244D (1966 1300fwd), CDB 324L (1973 1500fwd), GGN 573J (1971 1500fwd), DCP 625S (1977 Dolomite 1300) & LCG 367N (1975 Dolomite Sprint) plus 5 Acclaims and that's just the Triumphs!

Check my blog at http://triumphtoledo.blogspot.com
My YouTube Channel with a bit of Dolomite content.

"There is only one way to avoid criticsm: Do nothing, say nothing and BE nothing." Aristotle

Which bulb is which? drivers side is warmer and looks better to me, passenger side is more blueish and harsh, doesn't look as effective?

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