MOT news from me

[2F45T4U]

Failed...

On;

nearside side light not working

brake lights don't work when the side lights are on.. work fine when the side lights are off though

near side rack gaiter split

front flexis


Advisories on all the front ball joints, no play but the rubber gaitors split or missing.


Tester said my welding looked crap on one side of the rail which I admit it is. I just couldn't get a seam going and it looks like a bird has shat all over it. Which is frustrating as I was getting good seams on my scrap piece of metal I was using to set my welder up with. But as it's penetrated and I've welded all around it he said it's more than likely stronger than original.

There was a slight imbalance on the front brakes which he forgot to put on the sheet...

Brake readings were

NSF OSF
190 230

NSR OSR
150 150


Handbrake
NS OS
120 120 Both locked


Thing is the car brake in a straight line, which is odd... As my yellow dolly used to duck and dive under hard braking. See if the braded flexis I've got will sort it

[2F45T4U]

Does anybody have a centre prop mount and ball joint repair kits they can flog me this weekend?

[MarkVeryard]

I assume you know that, ball joint repair kits are only any good if you have the type of ball joints that are rebuildable...

I they are any use to you, I have two ball joint repair kits, Quinton Hazell QSJ692RK (no idea whether they are for upper or lower ball joints) -yours for free if it'll help (or swap for something I need, like a spare starter motor?).

Cheers,
Mark.

[David6214]

Well its not the owrst, and the electrics should be easy...Which Garage was it it might almost be worth me driving there. I' d have failed the rear bushes,,,and maybe that dodgey weldin'

[DavePoth]

Watch yourself closely when you brake. I've seen people unconciously tweak the steering to cover up for pulling brakes. But like you say, the new flexis will probably sort that out. As for the electrics, sounds like your night dimming relay (if fitted) is knackered. either that or the brake lights were too weedy to see with the relay in line.

[djw113uk]

I have found that is uually due to those cr*p bulb holders that the dolomites have on the back. The earth connection on those holders is terrible. When braking, it uses the rear lamp wire as an eartt, but when they are powered up too, and you brake it all goes off.
Best to follow the solution on the triumph 2000, and wire a permanant earth to each holder!
Good Luck

[Lewis]

When braking, it uses the rear lamp wire as an eartt

Er, does it? I thought the rear lights were earthed to the chassis by their holders (the 3 metal push clips that retain the rubber assembly). As long as these contacts are clean and applying a little pressure, should be fine.

[djw113uk]

I have had problems with those earthing pins on most of the dolomites and toledos I have owned. I "assume" it is using the 2nd wire as an earth, as that is the only reasoning I could make for them to stop working when you make both wires positive.

A "new" bulb holder has always solved the problem!

[2F45T4U]

Fitted front braded flexis today, rain stopped me doing the rear one. I've heard people say they firm the pedal up and was interested to see what they were like. And they do firm the pedal up! Quite worrying how much flexis do swel up under pressure.

[2F45T4U]

[MalcGE]

Very Red. Not an insurmountable list of failures but many of them could have been picked up by your own pre-MOT checks. I'm so used to MOT Pass 1st time irrespective of age of vehicle, i'd be well myfed If I picked up a failure on some of those items although must admit to having to fit a new 380 bulb in my daily driver the other year, I swear it blew on the way to the test station cos I checked them the evening before

[2F45T4U]

Yer it does make me seem like a bit of a plonker, but its the tester, he's a cunny funt... Told me one thing in the days leading up to the test only to accuse me of 'taking the p155' on the actual day... Knob head

[2F45T4U]

Passed 12 months for me

[MalcGE]

Well done, sounds as though it was a cunning stunt the pre-mot v mot actual

[2F45T4U]

What you mean a stunt?