MOT failure today
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:48 pm
Had an MOT failure today = not expected to be honest. Dipped beam L/H side too high and one fog light out. Some advisories like loose wheel bearings and a number plate light out. The number [p-late lamp was an abysmal design, a tiny flat bulb akin to a Christmas tree bulb. I just pulled its two strands of fuse wire apart, reinserted it and it worked again. But wobbling the wires underneath sent it on and off again. Are there any after market lights that could be fitted to replace these under-engineered Triumph items?
There is indeed some slack in a front wheel. evident when gripping the top of the tyre and rocking it fore and aft. To fix this, is it simply a case of taking the hub cover off, tightening a castellated nut, and slackening off till the split pin goes through the hole? I don't know enough about end play to feel properly competent. But am willing to give it a go if you've got any advice.
As for the front headlamp, I adjusted the top spring loaded screw (not the bottom one) with the eyebrow cover removed. Lights trained on the garage doors. I think I got it down a bit and level with the next one, though the tester did say if I returned with the panel removed he'd do it for me which I thought a bit odd- it's only held on with two screws.
Then he reckoned one of the front tyres was a bit feathered on the edges - but I travelled half a mile down a straight bypass on the way home with no hands on the wheel and it drove straight and true with no veer left or right.
Please feel free to comment. Car's a 1980 1500HL.
Alan.
There is indeed some slack in a front wheel. evident when gripping the top of the tyre and rocking it fore and aft. To fix this, is it simply a case of taking the hub cover off, tightening a castellated nut, and slackening off till the split pin goes through the hole? I don't know enough about end play to feel properly competent. But am willing to give it a go if you've got any advice.
As for the front headlamp, I adjusted the top spring loaded screw (not the bottom one) with the eyebrow cover removed. Lights trained on the garage doors. I think I got it down a bit and level with the next one, though the tester did say if I returned with the panel removed he'd do it for me which I thought a bit odd- it's only held on with two screws.
Then he reckoned one of the front tyres was a bit feathered on the edges - but I travelled half a mile down a straight bypass on the way home with no hands on the wheel and it drove straight and true with no veer left or right.
Please feel free to comment. Car's a 1980 1500HL.
Alan.