General Early MOT Prep.... a few questions

SkinzCinqSporting · Sep 17, 2006

Right, these are the problems I have identified so far for MOT time;

Offside Rear Bearing slightly loose
Very very slight play in offside track rod end
Rear Brake cylinders not working as freely as they should
Rear most brake lines showing some signs of corrosion
Rubber covers on suspension split (behind the coils)
No sidelights
Steering wheel off center but car not pulling to any side

So are all of these potential MOT fails, I know the wheel bearing is, also sidelights and brake lines, but any of the others?

rallycinq · Sep 17, 2006

Brake lines not neccessarily, depends on the extent of the corrosion.

Steering wheel definately not a problem, rubber covers a presume are the dust covers on the struts, again no problem.

Cheers

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SkinzCinqSporting · Sep 17, 2006

The lines are showing signs of corrosion right where they go into the back of the drum. I think they are dust covers, they would be if they were Bike suspension.

Cheers

custard · Sep 17, 2006

yeah but corrosion level is down to the examiners discretion so you will find out on the day

SkinzCinqSporting · Sep 17, 2006

custard said:
yeah but corrosion level is down to the examiners discretion so you will find out on the day

:bang: What a stupid system

custard · Sep 17, 2006

yeah but they can hardly say all corroded brake lines are a fail as they could have years of life left in them

SkinzCinqSporting · Sep 17, 2006

I'll just put oil on them a week or so before, a bit of muck should stick and cover it up!

custard · Sep 17, 2006

yeah mot guys never seen that

SkinzCinqSporting · Sep 17, 2006

custard said:
yeah mot guys never seen that

Lol true, I'll get a pic later if I remember, see what you all reckon.

100hpJames · Sep 17, 2006

quite interested in your offside rear bearing, mines noisy when the wheel rotates but no play in wheel, any ideas?

custard · Sep 17, 2006

the bearings are cheap and a breeze to change.hardest part is removing the hub nut if oyu have no breaker bar

Fivehundred · Sep 17, 2006

On the brake lines the general rule is that they can't have significant pitting, clean them up and grease them, that way the examiner can wipe the grease off if he feels so inclined. It's good practice anyway to grease steel brake lines.

SkinzCinqSporting · Sep 17, 2006

CinqJames said:
quite interested in your offside rear bearing, mines noisy when the wheel rotates but no play in wheel, any ideas?

I dont get noise, just play in the wheel

SkinzCinqSporting · Sep 17, 2006

Fivehundred said:
On the brake lines the general rule is that they can't have significant pitting, clean them up and grease them, that way the examiner can wipe the grease off if he feels so inclined. It's good practice anyway to grease steel brake lines.

Okies, just we know a guy who does MOT failure work as part of a deal with a garage, and he said they fail brake lines a lot because of the time it takes to change them equalling big labour charges.

100hpJames · Sep 17, 2006

I think I've got all the tools I need to change it, if all else fails theres a complete hub around the corner

how long would you say it'd take to change?

arc · Sep 17, 2006

assuming nothing goes wrong, half an hour.

i had trouble getting the bearing off the stub axle though, it split as it came off and i ended up angle grinding it off.

100hpJames · Sep 18, 2006

ok thanks, I'll give it a bash this weekend then

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