I can’t remember what I’ve actually mentioned, but January last year the box on my 500 started to clonk rather badly. Had an oil leak and the box ran without the necessary amount of oil and killed itself.
I intended to do it when the weather got better, but I got a new job that invoked an hour and a bit commutes so time hasn’t exactly been plentiful and weeks to to months, months turned to a year and a year turned to a year and a half. Some colleagues at work offered to help and I took them up on it.
As it had don’t 90something thousand miles I thought I’d do a few extra bits as well.
So today the aim was to do the following.
Change the front discs and pads which was easily done.
Remove the dodgy box, fit new seals in the replacement box, fit it and fill it with oil which we did.
We changed the rear drums, shoes and wheel cylinders. Unfortunately one rear pipe broke and we had to break the other, so new pipes are on order and I’m going to try and fit them next week.
Didn’t get to do the cambelt, tensioner pulley and water pump changed.
Nor did we service it either.
The pipes worry me, but the cambelt change should be simple and the service is easy peasy. Should hopefully be mobile next weekend.
When it’s mobile I’m going to get an air conditioning person to come over and change the condenser as it’s pretty much screwed and regas it as well.
I intended to do it when the weather got better, but I got a new job that invoked an hour and a bit commutes so time hasn’t exactly been plentiful and weeks to to months, months turned to a year and a year turned to a year and a half. Some colleagues at work offered to help and I took them up on it.
As it had don’t 90something thousand miles I thought I’d do a few extra bits as well.
So today the aim was to do the following.
Change the front discs and pads which was easily done.
Remove the dodgy box, fit new seals in the replacement box, fit it and fill it with oil which we did.
We changed the rear drums, shoes and wheel cylinders. Unfortunately one rear pipe broke and we had to break the other, so new pipes are on order and I’m going to try and fit them next week.
Didn’t get to do the cambelt, tensioner pulley and water pump changed.
Nor did we service it either.
The pipes worry me, but the cambelt change should be simple and the service is easy peasy. Should hopefully be mobile next weekend.
When it’s mobile I’m going to get an air conditioning person to come over and change the condenser as it’s pretty much screwed and regas it as well.