Comments on: Fairey Overdrive Overhaul

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:55:49 +0000

See “Fairey Overdrive” bearings, gasket kits, seal kits and installation kits listed on eBay for information (Manchester). Use eBay questions/messaging in the first instance.
Thank you,
Ian.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:45:10 +0000

Ian, could you please send me contact details that can be displayed on here for others’ benefit?

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:28:56 +0000

Firstly, thank you for providing useful guidance and illustrations. I often recommend your web site to others.
Secondly, I have found it impossible to obtain all of the replacement parts nowadays, and so I embarked on identifying all of the bearings, and if necessary arranging manufacture of other parts. Please do not consider this to be an advertisement, but if helpful, I can assist where others may fail.
Shop4Autoparts.net are also a useful source. I list some items via eBay, but I may also be contacted directly.
Thank you,
Ian.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:08:20 +0000

Nick , you were absolutely right . After a couple of hundred miles it has become noticably quieter – obviously bedding-in .
I still remain absolutely staggered that a British engineering company of good reputation could put this product on the market with it’s name on .
Wailing and moaning from new .
Though thinking back , I grew up in the Midlands in the sixties , and remember exactly what the engineering standards and attitudes were like .
It took the Japanese and the Germans to drag us out of the Fred Dibnah age .
An apocryphal story came out of Longbridge at the time of their first collaboration with the Japanese . They queried a Japanese engineering drawing , sent to them , saying there were no tolerances on it . The Jap’s said ” No , we have given you the size . That is the size you make it ”

Anyway , thanks to you for your help . C

By: Chris B

Chris B — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:22:56 +0000

Thank you very much , Nick , for your advice . I’ll play it as you say and hope it beds in a little .

At least it’s running cool .

regards , Chris B