Just a very quick post to say that the gear box has been rebuilt a few days ago with a new third gear and the separate SIII 2nd and 3rd gear bushes, along with the new shims and circlips required. Â I just need better weather to refit it - it's a bit … [Continue reading]
Gear Box Failure
I finally got the time to strip the gear box down today. Thankfully, the damage is limited to the main shaft's third gear wheel, with no damage to the corresponding gear on the lay shaft or any of the other gears. … [Continue reading]
109 Off the Road Again
A couple of nasty problems have cropped up. … [Continue reading]
109 Wipers
Ever since the big rebuild, the wind screen wipers have been prone to over-sweeping on a wet screen, especially at high speed. I thought it might be due to worn wiper arms or spindle boxes, so they were replaced with brand new Genuine Parts some … [Continue reading]
Pulled by Police
I got pulled over by a traffic police car on the way home the other day in the 109: … [Continue reading]
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