broken bracket, leaking pipe, imminent mot.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:14 pm

Booked the bongo to go in for it's mot tomorrow morning

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Did a quick level check & general inspection, glad I did, top hose by the inlet manifold has the minutest pinprick leak starting

So I've just emailed Flippa, I knew I should have ordered the hoses last week when I had a really strong urge to get my set ordered as I put Flippa's email link up for Bernie

. Have to get on to Manflex first thing for the hoseclips too, this forum is brill isn't it, you know what the problems are & how to sort them before they happen

Thought I'd better check the droplinks & antirollbar bushes as it sounded like one of the rears had worked loose or something, got my tyre & exhaust fitter friend to let me use the ramps after work as my back is agony at the mo - the "or something" was a broken anti roll bar bush bracket

He spent the next 2 hours removing the old bits - siezed nuts

& fabricating a new bracket - what a star, jobs a good un, better than the originals. Will be ordering a new pair of brackets though asap - moral of the story - when you replace the bushes - do the brackets at the same time even if they look ok

I'm hoping after that frantic couple of hours that it'll fly through the mot

daveblueozzie · Post by **daveblueozzie** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:28 pm

FINGERS CROSSED FOR YOU

bongo bri · Post by **bongo bri** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:38 pm

Good luck with MOT tomorrow.
Brian

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:47 pm

Good luck Kirsty - I reckon she'll fly through. Then on to the hoses. It never ends. But I've always felt antiroll bar bushes went in synch. with rear droplinks so interesting to see a case of it actually happening!

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:54 pm

I did change the bushes with the droplinks - just didn't do the brackets

Hopefully if the brackets & hoses get here in time (Flippa reckons hoses'll be here by friday

) I'll get it done on sunday, must get some antifreeze (again) already booked my friendly fitter to give me a hand

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:55 pm

All the best for tomorrow.

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:37 am

good luck for tomorrow kirsty

btw give that horn a honk.....a mate of mine

failed his mot recently on the horn

.......someone had removed it

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:35 pm

IT PASSED

$\:D/$ just the hose (or hoses, depending on my enthusiasm & back pain

) to do on sunday.

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:41 pm

$\:D/$ WELL DONE $\:D/$ I'm delighted for you, but dont' forget to let us know how you get on with the hoses.....Best of luck with them.

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:01 pm

When you replace the brackets take the rubbers off the antiroll bar, clean up the bar with fine emery cloth and rebuild with rubber grease - the bushes will last much longer.

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:11 pm

...congrats on the pass kirsty....

......the hoses are on there way

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:22 pm

Cheers Flippa, Manflex reckon the clips should be here tomorrow too, wish I could say I was looking forward to it

lizard · Post by **lizard** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:30 am

Its a worring time waiting for parts to arrive.

All the best

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:34 pm

Well done with the mot kirsty

I know that mobility is an issue, so have another

for good measure...

Manflex seem to be well up to speed with bongo's now kirsty,let's hope you get sorted soon...

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:33 pm

Cheers Ste, I'm actually thinking I may have to get the guys at Dunnings to do the hoses, I hate to admit defeat, but I'm not sure my back is up to it at the moment.
Don't want to screw my back up & not be able to go to the Rest of the West minimeet

Either that, or I may just do the 1 hose that is about to go for now, I suppose we could have a silicone hose fitting workshop at the Minimeet

broken bracket, leaking pipe, imminent mot.

broken bracket, leaking pipe, imminent mot.

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