JohnR

Bearing in mind that the alloys on my 52 plate ghia are badly corroded, my tyres are down to the legal limit and that I am driving to the alps in a fortnight, I just found these on ebay and bought them. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...:B:EOIBSA:UK:31 I THINK that they will just go straight on. Can anyone concur with this? I figured that in the worst case I could just swap the tyres onto my rims and sell the alloys on. If the alloys will fit, I can use these and get mine refinished at leisure before getting some summer tyres on. Either way, it seems like a good deal for

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One of my cats had too much of the single malt Whiskas last night. Managed to get her on camera! Enjoy! John

Nah....that's just my evening job! :rolleyes:

No worries! A couple of pints down the pub lunchtime and I'm feeling much better!

"Sometimes a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing." READ THE OP! He is changing disks as well. I replaced disks and pads all round when I did it, so HAD to remove the mounting bolts as he will. Replacing the bolts themselves is NOT required. They are coated with a threadlock compound from new which gives them the greenish colour. Use of Loctite threadlock (222 or similar) is well sufficient, and what most garages would do. Locking (single use) nuts such as Nylocs would be a different matter and should only be used once (as on the knuckles on the front wishbones for instance). Before spouting as quoted above, make sure you know who you are talking to. I am a chartered mechanical engineer, with a PhD in machinery design and over 25 years of experience! (www.CoalescentSolutions.co.uk) John (slightly offended!)

Hmm... you could be on your own there. I've never heard of that one before. Just drop the cowling off and investigate. Needs some small Torx tools.....2.5T I think. Could try running it through the Irish search engine in F,G & J section? ;-) Haha

It is a relatively easy job, but note that the calliper fixing bolts can be VERY tight! It is advisable to soak them in WD40 the night before. The front ones are even worse, needing a 27mm socket and long breaker bar to even stand a chance! Think the back ones just need an 18mm one.

I thought I was going mad when people kept insisting it was inside the scuttle panel on the wiper linkage. I tracked it through the circuits in the TIS. There are about 1/2 dozen different versions. I checked it was the right one by blasting it with a can of freezer spray, but a squeezy with iced water in works just as well.

yep, plain ole copper pipe and jubilee clips

Not always true.....from 2002 some models (mine is a 52 plate Tdi Ghia) have the sensor down by the fog lamp behind the bumper on the passenger side! Check the TIS if you need to, but you can see it through a grill in the bumper.

I made a bracket to hold my mio710 that fits in the middle dash box. I then disguised the button catch by sticking a large hinged ford badge over it. When you hinge up the ford badge and press the catch, it pops up to about 60 degrees. You just pull it forwards to the 90 degree position and magnetrs hold it in place. Took about 27 goes to get it right though! The nice thing is that its hidden, and so easy to flip out. As my sat nav also does the hands-free phone and traffic messaging, it makes sense to use it every trip.

Don't need to buy a new pump if you are handy with a file and soldering iron....check the faq thread to replace the brushes for about a fiver!

I'm so dissapointed..........;-) I thought we'd have some good vids of people blowing them up like they do to caravans!

Matt, Had exactly same symptoms last year. At the age of your car, I can virtually guarantee that it is your after-run water pump. To check, just lift the hood when you turn the engine off. You should get a whirring noise that should continue for a couple of minutes after the key is taken out of the ignition. If you can't hear it, the brushes are gone. Buy a new pump for

The aux heater, if working properly, is pretty efficient. Mine will warm up to 90 degrees in about 5 minutes or so.

My Michelin Pilots seem to be holding up well. 16,000 so far and probably still enought left for another 5K. Probably not the best for grip though!

I like it! That's a handy tip to remember!

Yes, no problem. Aux heater will kick out after about a minute though, as it relies on the after-run pump to circulate water through it. When you do it, get a couple of ordinary jubilee clips for it. The one clip which you have to squeeze with mole grips or something is awkwards to get at so it makes it easier to put back afterwards.

Yes, it'll be the brushes in the after-run pump. Check faq's for my bodging trick to refit with filed donw angle-grinder brushes, or fork out 70 to 120 smackers for a new one. Relatively easy to fit if you've got small hands. If you haven't (like me!) you'll probably end up with skinned knuckles! John

The track control arm is part of the lower wishbone. I did mine 3 weeks ago. The job took about 45 minutes per side. You need jacks and stands plus 19,21 and 22 spanners/sockets and a hex key (6mm I think, but could be 8). Here's the link to the ones I got:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUSPENSION-WISHBONE-...VQQcmdZViewItem I also did the front disks and pads. Biggest problem is undoing the 27mm hex bolts for the front callipers....need a chunky straight ring spanner and 4lb hammer!

Lower wishbones. Can get them on ebay complete with the ball joint for about

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