24-03-2016, 06:36 PM
Little update of little things...
Ran the MOT (well, it's equivalent here) yesterday. Didn't pass obviously, but it did surprisingly well. Better than I expected anyway. The inspector even forgot to check if I had an extinguisher, first aid kit, etc. which ofcourse I forgot to "install", these things are otherwise a big thing here, all hail the EU.
Anyway, it didn't pass because left wheel handbrake didn't work, at all. :| One foglight was loosely fitted and the PAS leak at the rack.
Today I set to fix things up starting with the handbrake. Got stuck at the part where you're supposed to take off the drum, just can't get the bearing nut undone with the tools I have... Okay, maybe force it to self-adjust and hope it works? I stomp on the brakes a few times, pull the handbrake and all that jazz when suddenly the pedal just goes all the way to the floor O_O A rear line burst. Better on the driveway than on the road, eh? The spare tire bracket is long gone so atleast access is good
![[Image: Pi0tIya.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/Pi0tIya.jpg)
Good thing mom is on vacation so there was a way to get to the parts store. 2,1m of pre-made line with fittings that should be enough to cover both sides, a line cutter and a couple of "quick" connectors. I guess they're not the best solution, but whatever works.
![[Image: 72oV28b.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/72oV28b.jpg)
The old lines seemed fine up to the point where they splice out into the wheels so that's where I'll replace them. Got one side done today, but ran out of daylight, so I'll finish tomorrow.
Tried to get a pinion seal that's on top of the PAS valve body for the rack while at the parts store but their catalogs couldn't find it. I'm assuming that's what's leaking. God this 20+ year old thing is so cramped in the engine bay...
The broken fog light fastener was easily fixed with a ziptie, but then the light somehow went out. It worked yesterday at the MOT! Frigin bastard. And ofcourse the screws holding the bulb in the reflector are seized dead, doesn't help that someone in the past ran one in that's way too long and bent onto the reflector housing as it went in... Maybe WD40 will do it's job overnight
Ran the MOT (well, it's equivalent here) yesterday. Didn't pass obviously, but it did surprisingly well. Better than I expected anyway. The inspector even forgot to check if I had an extinguisher, first aid kit, etc. which ofcourse I forgot to "install", these things are otherwise a big thing here, all hail the EU.
Anyway, it didn't pass because left wheel handbrake didn't work, at all. :| One foglight was loosely fitted and the PAS leak at the rack.
Today I set to fix things up starting with the handbrake. Got stuck at the part where you're supposed to take off the drum, just can't get the bearing nut undone with the tools I have... Okay, maybe force it to self-adjust and hope it works? I stomp on the brakes a few times, pull the handbrake and all that jazz when suddenly the pedal just goes all the way to the floor O_O A rear line burst. Better on the driveway than on the road, eh? The spare tire bracket is long gone so atleast access is good
Good thing mom is on vacation so there was a way to get to the parts store. 2,1m of pre-made line with fittings that should be enough to cover both sides, a line cutter and a couple of "quick" connectors. I guess they're not the best solution, but whatever works.
The old lines seemed fine up to the point where they splice out into the wheels so that's where I'll replace them. Got one side done today, but ran out of daylight, so I'll finish tomorrow.
Tried to get a pinion seal that's on top of the PAS valve body for the rack while at the parts store but their catalogs couldn't find it. I'm assuming that's what's leaking. God this 20+ year old thing is so cramped in the engine bay...
The broken fog light fastener was easily fixed with a ziptie, but then the light somehow went out. It worked yesterday at the MOT! Frigin bastard. And ofcourse the screws holding the bulb in the reflector are seized dead, doesn't help that someone in the past ran one in that's way too long and bent onto the reflector housing as it went in... Maybe WD40 will do it's job overnight