hovis16s rallye (pic heavy)

[hovis16]

So after taking the car to Corwall she seemed to acquire a few issues :no

1) Squeeking under revs not all the time but only in the lower gears.
2) Creaking from the front under load on on off power (engine cradle :thumbsdown )
3) Juddering in low revs under 2700rpm and it would kangaroo like made:unsure
4) Struggling up hill...….. these were Cornish roads
5 Bang/ knock from back end. Sometimes braking and sometimes pulling always.

So all in pretty much not a very happy girl, So in typical Hovis fashion I can carried away and attacked the car for the 3rd time this year :lol removing the Gearbox was on this occasion nice and easy and thankfully no gearbox issues.


Clutch removed the Flywheel seemed ok Even after the Inlaw tried to move it when I was away resulting in burnt clutch smell everywhere.

Thrust bearing on the other hand was shoot. (1) squeak noise found so replaced this along which the clutch.

Noted the Red spring was a completely different length on the new one but after checking several time I can confirm this is correct, I assume a newer one.

Next was a check of all the bolts around the engine area. Removal of the Lower mount point resulted in finding the BM Lower mount was sliding out of it metal sleeve :o so replaced it for a Vibratechnics one instead (2) Juddering solved


Next was double checking the drive shafts...….and you guessed it shot Intermediate bearing so binned that and all (4)



I then found a genuine cat so got that Purchase asap. Found small hairline crack so double checked it all and got It welded up.


With that all done popped it all back together checked it and tad most noises gone. Still getting and knock from the back which I assume may be due to engine movement but I removed the rear passenger brake to double check put it back together and the noise has gone...…………………………...:dunno for now. In the process I did thread a wheel nut slightly :whistle so that need a replacement hub heilcoil or stud nut conversion.

withthat all done the next thing was a bit more tarting up :lol



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With that all done I finally wired the wife's heated seat in and now getting ready to finish off wiring the window in.

Thats:thumbsup all for now
Another small update.

After managing to strip a wheel nut I thought id take the plunge and buy a stud nut conversion, as the wheels are always being taken off I thought may as well.

I purchased 68mm length Satchell studs of which im very happy with the length fitment and quality.





and as you can see with the Trunnies fitted lenght is spot on,


I then got rather excited about an upcoming Trackday so I went on the hunt for "SOME" tyres and got a tad carried away:lol :lol

The yokos where brand new so that purchase was for more of a summer driving tyre but, in the process I found a nicer set of wheels than my old 5 spoke LR-01R so I got another set of Speedlines :love

These came fitted with some Dunlops as an extra added bonus..........hope its not a wet trackday:whistle

Thats all for now.:lol