So what have you done to your car today?

[TheBoy]

Finished sandblasting on my Caravan above rear suspension. Ugly work at 32°C, but looks great. Tomorrow I will do the painting in silk black.

Next week I will renew the brake pipes rear and the ton bearings (is that right in English?)

Complete reassembling will be later next week.

Rolf

Not sure that's right, can you describe?

[Doctor Gollum]

Barrel bushes aka trailing arm bushes at a guess.

[TheBoy]

I'd afraid to say that my German ends at "Nine!" and "Actung! Spitfire!" 


Rolf's English is bloody good, and embarrasses me that I can't even begin to speak his native tongue 

[TheBoy]

Coming back from Bro's shop. Same bit of road, same (I believe) poxy asshole in his wanky Pisshat DTi not wanting to let me by, as a week weeks ago when I had to teach him how to brake and go round corners before leaving him way in rear view mirror, shortly before the Bullet's gearbox gives up.

So same routine today. Knobhead. But then, to quote Mrs TB, all VW drivers have little willies. Soon dispatched the idiot, and prayed the gearbox didn't let go. It didn't, phew!

[TheBoy]

Related, come back from bro's shop today, quarter of a tank (according to gauge) of lorry fuel spent, approx. 30 miles.

Every time I looked at dash, was reading between 6 and 11mpg, apart from when it read 99mpg under braking.


S'pose I'll have to see the mongs at BP in the morning. If I CBA.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Either blue or grey... Helps to check before purchase

Yes they sent a grey one.  I just assumed that grey plastic is cheaper than blue as it's a pattern sensor. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Either blue or grey... Helps to check before purchase

Yes they sent a grey one.  I just assumed that grey plastic is cheaper than blue as it's a pattern sensor. 

Paid £8 posted from the reputable supplier of my brake pads... Premier motorfactors

Just hope it cures the problem

[Zirfeld]

Hi The Boy

Thx for your interlingual friendly words.

I mean these bearings:

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In German we say "Tonnenlager". Tonnen = tons, Lager = bearings. What is the English word for that?

Rolf with a smile in his face - after the sandstorm.

[Doctor Gollum]

Anti roll bar bushes... If you mean the two bushes on the top of the subframe

[Zirfeld]

Hi Doc Gollum

No, the top bushes are OK. The problem is the lower bearing.

Rolf

[henryd]

Anti roll bar bushes... If you mean the two bushes on the top of the subframe

The ones coloured red (unless you can't see from your device)

[Doctor Gollum]

Note to self... Always scroll across the pictures before posting

[Andy H]

On this forum they tend to be called 'donut bushes' (or 'rear subframe doughnut bushes')

Hi The Boy

Thx for your interlingual friendly words.

I mean these bearings:

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In German we say "Tonnenlager". Tonnen = tons, Lager = bearings. What is the English word for that?

Rolf with a smile in his face - after the sandstorm.

[Zirfeld]

THX Andy

Early this morning I sealed the area I sandblasted before.

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Deadly hot today. Lahr has the hottest climate all over Germany.

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Rolf

[Zirfeld]

Pressing out the donut bushes (please rotate the picture 90°left)

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