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[chrisgixer]

Changed the oil and filter, fitted poly front roll bar bushes, put new batteries in both fobs which happened to stop working both at the same time. Hmmm...

[Sir Tigger KC]

Changed the oil and filter, fitted poly front roll bar bushes, put new batteries in both fobs which happened to stop working both at the same time. Hmmm...

Not bad going, seeing as you couldn't be bothered to get up this morning!!   

[TheBoy]

OOF Stickers  ...thought they were all sold out or has somebody got a secret supply

Black Elite in need of an OOF Sticker please

I can certainly see some on the shelf from here. I'll have a look over weekend, see whats what, and update the shop

[Dan282]

Sat on my arse watching it get valeted from my living room

[PAULCDX]

Been to the dealers and used my £25 Masterfit voucher to purchase 5ltrs of GM red Coolant, car now topped up nicely   

[TheBoy]

Been to the dealers and used my £25 Masterfit voucher to purchase 5ltrs of GM red Coolant, car now topped up nicely   

But 5l is only £12+VAT

[MR MISTER]

Been to the dealers and used my £25 Masterfit voucher to purchase 5ltrs of GM red Coolant, car now topped up nicely   

But 5l is only £12+VAT

But a masterfit voucher is nowt.

[PAULCDX]

 

Actually managed to get 6 litres using the voucher 

I'm not on the trade club so had to pay the retail prices of £19.26 + £4.68 but got them for free really   

[danzigfan]

Replaced cam cover gasket today  with a little help of hot tea and homemade schnaps...  at -10deg outside  , I hope it will seal it this time 

[Dan282]

Sorted out a blister under the rear wheel arch. 

[Nick W]

Added a bottle of lifter treatment to shut up the noisy one. It seems to be working, so I'll bring the annual oil change forward a few weeks. Which will hopefully cure it for good.

[omega3000]

Replaced cam cover gasket today  with a little help of hot tea and homemade schnaps...  at -10deg outside  , I hope it will seal it this time 

Hope it was peach schnaps 

[Elite Pete]

Now taxed for 6 months. Had a intermittent misfire due to water in passenger side plug wells. Sucked out and dried out and running well but have ordered a used genuine Bosch one. Yesterday it was treated to a cambelt kit and waterpump, some lovely fresh coolant and a oil and filter change.

It was good to see you again Dan

[YZ250]

Pressed new GM rear bushes in the wishbones, changed the front shocks, mounts and springs and changed the rear springs.
To do the rear springs, I used the very helpful guide and I like the bit in the guide that says "Now remove the bolts securing the bottom ends of both rear shock absorbers and pop the shock bottoms out of the recess in the rear hub assembly. Yeah right, that was going to happen wasn't it.  Mine were popping nowhere, so I took the easier option of undoing the top shock mounts and lowering them instead.   
Do I feel satisfied...... no I don't. I feel ill, really ill. After two days of swinging on a torque wrench, under the car and swapping spring compressors from one set of springs to another I ache like hell. I even struggled to get the wheels back on, it was that bad. When I sat in the bath it felt like somebody had set fire to my knees and when I get up out of the chair there isn't a part of me that doesn't hurt. 
I'm going to try to numb it with a few Stella's but I can't see that working. Maybe it's time to admit that I'm too old for it all. 

[Andy H]

Pressed new GM rear bushes in the wishbones, changed the front shocks, mounts and springs and changed the rear springs.
To do the rear springs, I used the very helpful guide and I like the bit in the guide that says "Now remove the bolts securing the bottom ends of both rear shock absorbers and pop the shock bottoms out of the recess in the rear hub assembly. Yeah right, that was going to happen wasn't it.  Mine were popping nowhere, so I took the easier option of undoing the top shock mounts and lowering them instead.   
Do I feel satisfied...... no I don't. I feel ill, really ill. After two days of swinging on a torque wrench, under the car and swapping spring compressors from one set of springs to another I ache like hell. I even struggled to get the wheels back on, it was that bad. When I sat in the bath it felt like somebody had set fire to my knees and when I get up out of the chair there isn't a part of me that doesn't hurt. 
I'm going to try to numb it with a few Stella's but I can't see that working. Maybe it's time to admit that I'm too old for it all. 

I found that they don't move easily if the shock absorber is restraining the spring. If you do it with the suspension compressed (even slightly) it will pop out.