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[mr singh]

any regrets buying it, no

sorted, no. one of the gearbox output shaft seals is leaking

[Problemchild]

Ha - I did say in my guide that anytime taking drive shafts out (clutch, gearbox etc) then replace seals as they are only a few £

Do it ASAP before the bottom of the car is drenched

JJ

[CrazyG]

mr singh !  With your experience/skills, and you didn't
replace the drive shaft seals    You do surprise me   

[mr singh]

yeah... i didnt do the job, had a mate of mine do it as working on your own cars is now frowned upon at work, and if figured id take the risk. after all i did replace the clutch and the 'old' seals were ok and i havnt really replaced any output shaft seals on any of the clutches iv done.

noticed the leak yesterday, went straight to my mates who had a look and directly to mercedes to order the seal and more oil. should be here tomorrow.

[mr singh]

output shaft seal replaced a week after the leak was noticed and the good news is no more leaks .

i think it may need a new front wheel bearing but ill leave it till it gets worse, or it could be the tyres i have fitted on the front.

the gearbox has now done 2000 miles since its fitted and its running sweet as a sweet thing

since loosing my job thing have been put on hold that need doing.

1- the creak from the L/F appears to be the ball joint so ill replace both lower arms.
2- might replace all the dampers as its now less than 300 miles till its done 100k. combine it with a pair of new front lower arms and it may fix stability issue iv had since i got it.
3- heated seats... need to order the pads and get them fitted. i could fit them myself but, i dont know if the seat fabric is glued to the foam or its separate, if the cover is separate, how is it held to the foam and my car need to be mobile during the week.

i have a little money saved from doing the odd side job, but not enough to do everything in the list

next thing to do, 'B'* service and brake fluid change.



*just an oil change this time, as when i got it 2 years ago, the service indicator showed it wanted a 'B' service so i replaced oil, oil filter, plugs, pollen filter and re-oiled my K&N panel air filter

[mr singh]

i forgot to mention that my sister and bother in-law are coming to visit in august... iv also found out that my brother in-laws brother is coming with them. he has a modified Mercedes E Class AMG... he is as big a petrol head as i am, looks like ill be taking him for a spin in my SB3 on the B1224 

[mr singh]

with the odd side job that i have done with the time iv had out of work, i have bought a pair of new arms... for my forfour, not myself , ill have to find a good day where its not pissing down with rain , windy or both to replace them and hopefully do a How to in the process.

also my steering rack is starting to play up but i want to try a few things before i get a 2nd hand one. mercedes wants £1100 for a new rack. i recall my mate when he had his Fiat Punto. his steering would play up if he was playing a track with a lot of bass. and he found out it was excessive current draw by the amps and subs which caused the issue, whilst i was in lidl i spotted a battery/alternator tester on sale for £4, as i have suspected the battery is incorrect or too old since i bought it.

it also needs a pair of front seat belts as they are slow to retract

[CrazyG]

New arms ?  Wiper arms ?  Suspension lower arms ?

[steddie eddie]

Human arms ?.....lol.

[mr singh]

front lower suspension arms, should have said... my bad

[Problemchild]

i knew what you meant mate

new job (i think i read)??

JJ

[mr singh]

JJ you read correct, new job. not saying anything yet, although i will say it involves a short blast down the M1 for about 9 junctions

although a new pair of arms is what the wife would like. she wants 'big' arms

[mr singh]

fitted the suspension arms and need to get it retracked.

found out the reason for the woolly handling, the big bush was split and the centre part of the bush can be pushed through. been for a drive and it feels better but once the tracking has been checked and adjusted, it hopefully should feel like my 1.1

[mr singh]

so its been a month since i started my new job with Hatfields Jaguar Wakefield. its a 30 minuet, 20 miles (each way) door to door drive down the M1. so far iv filled up 3 times and averaged 31.05 MPG, the highest reading according to my MPG tracker app is 41.42 MPG.

all was going well on my commute till last week where the steering started to feel funny on the motorway, so i took it in to the workshop and found the L/F wheel bearing with excessive play so a new hub has been ordered. yes i know i could have replaced JUST the bearing but i dont have the pleasure taking my car in to the workshop as freely as i did before.

on another note me and my uncle have been going to U-Pull-It in York, a breakers yard where you pull the part you want, and 2 weekends ago there was a forfour, with the sound package, i made the decision that im not going to pull the factory sub, but this weekend gone im the proud owner of a factory sub, for the price i payed, it was hard to say no!

[Problemchild]

well done

JJ