MK1 CAMPER REVERSION

[madmark]

and did it pass

[FredTransit]

Bah. New tester. Failed. On one kingpin (he said just grease it, why couln't we just say I did?) and more bizarrely one of the shock absorbers was fitted UPSIDE DOWN!!!! We were so busy looking for welding nobody thought to see if it was the right way up ! When we tried to get it off, it fell apart so will have to do the back two. The tester was 22, and I think she scared him! After he stalled her twice, he had to get somebody else (older than the van) to put her on the ramp.

[madmark]

so king pin and shock that isnt bad attal! should of just let it go ,mind you at 22 he would of been looking for a gti with subwoofers and chuffers !
i havent come acros a beam axle with no lift in the pins for years!
!

[Luke]

im suprised an upside down shock is a failure, should still work the same

[FredTransit]

Me too, but it is mentioned on the failure sheet, and it fell apart when we took it off to refit it! So needed replacing, will do both of the rears. King pins are a pet hate with our MOT station, so should have known better and had them greased before hand.

TBH, I really did not think from driving the kingpin was an issue at all. The brakes pull to the right a bit but it wasn't mentioned (sssh!)

[madmark]

that will be drums then! horrid things

[FredTransit]

:lol: that will be drums then! horrid things

if it's the front drums, not a problem as we want to go discs on the front.

[MrMPuk]

Rear drums don't make it pull Fred, the brake print out will soon show you though!

[madmark]

throw the front axle as far as you can!

[FredTransit]

throw the front axle as far as you can!

Was planning to!

[AndyG]

throw the front axle as far as you can!

Was planning to!

On the MOT tester

[FredTransit]

That's a good idea, I bet he never saw front drum brakes before!

[FredTransit]

The bitch has done it again! Put her back on the yard, and the rad's gone. Can I bodge in a pinto rad temperarily till the nice brass V4 one is re cored?

I mean, how ungrateful can you get? We relieved her of that nasty roof, gave a great makeover and now this!!!

[unixanalyst]

The bitch has done it again! Put her back on the yard, and the rad's gone. Can I bodge in a pinto rad temperarily till the nice brass V4 one is re cored?

I mean, how ungrateful can you get? We relieved her of that nasty roof, gave a great makeover and now this!!!

Must've heard you call her a bitch.

Mine plays up if I'm not nice to her.

[FredTransit]

Er, I called her a bitch after the rad incident! Be fair. I think she's jsut lazy. Or she doesn't like me.