What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

[Airthies]

Plugged the family van in as it had power train light on, turns out to be a throttle pedal fault.
Did a pedal test and two of the outputs are not reaching 100%
Reckon it should get us home, but know where there's a [s] -scrap-[/s] parked up Mk7 languishing not far off our route home

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[dirtydog]

Took the blue one for its mot, which it failed again. N/s handbrake again despite me adjusting it to within an inch of its life but still not working properly

New pads, new caliper from tpuk and new handbrake cables, o/s works perfectly

Happened on mine mate they stick and don't release so the cable just goes slack. Way to see is release the handbrake then go to the caliper lever and manually try and pull the lever and on mine it would move a good half inch.

I ended up working it on a vice and spraying wd40 on it although it is probably sealed. I then bought a new cable as that was grey tight.

Was expecting to replace the caliper but haven't and its passed.

But if you do replace pads etc then go against your gut and slacken the centre rod off do the job and then work it up and down and push the foot pedal and then nip the rod up again to suit.

Bloody Ford.

I replaced both rear calipers, pads and handbrake cables at the same time.

I left the centre rod and cables slack, pumped the brakes to locate the pads and then adjusted the handbrake rod but still not working on that side.
I'm going to try another caliper on it just to see if it is me being a moron or not

In other news the camper passed its retest today which is perfect timing as we're going away in it on Friday. It's not finished but it's usable

[Airthies]

The V5 was waiting for us when we got home so immediately SORN'd it on-line till we get it fixed and converted.

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[bortaf]

I fitted a bobil water heater to my diesel air heater

[Airthies]

Fixed the damage where the ponies were escaping, now they're all contained again and working for their keep.
Vroom vroom. No woosh!

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[Brettbear63]

I sealed the top of the windscreen , the stereo will be pleased

[loot]

On account that the ac pump bracket sheared off resulting in the pump going pissed and the belt shredding and locking the combo engine up (luckily as she'd have driven it dry)
I pulled asbo out of the lair and drove it, strangely as time was against me I could only drive her car up to it to swap them her dad towed me with a ratchet strap. The drivers seat has a brown rose on it

Need to fix asbo as i so like it, my last attempt is the exhaust as I'm convinced it is blowing when warmed up and I feel that the cat might be blocked.

[Airthies]

Found the downside of having two vans that can be opened and locked with one key popped back home around lunchtime to get some topsoil as her van doesn't have a towbar. Then grabbed my drill out my van to screw up a bit of wood for her, I left my keys on top my toolbox and shut the door behind me.
She'd previously moved her van so we could get the trailer all the way into the drive and at a later point decided to make sure the van was locked so gave her keys a press from inside the house at the dining room window.
I went to load my stuff and head back to work, couldn't find my keys nope not anywhere. They must be somewhere as the vans locked tried to get the door open with the spare keys (plain black no buttons) but I have hykee barrel and that wouldn't work as it's full of dirt
Finally remembered her keys opened my van, got them and opened the back to find my keys sitting there nice as you like doh so only half an hour late getting away again
I was very nearly getting the battery grinder out but that was in the back of the van

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[Brettbear63]

fitted two new batteries , i had to modify the battery box as someone had welded in some extra brackets

[Brettbear63]

I power washed the underneath and sprayed the rear shock mounts and leaf springs bushes with GT85 .

[DG-Unit]

Brought a secondhand boat hatch for the roof. Obviously.

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Also a roof vent which I'll combine with a computer case fan. Ventilation sorted.

[DG-Unit]

Celebrating my 1 year anniversary on this forum by having my van towed to a garage

[loot]

Celebrating my 1 year anniversary on this forum by having my van towed to a garage

Stylishly done

Congrats

I joined in 2012
I don't plan on staying long mind, as soon as I get those tyre pressures I asked for I'll be on my way

[DG-Unit]

Celebrating my 1 year anniversary on this forum by having my van towed to a garage

Stylishly done

Congrats

I joined in 2012
I don't plan on staying long mind, as soon as I get those tyre pressures I asked for I'll be on my way

31926 posts later

When you do find out the tyre pressures be sure to never come back and finish the thread with the answer

[ned]

Celebrating my 1 year anniversary on this forum by having my van towed to a garage

Stylishly done

Congrats

I joined in 2012
I don't plan on staying long mind, as soon as I get those tyre pressures I asked for I'll be on my way

31926 posts later

When you do find out the tyre pressures be sure to never come back and finish the thread with the answer

Ah but 31920 post are about unfinished projects I’m only joking sir loot of Wales