UPDATE

Wheel seams double protected with "Capt. Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure", new tyres fitted (Avon ZT5s), wrapped and into store.

Front struts off. and into pieces - starting with N/S



Oh! goody goody - a broken spring!





Not all bad though - top mount and top spring cup both OK (bearing knackerd)



Bottom cup rusty but quite recoverable



Now to have a look at the O/S (and track down a pair of springs).

Mac.

Hi Mac.
You could get a job in Practical classics magazine.
Love this thread.
Cheers Mark.

Liking the ocd bolts in bags too! Surprising to see a cracked spring with struts that good though Mac!

Ever thought of a Youtube channel Mac?

A 340 is Reborn.

Id subscribe.

Practical Classics - now there's a thing (appreciate the comments but PC don't seem interested in 300s - tried them before)

The bits in bags - now that's an age thing - need a note on the fridge to remind me to take a dump.

Youtube! - I loathe it with a passion - stops people talking to each other - I regard "social networking" in the same way as I
regard politicians.

UPDATE

Had the offside strut apart this morning,
Oh frabjious day, caloo kalay quoth the Jabberwocky - another broken spring (bottom coil this time!)
Not really an extra problem as I have ordered a pair from the Monroe site today. Strut and bottom
cup rusty but quite recoverable as was the n/s.



My now daily lists to the dealers have thrown up some more "available" items.

3293245 Gearbox front mount (beam to body) £13.60 (rear beam to body mounts NLA)
3292393 Gearbox rear box to beam bush £2.35
3292388 Gearbox front box to beam bush £0.80
3297404 Gearbox reaction rod bush £0.80
3200035 Driveshaft CV joint capscrews (6 each end each shaft) £0.80
3120041 Brake disc to hub capscrews £0.30
3296238 Pedal rubber £2.15
3472891 Clutch cable to pedal link (the one that used to be plastic) £4.50

all above exclude vat.

Mac.

ps. Chris - my expedition approaches - if you want me to drop those mounts off to Robbert in Belgium as I pass through
get yourself to the post office.


Top mount and top cup - amazing - don't get much better than this - even the bearing was ok (will get changed though).

I'll be returning home on Sun pm Mac, posted first class Mon be ok for your trip? Not seen house for a bit...

Good news on those parts, I am about to chase some of those mentioned!

mac wrote:My now daily lists to the dealers have thrown up some more "available" items.

3293245 Gearbox front mount (beam to body) £13.60 (rear beam to body mounts NLA)
3292393 Gearbox rear box to beam bush £2.35
3292388 Gearbox front box to beam bush £0.80
3297404 Gearbox reaction rod bush £0.80
3200035 Driveshaft CV joint capscrews (6 each end each shaft) £0.80
3120041 Brake disc to hub capscrews £0.30
3296238 Pedal rubber £2.15
3472891 Clutch cable to pedal link (the one that used to be plastic) £4.50

all above exclude vat.

Good news! I'll copy this over to the "parts still available" thread.

Glad the car is coming on well ...

Tom

Ni probs Chris - I don't go until mid Aug.

UPDATE

Well well we are full of surprises today !

Finished stripping struts to find damper inserts aren't - they're the old type fluid filled strut casing! on an '88' yr mod.
I must confess I had thought production had used inserts since 84 at least. Certainly only replacement inserts were
stocked from about then.



Foggy was asking recently about fluid qty. - now I know - refill qty. is 320ml per side.

Now a treat for the lovers of chaos - Macs "control room" and where he actually lives.





all for today, Mac.

Hi mac.
Bat man has nothing on you mate.
Cheers mark.

mac wrote: Finished stripping struts to find damper inserts aren't - they're the old type fluid filled strut casing! on an '88' yr mod.

.
Fakes were too Mac (89 my and build), which is shocking considering her mileage. I'm sure I have a receipt, so I imagine they were re oiled at some point

mac wrote:

3293245 Gearbox front mount (beam to body) £13.60 (rear beam to body mounts NLA)
3292393 Gearbox rear box to beam bush £2.35
3292388 Gearbox front box to beam bush £0.80
3297404 Gearbox reaction rod bush £0.80


all above exclude vat.

Mac.

I will probably buy some of those as paterns while they are still available!

APOLOGIES PEOPLE
Dealer has just rung - he has ordered my list above to find that:-

3293245 Gearbox front mount (beam to body) £13.60 (rear beam to body mounts NLA)
3292393 Gearbox rear box to beam bush £2.35
3292388 Gearbox front box to beam bush £0.80
3297404 Gearbox reaction rod bush £0.80
3200035 Driveshaft CV joint capscrews (6 each end each shaft) £0.80
3120041 Brake disc to hub capscrews £0.30

Are all NLA (they show available on the system until you place an order) - all back to normal!
In future I won't advise until I have parts in my grubby hands.

Pedal rubbers and cable connector I have rec'd.

Mac.

Have updated the other thread

Tom

I was literally just writing down those numbers to head to the dealers when they disappeared from Toms post!

Ah well, back to hunting Thanks for the update Mac.

mac wrote:Finished stripping struts to find damper inserts aren't - they're the old type fluid filled strut casing! on an '88' yr mod.
I must confess I had thought production had used inserts since 84 at least. Certainly only replacement inserts were
stocked from about then.

the fluid filled struts are on all 300's from factory, but as you say all after replacements are inserts now, luckaly!