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Thanks Dave, I got the bearing from Chris, along with a detailed drawing which shows all the key measurements. As you suggest, I'll check everything without the clutch in. Then, I think its worth checking the clearance of the front/centre of the driven plate (female splined hub) to make...

Dave, Flatchat (Chris) has kindly offered to provide me with a new pilot bearing, & before that goes in, we'll thoroughly check the old bearing to see if we can find where the problem was (eg. depth of the hole for clearance on the end of the input shaft, signs of wear at the back of the...

Wanni, I have a DRB with hanging pedal setup - this means that the m/cyl is about 300mm higher than the slave cyl. The pipe runs down from the m/cyl, along the chassis, then up about 50mm to the slave cyl. I have replaced both m/cyl & slave cyl, & used well over a litre of fluid in...

Hi Guys - for various reasons, I have not been able to do much with the 40 for quite a while, but now I am back into it. I think that I have found the cause of my clutch problem (I get a very soft pedal when operating the clutch after doing a firm stop with the car in neutral & clutch out - a...

Dimi, you really are the consummate masochist !!! It was bad enough to fall in with us other crazy guys & build a 40, but to sign up again (twice over) is a real worry !! But wait, it all starts to make sense - anyone who goes scuba-diving with sharks & throws himself out of perfectly good...

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Thanks for your kind thoughts & wishes guys ! Must get back to applying for my Seniors Card - if only I could remember where I put the form ! Kind Regards, Peter D.

Good Move Pete ! I think that the guys here have pretty much summed up the advantages of, & advice regarding retirement. Once you get over the novelty of not having getting up at 6am, you'll probably go back to an early start anyway, just to be able to fit all the "good stuff" into a day ! I...

This is just way, way too funny ! YouTube - ‪Transformer Owl‬‎ Kind Regards, Peter D.

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Dave, you don't seriously think I was suggesting disabled people be perched up on a single wheel ? I didn't mention it, but I was thinking a little outside the square - a multi-wheeled version for inherent stability, but taking advantage of : - The ability to move sideways & diagonally -...

Aside from everything else, you just have to admit that this is SO CLEVER from an engineering point of view. I am looking forward to seeing Asimo riding this (or maybe Honda will just add these wheels as retractable undercarriage in Asimo's feet) ! Take cheap shots at the concept if you...

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Let me see if I understand all this... IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR. IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY. IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT. IF YOU CROSS...

On one of many recent trips to the US and Canada, Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was invited to address a major gathering of the American Indian Nations in Kitimat, B.C. due to his experiences in handling the Australian Indigenous situation. He spoke for almost an hour on his...

Jac Mac, in reply to your post #6, I did some further tests today & found that it does the same "soft pedal" act if I roll down the entire length of the hill in neutral & then come to a fairly firm stop (the road is almost level at the point where I stop). I then tried the same thing on a...

Hmmm - been thinking about the push/pull clutch issue : I can understand Brian's situation with a push clutch - if the crank thrust bearing wears & the crank moves forward, it makes sense that the clutch mechanism has to provide a longer throw to disengage (assuming that the clutch release...

Wow - thanks for all your ideas guys ! In spite of many experiences with this car, I am going to start out as an optimist ! The first thing I'll do is cross my fingers & check to see if there is any fore & aft movement of the harmonic balancer / pulley whist operating the clutch. If...

Like Wally suggested, I had my local exhaust shop put a small flare (about 1mm increased dia) on all the s/s pipes. It took about 2 mins per flare & cost next to nothing. I found out about this the hard way - during the initial test on a dyno, a bottom hose let go (pre flares). I had no...