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It`s a one piece printed circuit board and they do, with age, become a bit fragile so it`s quite possible that a bit of the track has been damaged while you were changing bulbs. Hopefully not, but it can be repaired with a bit of copper tape and solder, or even silver conductive paint.

The gauge is just fixed to the cluster unit/PCB by two small nuts, which also are also the electrical connections. Martin at Caprigear will have a new gauge. If, as you say, the fuel is working normally that suggests the voltage regulator is OK so I`d just give a final check to the connection to the...

I`ve had no problems FWIW.

Assuming they`re Capri, black is the flasher, red is the intermittent wipe. The metallic looking one is the right size for HRS (but mine`s plastic) . Blue? Something from a 2.8? Or headlamp washers? The last IS an instrument of torture/chastity

That did occur to me actually, certainly looks the part!

It`s weird, my only reasoning is that I bought it ready for a possible job which I haven`t yet tackled. Hopefully if i`d actually used it I would then remember what it did! Hopefully.

Feckin` hell - you`re absolutely spot on!
Thank you so much - it really was doing my head in!
(I got it to replace the link if/when I do the roadsters timing chain)

What a great forum!

Steve

Mine was manufactured May `84 if that helps.

EDIT: just checked and they are actually Torx head, just happens that a 4mm allen key is a really snug fit and I didn`t have my reading glasses.

Bit embarrassing this, I was sorting through my `special tools` toolbox (the one for vehicle specific, home made, adaptors etc) and I found this: https://i.postimg.cc/HxWQyDPT/DSC01203.jpg webster bank branches in ri I honestly have no idea what it does. I vaguely remember buying it, within the last...

Andrew,
again my memory failed me (though to be fair I`ve never had to undo before) they are pan headed M6 allen bolts and you`ll need a 4mm key - plus an extension, they`re incredibly tight!!!

Thinking about it, if the bolt head has 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 on it it`s metric, I think R or S denote HT imperial?

Nick,
did take a moment but, yes, get it! That IS funny! Went to a show at Cleveleys and the whole sea front looked like that.

Andrew,
I would have thought that as the Mk2 had more German input and was a later design they were more likely to be metric, as most later bits are? M8 off the top of my head, If you get no answer by tomorrow I`ll check for you.
Steve

By M5 you mean bolts rather than self tappers? They were definitely originally black pozi`s, as were the grill fixings, bezels etc. Not that it really matters. Yes, I'd describe them as black pan-headed M5 screws. Paul, You know, you`re absolutely right. I`d have said self-tappers till I saw the pi...

By M5 you mean bolts rather than self tappers? They were definitely originally black pozi`s, as were the grill fixings, bezels etc. Not that it really matters.

These are what I noted years ago and are correct to the best of my knowledge: TCA pivot bolt 3/8" UNF TCA ball joint 7/16" UNF steering arm/hub 3/8" UNF Track rod end ball joint = M10 fine (1.0mm pitch) ARB brackets/Xmember = M10 steering coupling pinch bolts = M8 10.9 grade HT Rear spring `U` bolt ...

Whoa - before you spend anything, is yours a Bosch one? Most likely it will only be the brush/regulator unit that`s failed, these are available on ebay for a tenner, worth a punt? You can change in-situ, It`s literally a 2 screw job, 5 minutes max. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v-ALTERNATOR-VOLTAGE-R...

D366Y wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:32 am

Considering our air is 80% nitrogen I thought I'd be immune to it by now

Nah, it`s fake news that - don`t believe a word of it.

Like climate change.

Yeah, people just don`t understand the dangers of nitrogen poisoning.

It has to be said... whilst I understand the look you`ve gone for, I think when it comes to selling, it would have achieved much more with the original paint?

TBH, I`d be more concerned about HOW the tie rod got bent as that must have been a severe impact: what damage has it done to other parts such as steering knuckle etc, which may be cast and more brittle? Whilst I appreciate the `not taking chances with steering parts` the rod is AFAIK mild steel? not...