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Remove the screws holding the slip ring brushes and you should see a black plastic box inside. Check the slip rings for excessive wear and replace brushes if necessary

Here is a hack to make one key fit two locks or more. Take the barrel out of the one you want to modify and insert the key you want to use. File away the high spots and the key will now open this lock. Pick the key that makes the least number of highs. Remember the more highs you file off...

take the small grub screw out and the barrel should come out. You should find a number on the lock shaft and this will be what you need for a new key.

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Take it one step at a time. Test a battery like an AA or similar on V and see your readings. For ohms turn the dial to the horshoe! and test an old speaker and you will get a reading. If you have it on its highest setting of Meg ohms hold the two leads and you will get a reading of your...

Test for battery drain. This is the way I have done it but any other bright sparks feel free to make suggestions! Make sure all loom wiring is connected as far as as you can see, all loose wires are isolated with tape all brown earths and chassis to engine braids are connected to body and all...

And also try a hi viscosity oil like the syrupy additive from STP? I asked a VW expert and he uses grease. It is all slow speed rotation in box so no problem if it improves your steering and saves you money1

Being the devils advocate here but check the rubber coupling from the column to the steering box and also that the steering wheel is on tight. (you should know that if steering wheel loses its position!) To adjust box get wheels off ground first and then with wheels straight adjust until you get...

The correct term for them are dampers which regulate the "up /down" movement. All manufacturers/suppliers even call them shocks! Even Google has it wrong and wikipedia calls it both! Springs for vehicles are shock absorbers. (there are many types of springs for many applications) Imagine...

Check valve tappets gap first of all. Check points are clean and gap. Then do the dist rotate thing when running. Check fuel cut off valve is connected good. A bad connection will cause it to intermittently shut. Do a compression test as hissing seems suspect and could be a leaky cylinder.

Let me stop you all there. Do you really want to be wiring extra lights that will be using power when engine is not running? You need to have an aux battery with a splitter relay and run lights and accessories from that.

Motorway driving in inside lane with HGV's passing is not nice even on stock beam. You have to be on the alert all the time. First you feel the push to left with the pressure wave of the lorry which you correct and then re correct as it is passing! Keep the stock beam and spend the money...

From the expansion tubes the pipes in the engine bay should connect by a T piece 15A which goes to the air inlet plenum after the factory air filter. The negative pressure in the plenum draws fuel vapour from the tank to the carb and stops it escaping to atmosphere (and smell!) It is an engine...

Expansion vessels for fuel when a tank is full especially in hot weather .

I used this to make my own seals for indicators. It comes in different diameters and if you have a sample of your old one then you can get the dia you need. I think I used the 3mm and it was cheaper than factory ones! Black EPDM Rubber Foam Sealing Strip Round Bar For Cabinet Door Seal...

Either make a bender out of angle iron and stout hinges 9see uTube) or buy one for less than £100. It will save you a lot of time and make nice bends. The Canadian man Fitzee also shows you hoy to make these tools. I made mine with scrap angle iron and some pipe for handles. Look them up on...

There are plenty of scrap cars about. Get a scrap door panel or roof for metal. The panels off a fridge are a lighter gauge but flat. Clean with 40 or 80 grit sanding wheel. Check out this Canadian man on how to make parts with basic tools. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6JPmJ_aicru8XPWr3EvJnw

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