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(Message started by: amigafan2003 on Nov 30^th, 2012, 12:45pm)

Title: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by amigafan2003 on Nov 30^th, 2012, 12:45pm

Wish me luck!

Think it might need a patch welding on the rear of the drivers side sill and one washer jet blocked this week (passenger) - cleaning it with a pin didn't make a difference so I've split the drivers side jet so one stream does one side and the other stream the other side - wonder if it will suffice? ;D

Title: Re: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by amigafan2003 on Nov 30^th, 2012, 11:29pm

Ok, failed with:-

Rear of both sills need welding.
Rear chassis rail

and

wait for it

Offside ball joint (i.e. wishbone).

Fully expecting a call tomorrow from them saying "erm, we can't get the wishbone".

Oh well, onwards and upwards. Guy at work asked if I was going to scrap it. He doesn't understand obviously :D

Title: Re: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by adam on Dec 1^st, 2012, 12:08am

Unlucky, get it undersealed after welding.
Amazed by how many people say after an MOT failure. Scrap it. ???
Wishbones still available in Germany.
http://www.parts2go.de/Achsaufhaengung-Radfuehrung/Lenker/Lenkerlagerung/Lenker-Quer-Laengs-Schraeg-/Lenker-Radaufhaengung-QUINTON-HAZELL::849270-5747.html

Good luck

Adam

Title: Re: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by PJDavis on Dec 1^st, 2012, 8:05am

I have a wishbone that would pass an MOT. In fact it did about six weeks before I replaced them both. Although the car was a lot better for the wishbones being renewed. But I think that was because of the bushes rather than the ball-joint. Both ball-joints were ok. I've still to experiment removing the ball-joint and looking for a replacement, I'll only need one for that. Anyways, it's there for price of postage if you want it, no guarantees, you could always put your bushes on my good ball-joint.
;)

Peter

Title: Re: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by amigafan2003 on Dec 1^st, 2012, 1:39pm

He's found one for the bargain price of £75 (and yes - it is a Scorpio one and not a Granada one).

Welding being done today, wishbone fitted Monday (I'd have done it myself but it's pretty nippy out there - really must get it re-mot'd in the summer!).

Title: Re: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by amigafan2003 on Dec 5^th, 2012, 9:42am

Yay - all done.

Chassis rail welded
Both sills wellded (from B pillar to rear - quite a lot of welding)
OSF wishbone supplied and fitted
Under floorpan rigid brake lines showing signs of corrosion - cleaned and greased

£370 all in inc MOT fee - not to bad - was expecting worse!

I'm going to get two new sills put on it in the summer.

Got the old wishbone back to I can play with the ball joint :-)

Title: Re: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by PJDavis on Dec 5^th, 2012, 9:55pm

Well Done. I did exactly what you say you should and changed my MOT to July by shorting it by six months about two years ago. Best thing I did. You should get your sills fitted and then take it back to the same garage in July for a re-test and get your 12 months from then.

Title: Re: Y reg in for MOT today
Post by amigafan2003 on Dec 6^th, 2012, 10:37am

on 12/05/12 at 21:55:58, PJDavis wrote:

Yeah - that's exactly what I'm going to do. Meant to do it this summer but had to sort out a wiring issue on the Westfield instead.

Smiled when I saw the MOT mileage reading - 94500 in 2010, 98500 in 2011 and 100800 just now - only 2300 miles in a year - the electric bike is working wonders :-)