Barrbeast
06-02-2015, 12:01
Having identified a rotten rad crossmember that would need sorting for the MOT due mid March (welding isn't in my skill set so a garage job) I figured it would be worth putting her in for a pre MOT check to see what else was needing attention. It would also give the verdict on whether my lack of ARBs was going to be an issue with the garage! (Shouldn't be as she's clearly modded for offroading with the appropriate HD springs and shocks but you never know...)
Put her in on Monday (meant to post earlier but been busy) and the results were:-
-Broken rad crossmember
-Front brake imbalance (thought I'd felt her occasionally pull to the left lately so not a surprise)
-Corroded brake pipes n/s front and n/s & o/s rear
And that was it - no mention of the ARBs :thumb2
Pipes are likely just a wire brush job and imbalance a case of cleaning the caliper and pins but as she needs to go in for the crossmember anyway I just asked them to give me a quote for sorting the lot as they can do the MOT straight after.
Quoted around £320 + VAT for the lot which I'm reasonably happy with given the alternative to welding the crossmember was buying a whole new front panel for £500 and fitting it myself. Just got to wait until nearer the middle of the month to put her (earliest she can have her test) as the garage reckon they can probably do it in a day/day and a half.
I also managed to give her some proper air on a hump in the road while racing to a shoot the other weekend and although the HD shocks and springs behaved impeccably (VERY smooth landing with not even the slightest jarring) and there didn't seem to be any issues I figured the pre-MOT would likely pick up on any ill affects! :augie
Put her in on Monday (meant to post earlier but been busy) and the results were:-
-Broken rad crossmember
-Front brake imbalance (thought I'd felt her occasionally pull to the left lately so not a surprise)
-Corroded brake pipes n/s front and n/s & o/s rear
And that was it - no mention of the ARBs :thumb2
Pipes are likely just a wire brush job and imbalance a case of cleaning the caliper and pins but as she needs to go in for the crossmember anyway I just asked them to give me a quote for sorting the lot as they can do the MOT straight after.
Quoted around £320 + VAT for the lot which I'm reasonably happy with given the alternative to welding the crossmember was buying a whole new front panel for £500 and fitting it myself. Just got to wait until nearer the middle of the month to put her (earliest she can have her test) as the garage reckon they can probably do it in a day/day and a half.
I also managed to give her some proper air on a hump in the road while racing to a shoot the other weekend and although the HD shocks and springs behaved impeccably (VERY smooth landing with not even the slightest jarring) and there didn't seem to be any issues I figured the pre-MOT would likely pick up on any ill affects! :augie