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Front Driver's Wing Hi, I'm still after a front driver's wing for a square healight model if you have one? As before would need postage to Northern Ireland. BTW - do you know if the square and round headlight models have the same wings or are they shaped differently on the newer ones...

Driver's Front Wing? Hi, Would you have a front driver's wing / guard in OK condition? Not sure if there's a difference in shape, but mine is the older square light model. If you do have one, could you let me know how much you would be looking for it, including postage to Northern Ireland...

Problem Resolved Just an update on this that may hopefully help someone else out in the future. As suggested above, it turns out that the problem was indeed due to the key being worn. I called into the local Nissan dealership over the weekend and had the privilege of paying £15 to get the key...

Hi There. I replaced my fuel lines (both feed and return) with 8mm copper pipe. I know that the feed is supposed to be a slightly larger diameter than the return, but I've had no running problems so far. I used a couple of short lengths of new rubber pipe either end to connect to the tank and...

Hi Jim. Many thanks for the very informative post. I guess I will have to take a run up to the Nissan dealership and see if they can give me the key number and / or cut a blank for me. On both keys I have, the changes between the depth cuts are probably more curved than distinct steps as you...

Thanks for all the replies. Point taken Sweety re: stripping the lock down. If need be, I think I will just try and replace the whole unit as suggested. Tommo / Jims-Terrano: I have tried my spare key, and unfortunately it's the same. Thing is though that the key I use as a spare is also...

Thanks for the advice on removing the barrel Sweety. I must admit, I didn't give the key thing a second thought when I took it in for MOT as I had never heard of them checking it before. I think the tester noticed it by chance when he was starting the car to put it on the ramps as the key is...

Hi, just had my T2 in for MOT and it failed on a couple of things : 1) Windscreen scored where previous owners must have run the wipers with bad blades. 2) Ignition key can be removed from the switch while the engine is running! Just wondered if anyone has had any similar problems with the...

Noticed this news article the other day in relation to the forecourt device which rbrt mentioned above: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/4224358.stm I think I saw somewhere else that the device costs around £10k to install. Wonder will the garages cover this cost by increasing...

Quick update on this. I finally managed to grab an hour or two this afternoon, with help from my uncle, and we successfully replaced the rear wheel bearing and outer grease seal. :smile: Haven't yet fitted the halfshaft / hub back on the vehicle but will hopefully get that finished off...

While trying to find out a bit more info on how the shaft is removed from the bearing, I came across this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAcSbs74AFQ At least now I know how it should be done with the proper equipment. All I need to do now is figure out a way of doing it DIY style :smile:

When I was replacing my flexi hose, I just get a replacement that connected from the slave cylinder directly to the master cylinder pipe, bypassing the damper connector and pipe (as my pipe was badly corroded). If you want to find out a bit more about the purpose of the dmper, take a look at...

Hummingbird, I THINK I've still got my original hose kicking round the shed. I will take a look tomorrow and see if it's still there. If so, I'd be more than happy to pop it in the post for you.

I took the flexi hose off the vehicle and brought it into my local motor factors. After spending a few minutes looking through their hydraulic hose catalogue, I was able to find a hose to suit (albeit a little bit longer than the original). I think it cost me around £15. I ended up removing...

Thanks for the replies Toolbox and Ronypony. Unfortunately I can't see the grease seal on the outside of the hub as I would need to remove the shaft before it would be visible, so can't tell what condition it is in at the mo. I must admit, I am kind of tempted just to replace the oil seal and...

Well, I was able to grab about half an hour this afternoon at the T2 and managed to get the halfshaft out OK. Looks like the inner oil seal (it's the one seated in the axle tube rather than in the bearing carrier) has definitely had it. To reduce future problems though, I also intend to...

Might also be worth checking that the metal fuel pipes which run underneath the vehicle haven't corroded. I had similar problems with rough running (although mine is a diesel), and it turned out that the metal fuel pipes were holed and drawing in air. They are particularly prone to rust where...

Just a quick update on this. I have now replaced the steering relay rod and all four track rod ends. Just in case it helps any other members, the following is a summary of the track rod ends and their respective thread patterns: Nearside Inner - R/H Thread Nearside Outer - L/H Thread...

Hi ronypony, Many thanks for the words of encouragement :smile: I think you are right in that while I have the halfshaft out I may as well replace both of the seals. Also, I assume I would need to remove the bearing to get at the outer seal anyway so pobably better off replacing it for a...

Hi rustic, thanks for the reply. Looks like it might be quite costly then if I have to replace the bearing as well. Can anyone offer any hints / tips on doing this DIY style, or is it a job best left to a garage? I've replaced bearings on cars before, but never worked on anything as big as a...