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Recently went for a cruise to the lake district at she did bout 47mpg, a very slight improvement after removing the PAS pump It's been 2500 miles & 5mth since her last service, time to change the oil Sparks are ok & at 1.25mm, tightened it back to 1.1mm

2024-10-02 Correct Water Pump Belt 4PK611 belt was too long, 4PK595 was abit too short Ordered a 4PK600, which fits perfectly Removed the remaining PAS pump & tensioner The 4PK600 fits snug and no need for tensioner either since the water pump doesn't require much torque to run, so...

thanks m8 (y) The dampening of the BR is soo much better than the V1. BR with 5/4kg springs gives a firmer ride & less roll/pitch & progressive handling. the old V1 with 4/3kg springs was comfy & very progressive cornering feel, good grip but leaned/tri-pods too much. V1 with 6/3kg springs...

4PK611 belt arrived But it's too short Ordered a shorter 4PK595 belt :rolleyes:

2024-09-22 Non-PAS Tensioner To delete the PAS pump for my manual-rack setup (non-PAS tensioners are rare or ££), I made this new belt tensioner Mounts behind the engine Using parts off the old PAS belt tensioner as the adjuster Pulley moves in/out like this Just ordered a shorter...

2024-09-16 Tie-Rod End Spacer Correction During full suspension droop the custom tie-rod ends tend to jam-up prematurely, due to the old spacers made too bluntly, which can limit the steering down to only 2-turns lock-lock & potentially damage itself if eg the inside wheel drops down a hole...

The new throttle cable is definately a lot more slippery, making the engine feel more sensitive, lively & responsive to the slightest touch (y) 😎 After few miles of running the rebuilt LSD I tested the preloads by lifting the right wheel and spinning it forwards/backwards to simulate turning...

2024-09-13 Replace Throttle Cable The old throttle cable was slightly sticky & needed replacing Machined the crimped outer cable off the threaded cable adjuster so I can re-use it Assembled with new bicycle brake cable This dremel chuck is bolted onto the throttle pedal for holding the...

The coolant bottle previously mounted behind the headlight has cracked the plastic mount, so I bolted it securely on the chassis beam instead

2024-09-14 Replace Peugeot 307 Brakes The old brakes on the Peugeot was really rusty, scored, worn out, weak & needed replacing badly These silly tiny torx screws on peugeots are soo annoying at rounding :rolleyes: So welded nuts onto the ends 😅 Fresh, smooth & working brakes on...

Gearbox fitted & filled with 3L fresh oil Went out to test the new setup Initially leaving the garage, the steering is still heavy & LSD stutter slightly cos it needs a warm up to circulate the fresh fluids throughout the clutch plates. But the moment I went down my street the biggest...

2024-09-08 Tighten Gear Selector Mechanism Next issue to fix is the gear selector mechanism which has a noticable amount of side-side play when in-gear, which contributes to some sloppy feeling engagement & rattling gear-stick You can see in the footage the 1mm of play in the whole thing as...

2024-09-07 Remove Gearbox & Rebuild LSD While disconnecting the gearbox I noticed, ohh some of the gearbox bolts were loose :unsure: might explain the oil leak & brief cold start rough bearing noise 🫣 Removed shafts Removed the box Check the clutch soon. gotta clean the gear oil...

The old air filter shield kept slipping off the ducting and the chassis lip was denting the top edited & printed a new one after 12hrs 🕒 replace old with new curved top now clears the chassis and the added lip around the ducting helps keep the heat shield locked on 2mths...

yup grey primer & laquer spray cans from halford and base coat from local motorfactor shop. the arch lips are starting to rust again 2yrs later so gotta either respray or replace it soon.

here in 2021 I've stripped all the panels off and had it sprayed by a m8s compressor (it didn't go well) https://micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/page-194#post-793601 I tried again myself but this time with rattle cans & better result...

2024-09-04 Replace Broken Radiator Fan Yesterday I spotted the radiator fan support was broken 🤔 No idea how it happened, maybe something on the engine hit it, probably from the hard two launches recently at Santapod? So I visited Jack for a spare fan and saw the later facelift fans appear...

I didn't like how far back the steering rack sat which makes the inner tie-rod lean forward alot and this limits the angle of the rod to the inside hub during full steering lock before it binds Redesigned the mount inserts to seat the rack at the original distance from the bulkhead The...

removed the strut brace containing the PAS hoses bit more room without all that plumbing removed the tie-rods disconnect the column joint removing the bulky PAS rack required lots of wriggling power steering rack vs manually converted rack fitted the manual rack but...

began removing the PAS system to fit the manually converted steering rack. drained 800ml of PAS fluid