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Ah yes I missed that link. Mine is a 2001 so will need to upgrade my speedo it would seem. Hub disc bolts sounds like a simple solution. Found this guide which suggests blanking the existing sensor on the gearbox is a gearbox out job which is annoying. Interested to understand how I blank it too. /guides/technical-guides/speedometers

Spoke to R&R, sounds like blanking and using a wheel speed sensor makes the most sense, I don't want to keep chasing down this leak. Has anyone got experience doing that? Can I buy the blanking plate or does it need fabricating? Same for bracket for the wheel speed sensor? https://caterhamparts.co.uk/senders/6707-rear-wheel-speed-sensor-kit-de-dion-cars.html

Ah yes that rings a bell, I think the previous owner installed powerflex bushes. Will call them tomorrow, can't find them on their website

Ah that clears it up for me. I never fully under stood the whole 2-2-2, 4-0-0 or 0-4-0 but that now makes sense that it's from the perspective of the rear bush.

Nice find! I think they may be exactly what they are. Thanks

I recently rebuilt my front suspension, beforehand it had a couple extra plastic spacers on, I didn't reuse them as they were a bit crushed and I read that 2-2 washers was an appropriate setup. However, the bushing seems to be longer than the wishbone end so while the bushing is snugly held by the washers the wishbone and whole suspension assembly now moves slightly forward and back. Should I just replace the plastic spacers, doesn't seem right on suspension. Or put some 19mm shim washers in to fill the gap? Before (whilst dissassembling) After (you can see the small gap on each side of the wishbone)

I'd love some notes on changing it, I'm quite the amateur! Irony is it never leaked before the rebuild and was loose, after rebuild the sensor is nice and tight and leaks!

Had my gearbox rebuilt over the summer, just returned to the car after it's sat for 2 months and found a ~8 inch oil stain under the gearbox sensor. Is this just a matter of putting some silicon or other sealant around the sensor joint? Or something more serious to fix? You can see a small drop forming, left, 2/3rds down below where the sensor meets the gearbox

I had a new rear panel fitted, so now I need to install the fasteners for the boot cover. I bought a new boot cover from SBFS but their fixings obviously only include the cover not the chassis side. So what exactly do I need to buy? Is it durable dots? are they press studs? I have no idea about these fixings or how to install them. Caterham parts have these https://caterhamparts.co.uk/fittings/343-durable-dot-fastener-base.html but that looks like only part of what I need, I need something that can be rivitted or pressed to fix it to the rear panel?? It'd be great if I can find something locally or amazon so I don't have to pay £15 to have caterham deliver them to me.

Mine was clean of any sticky residue, however I just read the instructions for Helix plates and it says there is protective material that needs to be cleaned off before installation......s**t!!

Not friction plate, that was brand new too, but I also got a new clutch cover which I didn't clean with a solvent, I just took it from sealed bag and installed. Only just realised after reviewing the rebuild process for snags.

Semi-related question. I just remembered how when installing my new clutch plate I did not clean it with brake/carb cleaner. I just opened the sealed bag and installed with the new clutch plate. Is that likely to be a problem?

Thanks all for the comments. I'm 90% certain it was the thermostat -> block, I've cleaned it out now with a scotchbrite and quite a bit of persistence and it's so much better. Fingers crossed it holds when I refill in the morning. I got the thermostat housing brand new including the thermostat from dmgrs.co.uk so I assume the housing is sealed ok.

Disaster strikes my rebuild, filling with coolant and I discover a persistent leak from thermostat housing to block (k series). I fit a new thermostat so it's clearly related. The question I have is how much of these black seal remnants should I be cleaning up before fit? (or has a previous person put sealant here??) There's some on the outer edge and inner edge, do I completely clean up both? It's quite hard to get it off so first time round I scrubbed it until it felt smoothish and then installed the new thermostat - to disastrous results....

I've got his one. Works great https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-52329-Clutch-Mate-Alignment/dp/B0001K9UZU