Markharrison2

Tried the non nyloc nut and the joint was still spinning frustratingly, possibly as my joint got a slight bit of corrosion on the thread. Need to make more friends :-)

So if anyone attempting this, and doesn't have much experience, like me, I found the only way I could stop the ball joint from spinning, when tightening back up, was to jack up the lower suspension arm. Whilst the front of the car on axle stands . Had me puzzled for a while. Cheers

Thanks for the advice. Always good to get a few tips

Thanks, didn't manage to find that previously, should do it

As subject, what size boot or dust cover do I need to order for the Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint? Is it off another vehicle? I have a 2006 SV, it's not wide track if that makes a difference. Thanks

if you are running throttle bodies, make sure they are balanced. This caused my car to fail on emissions last year

Ok you guys deserve an answer on this after all the helpful suggestions you gave me. I ended up getting an auto electrician to help. He traced it to a poorly installed water/oil temp gauge, that was shorting to earth and blowing the dash fuses. When I disconnected the aces computer, it altered this connection temporarily leading to confusion. Once rewired was ok. Also had to loosen the wiring on the sprung loaded fuse to the aces as it was so tight it was preventing the circuit to complete. Cheers

Hi, have been busy with other things, hopefully get a look this weekend. Got some useful advice from aces technical support: Sorry you have been having problems with the SureShift 2. This sounds like a short circuit on the signal wire. Do you know if it was shortened at any time? It is of a co-axial construction (like an aerial lead) with the outer connected to ground via the plug. The outer must not come into contact with the inner otherwise it will cause a short circuit of the signal which would result in no RPM being seen by it or any other tachometer device connected to the same signal. If you unplug the power lead from the SureShift 2 box and disconnect the signal end, you can test for continuity between the signal end (1/4 inch female spade) and the body of the plug. If there is a short here, it is most likely to occur if someone reduced the length of the cable and did not keep the outer away from the inner. It is possible for a short to occur at the plug end if the insulation between inner and outer is damaged. If you find a short circuit there, you may be able to reterminate it yourself or return the power loom to us for repair. Will look into this when get a chance. Thanks Johnathan, Mark

Didn't show your latest post when I looked for some reason, will try your suggestions Jonathan, thanks

Instructions for sure shift 2 as I have. http://www.aceserve.co.uk/new04/pdfs/ss2ug5d.pdf My plan is to check wiring carefully at some point, if that is ok, has to be the box, for that will contact the aces technical support , so will get to the bottom of it with that. Glad we narrowed it down, and I can still use the car in the meantime! Thanks

so with aces change lights disconnected, everything works including aces box. But fan still not moved.thoughts?

Ok aces splices into black and white wire that goes into back of tachometer

disconnected both aces leads

Tachometer is Caterham unit, reads up to 8k. fan not working after 1-2mins running, is that normal?

Ok with ACES disconnected, everything works normally. Tachometer drops to zero when ignition off. Will investigate where it splices into

ACES fitted in2008 by original owner/builder. Will go back into garage and have another dig around thanks for suggestions. yes have multimeter. Have the wiring diagram from original assembly guide. it was originally built as a 2006 roadsport SV K-series, not sure on dash type. thanks

ok would appreciate some help. Have had intermittent issues with revs counter dropping down to zero when still driving, found a loose earth, thought it was fixed. Then got a dashboard fuse blown when driving, replaced it, was ok, next time out same thing, except it blew the replacement fuse straight away. Figure had a short, have searched but not found anything in the maze of wires under dash. stuck in another fuse, turned heater off (on same fuse as dash), this time didn't blow, dash fired up, tachometer appeared to work and did normal recall of highest rpm from last drive) but tachometer and ACES both stuck at 2000 when aces fired up. any ideas?

ok thanks, I just ordered the pipercross cleaning kit so that should sort it, thanks

Hi, I have a k-series, and decided to take off the foam pipercross filter that fits over the trumpets, and found dirt stuck to the inside of the trumpets, mainly the one at the front, it was also a little sticky. Is this normal or do I need to be worried? thanks mark

Ok, well I won't worry about the small difference in rpm between tacho and aces. It is roughly max of 1.2:1 so not too big a deal. cheers

Ok just spent an hour in the garage. Traced the earth back from tacho. Came across a big lump covered in electrical tape, decided to unwind it and found the loosest electrical connection I would ever want to see. Fixed that, and did a garage test, problem did not reoccur. Time will tell. i did notice the aces shift light reads a slightly lower rpm than the tacho indicates. Is this common? thanks for the helpful suggestions

Selling on behalf of a mate who sold his caterham to me, so let membership lapse, but I don't need these. Parts located in aberdeenshire. Prices + p&p. Caterham CSR / SV Tillet seat. RRP new is £1500 from Caterham or tillet direct. its wider than normal so only fits in the CSR and SV chassis. mega comfy even though no padding. Its got a few minor scratches on the back but otherwise spot on. Two sets of mounting brakets to bolt onto sliding rails. Awesome on track or road. £600 ono Lifeline quick release hub with bolts and top steering shaft. Very minimal play. £80 he can be contacted direct on Michael dot eamer at gmail dot com And I believe is open to offers. Cheers

My draper dmm1a does not appear to have a frequency counter function unfortunately. Good idea though, might see if I can borrow one. Thanks

Let me know if you solve this I have a similar issue, although I have a slightly newer car, cheers

Thanks for the advice Johnathan, will do some investigation. Seems like other people have similar faults from another thread next to this one, your approach sounds worth a shot, thanks