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Wish I hadn't seen this thread. I know I have a small copper mallet tucked away somewhere. It came with my long since dead MGB Roadster for removing he knock on wheel nuts. I feel that I should try to revive it but will have to find it first

Job done I took a couple of pics This is the starting point with old gaiter cut off Using a tippex pen put a white line across the Track Rod End, the lock nut and the track rod. I then wrapped a bit of tank tape around the track rod up against the lock nut Put a spanner on the locknut and a spanner on the flat of the track rod. Rotating both of the spanners in the same direction crack of the locknut from Track Rod End. You can then unwind the track rod from the Track Rod End and remove the lock nut. Slide the new gaiter on to the Track Rod. Now fit the locknut ensuring that it is the same way around as when you removed it. Wind it on till against the tape marker. Now fit the Track Rod into the Track Rod End and screw it up till the TRE comes up against the lock nut. You can now use the two spanners to tighten the Track Rod and Locknut up against the TRE. Grease the ball joint. For me the next bit was the most difficult which is pushing the gaiter over the body of the rack. Fit Tie Wraps and trim ends Job done

I agree but when I started to look for it through search I found mutiple entries and some linked to other threads etc etc which took a while to go through and reassure myself that I had all the info I needed. For a job that is probably done fairly regularly across the family of older 7s thought it could warrant e section in Tech Guides

I am not sure Steering Rack Gaiter replacement is considered a consumable but there does seem to have been a lot of interest in the subject. I am starting the process of changing mine and, to be honest, searching through the past threads on the subject has been a little confusing. There is some very good information out there but it is spread across multiple threads all cross linked to each other in different ways. Is it possible for someone with the right skill set to add this as a Topic in the Technical Guides section. With the current uncertainty of shipments to EU, GJT stay calm, I decided to see if I could get a pair of gaiters here in France. Using the Quinten Hazell QG1001 as a reference the local motor factor got me set from BORG & BECK - Steering Gaiter Set - BSG 3033. So that can be added to list of equivalents part numbers.

I was out in the rain today and discovered that the plastic insert on the drivers door has broken down and does not give a good seal to the door so got a soaked side. Looking for a right hand door for standard S3 Obviously would be most happy take one out of your over cluttered garage.

Job done. Metal top hat sleeve. The rubbers had gone but nowhere near the degradation of previous swap overs. I followed my usual process of using 2 narrow blade scrapers and then jack the frame up into position. Now need to order some replacements to be ready for next time.

so that appears to be option 3 with a metal top hat inner

It has been a while since I last did this job. I am a bit confused about which bushes are needed for the centre A frame. I have a mix of bushes available and want to make sure I have the correct ones before I dismantle. I have rubber bushes without any metal element. I have rubber bushes with a simple tube through the middle I have rubber bushes with a sort of top hat sleeve I hope somenoe can point me in the right diresction

My Feb copy of LF has just arrived. I should have waited for the article on seat refresh.

Recently been doing a lot of wet miles in my X-flow and I find the intermitent feature very useful. Another useful feature would be a wiper on the inside of the screen

Thank you. No the squab is in good shape so no action required. I need to do a deeper check on the passenger seat but by definition it should not have had so much wear and tear.

Foam side padding tie wrapped into position Then every thing assembled i added a couple of through threads to pull it a bit tighter. Not perfect but very happy with the result. It certainly is a lot more supportive than before

if it had been pre brexit i might have gone for a kit but the cost of getting stuff to france is going up, total cost for parts so far is less than 10 quid

You can see the plastic angle stip riveted down the sides for fixing cover Missing pics