Domus

It may be a standard internal cir clip or it could be a spirolox. They are interchangeable.

Better Green (and Yellow) than orange 😬

If you ask him nicely I'm sure Nick will sell them to you 😬

How much grease in the bearings? How tightly was it adjusted? I would expect properly fitted and greased bearings to last a good deal longer.

Eat more pies 😬

Not guilty, I went up Brandleshome Road to Holcombe, then met up with Paul for a quick (ish) Blat to the Ribble Valley. Is Andrew doing some secret Blatting?

3 black hair bands required per seat. Two on the belts to stop the flapping, one on the handbrake to secure the hip strap when out of the car. Makes getting in and sitting down much easier. Another LADS top tip.

I use THIS Register your club membership number and get the club discount.

Try tightening just a thou, then back and forth a little at a time. Sometimes works.

Perhaps Caterham have this stuff in mind when they supply the radiators with the loose plastic tanks. No pressure no leaks 😬

Go on you know you want to. here edit to insert proper link Edited by - Domus on 26 Mar 2014 17:07:48

I used it to power Mrs Domus' heated waistcoat It is fed from a blank space in the fusebox, it is marked up at 20A (I think) I used a 3A fuse as that is the load on the jacket. The jacket has several settings from min to max. It has been christened Max by Mrs Domus. 😬

Well worth checking. Up on stands, grip wheel at 12 o clock and six o clock to check for any wobble, spin wheel to check for tightness neither should be apparent. Wheel off, calliper off (tie it up out of the way) Remove split pin ( you will need a new one) remove nut and spacer. Pull disc assembly towards you to dislodge front bearing, collect bearing and place on clean rag with nut and spacer. Fully remove disc assembly and gasp at how little grease is there. Note that there is a very thin spacer / washer on the stub axle. Gently wipe all parts with clean rag. Grease rear bearing and re fit to disc assembly being careful to fully seat the seal, grease the cavity and front bearing, again taking care of the front seal. Lightly grease the stub axle and slide the assembly back home being careful of the seals. Re fit spacer and nut. Just nip up the nut at this stage to where the split pin goes in the same direction as before i.e. either horizontal or vertical. Fit the wheel and check for wobble. Non is permitted adjust nut so there is no wobble and split pin lines up. I hope all that makes sense.

Since helping Andrew we had a chance to look at Tony Smiths 2010 car. Guess what, minimal grease. In my short time this must be the sixth or seventh car I have seen like this. I urge all owners who have not checked, to do so before the blatting season gets under way.

I find that I can push the wings a little left and right to centralise them over the tyre but can detect no movement in driving, certainly don't stare at them on the move as i find there is enough going on through the windscreen.

Not yet but I believe the pulleys are not keyed and therefore require several locking pins to retain the correct alignment.

I used the Big Head system, no drilling required. Every year at service I remove the wing to clean and give better access to the brakes. Then fit new cable ties. I have heard that Caterham bond to the powder coat and these have sometimes failed. I think the Big Head system is simple and more user friendly and more elegant than bolts.

Try unplugging the MAP sensor.

I fitted nylon from new (3 years ago). Nick the thread just under the head with a Stanley knife, more chance of it shearing if the worst comes to the worst. Inside the boot put the bolts in to out, saves catching your hands whilst grovelling in the boot.

Front ones are screws into rivnuts rear ones are nuts and bolts. Some in the boot some under the boot floor.

Mine failed after a short while. Threw them away and used cable ties. Added lightness.

I have seen somewhere a short oil filter fitted to a Sigma. The Ford number for the standard filter is 1714387. Can anyone help me find the shorter one? I'm sure annual changes and a low milage, the shorter one will be OK. Or does anyone know different?

A blast from the past In the early '90s I used to be (for my sins) the assembly shop supervisor at Fluidair Compressors. Looks like either a 47 or 67. Happy days 😬

Cut the cable ties holding the immobiliser aerial to the barrel so it loops down, Then touch the fob to the aerial.

I used THIS on ALL connections when I built my car. To date I have had no electrical gremlins at all.