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merckx

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  1. merckx

    Bearings?

    You've really got to jack it up and have a look, if you can't just let the garage take care of it. It's not easy to diagnose such things on here.
  2. After Hamiliton hit Alonso, Martin Whitmarsh from McLaren went into the engineers’ room and started looking at the details
  3. It's 90105-12175 , you should get four in a pack. J spec and Uk spec brakes use the same bolt.
  4. Are you camping in the field after the golf course? I'm taking the van, I've been in the car a couple of times but I worry about leaving it in a field especially with my relatively new wheels fitted. There'll be loads of 4x4's there that could give you a tow if you do get stuck.
  5. Yes, my car had these when I bought it.
  6. The supra is so comfortable and refined to drive especially so an unmodified one,they facelifted the cars in May 96 and with 12k to spend you should get a nice one. The facelifted cars have more modern looking lights, dashboard, improved insulation etc. See if you can get a stock car that hasn't been modified, always the best thing to do if you can. Get an aftermarket exhaust fitted to the TT supra and you won't stop smiling, I hardly listen to the radio. The sound when you accelerate with the window down especially on a nice day is fantastic. You'll feel so superior driving the Supra, the other cars are just ordinary in comparison. The Rx8 is gutless as the rotary engine lacks torque. ps. If you do decide to get one then don't rush into it .There're some really nice ones out there, but In my opinion there're more than a few which have been ruined by tasteless modifications.
  7. You expect the drivers to me more professonal than this nowadays, I suppose Alonso doesn't have that much to lose whilst driving for Renault.
  8. I don't know if they're any good but the diameter of the discs are correct for the smaller J spec brakes.
  9. What do you expect Hamilton to do then, you've got to get up behind to obviously get the slipstream before you pass. You can't drive tentatively expecting someone to lift off or you'll never get past.
  10. merckx

    torque setings

    halllon, I hope you're the one who's wanting these, I cannot imagine that don1 is still waiting. I've just had a look in the workshop manual for you. It describes undoing two of these bolts so a puller can be used to remove the pilot bearing which is in the end of the crankshaft. This is the procedure for fitting the two new bolts which obviously should be the same for the others. Torque the bolts down evenly a little at a time. Torque to 49Nm (500kgf.cm , 36ft.lbf) Then tighten an additional 80-100 degrees
  11. I bought the stuff from Hafords and it worked fine. I'm not sure if it's best to get the one with the gauge but that's a lot more expensive, cheaper on ebay.
  12. ET30 is a little low and 9.5 is relatively wide for the front, more than likely they'll rub on the wheel arches. Stock wheels are 8" wide with offset -50. Therefore the ones you're interested in will stick out a further 39mm.
  13. You'll not get that much extra power at 0.9bar, standard is 0.8. Most take it upto 1.2bar for BPU where you might get an extra 60bhp.
  14. Quite a simple explanation really. He sells spacers to suit other cars too, but he thought it was a little unnecessary to take a photo of each kit. He may have sold out of the ones that fit the Peugeot and Citroen.
  15. Most Bmw wheels -5 holes on a 120mm pcd. The Supra wheels - 5 holes on a 114.3mm pcd.
  16. I'm really sorry to hear this, they're part of the family and it's horrible when they go. How old was Duma?
  17. I like the one on Pistonheads.
  18. merckx

    Train drivers

    Pathetic. Her boyfriend was charged with manslaughter and you still make an unncessarily cruel statement like this.
  19. He's a she! She's lovely. It's so sad to see pics of the other animals that need homes too.
  20. Definately. I very much doubt that Goodyear would introduce a new tyre that was inferior.
  21. Ask Chris Wilson on here, I'm sure he'll be able to help you out.
  22. They're different, I like them too. https://www.westminstercollection.com/entrypage.aspx?Id=newcoins&gclid=CM-3yuWJvZICFSdgMAodT1OIXw
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