Steve in Dublin Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) As you may have seen in another recent thread, I am having some work done on the clutch and gearbox of my car. With the car on the ramp, Geoff doing the work (forum member YZ040) caught sight of this out of the corner of his eye....Thank God! And the moral of the story - check those trunions..... Edited November 18, 2011 by Steve in Dublin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Moral is "dont forget your splitpins!" Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 A perfect illustration of why we need to retain the annual MoT, as discussed in another current thread . . . . The MoT station I use spotted an identical problem on a TR6 a couple of weeks back - extensively and relatively recently rebuilt by a self-proclaimed 'classic specialist', thankfully not someone claiming to be a TR specialist. Fortunately the MoT station know a bit about TRs, and old cars in general. It took them a day and a half to add all the missing split pins, and to replace all the plain nuts where nylocs belonged, and to replace the odd mismatched (as in imperial mismated to metric) nuts and bolts - they went through the car with the proverbial toothcomb, and found a fair few more issues as well . . . . the testing station who gave the cars its first MoT after rebuild a year ago will doubtless be having meaningful discussions with the Man from the Ministry. Cheers, Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pinky Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 the luck of the irish however i find it unbelievable that some people will fit a castle nut without fitting a split pin as we no, that is why castle nuts are fitted in certain locations prone to vibration even if the bolt is not drilled it is no big deal to drill it with a 1/16 or 1/8 drill depending on the size of the nut moral, prep and look after your nuts and they will look after you regards pink Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 A perfect illustration of why we need to retain the annual MoT, as discussed in another current thread . . . . The MoT station I use spotted an identical problem on a TR6 a couple of weeks back - extensively and relatively recently rebuilt by a self-proclaimed 'classic specialist', thankfully not someone claiming to be a TR specialist. Fortunately the MoT station know a bit about TRs, and old cars in general. It took them a day and a half to add all the missing split pins, and to replace all the plain nuts where nylocs belonged, and to replace the odd mismatched (as in imperial mismated to metric) nuts and bolts - they went through the car with the proverbial toothcomb, and found a fair few more issues as well . . . . the testing station who gave the cars its first MoT after rebuild a year ago will doubtless be having meaningful discussions with the Man from the Ministry. Cheers, Alec I would bet that most cars would fail the mot if taken to a unknown station by the owner . It is always a good idea to use a different one everytime Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve in Dublin Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) We had two major runs this summer\autumn over some very demanding terrain in not the greatest of TR-ing conditions - I suspect the pin probably was there but shook loose or broke off and the nut gradually loosened. It could have course just rotted over time. I will be taking a lot of care with the suspension in future and I will be giving it a regular check over - this one has taught me a lesson Edited November 18, 2011 by Steve in Dublin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alec Pringle Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hi Neil, if we had a more consistent testing standard I'd agree with you ! Unfortunately I see too many variations for my liking. Even presenting modern cars, there are some testing stations (particularly the larger multiples with sales targets to meet) who seem to 'invent' work to keep their workshops busy, and on the other hand some testers who seem to be in too much of a rush to do the job conscientiously and properly. Classic cars can be even more of a minefield, especially if the tester lacks interest in or knowledge of older vehicles. The testing station I use are conscientious, efficient and thorough - they very rarely miss anything. That suits me. I regard the annual MoT as a vital safety check, and if there any 'advisories' for example then those are acted upon promptly. With 3 testers all in their 40s or 50s, and all competitors as well as enthusiasts, it's reassuring ! Cheers, Alec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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