mot time again

[mikesthedaddy1]

It's going in for its mot at 11am guys wish it luck hopefully another year of pain free motoring lays ahead with a brilliant 406

[Sagwala]

Good Luck Chap.
Don't know about you but I always take my motor to a local garage that only do MOT,s all day long, they have no vested interest in failing them because they do not do repairs.

I am always suspicious of these high street firms (you,know who you are) offering cut price MOTs, only to find that you car fails on a load of things that they quote you fortunes to repair.

Maybe it's just me!

I wouldn't be so paranoid if the WHOLE WORLD wasn't out to get me

[mikesthedaddy1]

I no Wat u mean it went to a just mot place same one it went to last year and bad news it's failed on rear tie rod handbrake and bulbs

[Sagwala]

I no Wat u mean it went to a just mot place same one it went to last year and bad news it's failed on rear tie rod handbrake and bulbs

That doesn't sound too bad at all. Are you pretty handy, Is it something you feel you could tackle yourself?

Lots and Lots of helpful DIY guides on here.

[gumby6371]

Rear tie rods are a bit fiddly due to poor access but straight forward enough, give the threads a good soak in WD40 and a good wire brushing before hand and it helps a lot.
Jasper's guide on handbrakes in the KB is excellent, check the condition of the cables before you start as they corode and stretch.
Bulbs shouldn't be much of an issue.

Good luck with the retest

[mikesthedaddy1]

Wat a pain I've got one side off using the old trusty grinder but now my abs has lit up is there a way to reset it as have checked all bits and nothings.wrong.its got a bit of swarf on it but surely that wouldn't do it

[binnzy]

o yes it will

[binnzy]

sorry I should of explained, the sensor creates a magnetic field every time a solid piece of the ring goes past it it disrupts the magnetic field this is how control unit measures the speed of wheel if you have some metallic swarf on the sensor it reads the same signal all the time and puts up a fault

[mikesthedaddy1]

cool.. one side done got half way through second and ran out of light try again tomorrow on a worse not ive found a split in the n/s metal brake line on back i have clamped it of for now but could you please advise where i could get a new brake line and hose

[mikesthedaddy1]

All ready for mot now Wat a faf after changing.the metal brake line and putting pressure on the pedal hmm pop the rubber section burst so replaced that aswell now car drives sweet no knocks or bangs just need the mot

[Sagwala]

All ready for mot now Wat a faf after changing.the metal brake line and putting pressure on the pedal hmm pop the rubber section burst so replaced that aswell now car drives sweet no knocks or bangs just need the mot

Well done! It's so much more satisfying when you,ve persisted and succeeded. Very fulfilling.
Better than handing your hard earned cash over to a monkey with dollar signs in their eyes

Plus if you,ve had to buy any tools, which I always tell my wife I have to then you,ve added to your toolkit of manhood.

[mikesthedaddy1]

Well I took it to get handbrake adjusted and they motd it at same time after all that work its got another year on it and now got 6 months tax woohoo