I went to the garage this morning but they were too busy to fix the fault. However they could spare 5 minutes to look at it to see if it was going to be expensive. It turn out the retaining bits for the rear nearside drum brake had come apart and it was these rattling [...]
Just went round to my storage unit today then down to Morrisons. On the way back there was a nasty clattering sound. I thought I heard it the other day briefly but couldn’t be sure due to the noise from the gear box. Today it is so loud I could hear it over the gear [...]
Whoohoo. It took about an hour to strip down the brake system and free up the calipers. Luckily this worked and I don’t need new calipers. On the third attempt it passed it’s MOT…. I had an email earlier today to say they were coming to pick the Bus up between 2pm and 3pm today. [...]
After all the rushing about this last two weeks I am going to have a chill out day today. I may clear the bus out later and maybe doing some programming but I am not going to rush about like a nutter. Tomorrow I am finishing off the new computer table and shelving. Last night [...]
The Lady who came with the mechanic was interesting and had her head screwed on the right way. The mechanic inspected the vehicle and gave a long list of everything that was wrong with the Bus some of which was required for the MOT. She fully understood the difference between what was needed and advised. [...]