Can I Have My Carb Balancer Back Please?

[Big Jim]

Hi all NW guys.

Someone borrowed my "snail" carb balancer some time ago, for the life of me I can't remember who it was, but I would like it back please.

I've dug the Hood out of the garage, put a brand new MOT, tax & insurance on it, and am hopeful of getting more than 160 miles on it this year!!

But when I looked for the carb balancer, there it was, gone! I then vaguely remember someone borrowing it, but don't remember it coming back............

So, If you've got it, please can I have it back?

 

Thank you............

[steve in stockport]

Not got yours Jim, but I have one that I can drop off at your place on the way to the NW meet next Thursday, if thats any good til yours turns up again

 

Good to hear you're planning on getting back out and about again

[speedtripledan]

really annoys me when you lend tools out and never see them again. Its happend to me in the past!

[Mitch]

hi Jim i had it for ages but did return it, (was in boot of car for months kept forgetting to give it you, ) but i know i did return it, not sure who else would want it,

 

Mitch

[Big Jim]

It'll turn up hopefully, it's not running too bad at the moment.

I've done a bit of work on it, then gone back and undone part of it!

I thought that I'd splash out and upgrade the brakes, I'd never been 100% happy since having to remove the servo. So I've changed all the flex brake lines for braided ones, and bought a Willwood 1" tandem master cylinder, fitted it all, bled the system with new fluid etc, got a fantastic hard pedal, too bloody hard! I took it for a run to see Greg in Blackburn, but when I came home, I took the new master cylinder off, you need to be Charles Atlas to press the bloody pedal!

I've now refitted the "Westfield" one with a new seal kit fitted to it, and the pedal is much better. The bloody thing stops as well.................

The problem as you know Steve is that I only get 1 weekend in every month due to the shift pattern, and with too many toys to play with.

Anyway, 4 years, 1 month and 20 days and i'll have all the time in the world (but I'm not counting, really!)

[Mitch]

jim i got a leak on my master cylingder , where it meets servo, how hard ias it to replace the seals ? i did get given a spare cylinder and servo but there not same and think i may be better replacing seal on one fitted

 

Mitch

[Big Jim]

jim i got a leak on my master cylingder , where it meets servo, how hard ias it to replace the seals ? i did get given a spare cylinder and servo but there not same and think i may be better replacing seal on one fitted

 

Mitch

 

It's easy enough to do, the big problem is finding someone that has seal kits. You'll not find anything around here, I got my seal kit from ;

 

.http://www.powertrackbrakes.co.uk/

 

 

 

You'll need to quote any and all the numbers on the master cylinder. I had numbers on a plastic 'band' that was on it, plus the cast in number that was on the master cylinder itself. My kit cost me around £25 'ish.

So take it off, get the numbers, order the kit, but DON'T take it apart until you have the new seals. Then it's just a matter of taking the clip out of the end and it all comes apart. Keep it all clean, change the seals one at a time & put it back together.