Dr Mark's Tardis

This was never really in the plan. Yes it did have a small fluid leak wetting the inside of the gaiters, and some discoloration of the steering fluid. But nothing serious. However the engine mount project required the rack to be dropped (the ball joints stayed in place.) So it seemed an opportune time to remove it and send for refurbishment. I used in Steering Specialists Wakefield   because they had done a good job with a picanto caliper, and they were really easy to communicate with. No regrets. Collection and return of the rack was so easy. I strapped it to a plank of wood and put it into a cardboard box. They removed all extra bits liek ball joints and returned them loose.  ACS in Walsall  have been used by other Iveco people and get good reports. I found it very difficult t install. I tried repeatedly with the steel ppes attached because they are so hard to reach once installed. But eventually i gave in and put the rack in first and used a short spaner to conect the ...

Like many people I bought the reversing cameras off eBay in a unit with camera surrounded by infra red LEDS. The design is useless. At night the LEDs come on and completely white out the camera. Teh units work better without the lights, just elying on streetlights and car headlights for illumination. So I openned one up and disconnected the LEDs. So 90%  of the unit is wasted space !

This was a horrendous job. It started well with a new mount for the transfer box. It looked cracked and I'd carried a spare around for a couple of year. Easy job. Then the rear mount on the gearbox.Not too bad, just jacked the box up a bit. The old mount had completely separated the rubber from the steel and it had had dropped as far as the retaining bolts allowed. Then the main engine mounts. Some reports say you can just jack the engine up and prize them out. That seems hard to believe, but it must be true. Anyway the bolt on one had separated from the rubber and just spun round. So no choice but to drop the cross member. And then I could not get that out without dropping the steering rack. Having dropped the steering rack I sent it to be refurbished (it was dripping a bit and the oil was turning black. Parts for the engine mounts were expensive and hard to source. I used Vexi who got them from Europe. They are good price from China and readily available, if you are prepared to p...

The crawlthrough started rather nervously with separate holes being cut in the cab and camper.