Another years' ticket

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   The phone call came and fifteen minutes later, lighter by £45 since I have stripped the innards out, I have another year of motoring ahead. WooHoo.
Advisories naturally, just wondering what was picked up on this time.

Steering column top bearing. New last year, no better than the one I replaced.

Inner sills and rear corners corroded No worse than last year, that is for sure, unless some of the crud fell off and weakened the structural integrity.
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Nail in front NS tyre. Not another, three in two years.

Diesel test was an average of 1.63m-1 (Fail is 2.5) Whatever that means.

Now a query. Offside front tyre wear is uneven. Scrubbed on the outside 40-50mm but pretty level for the rest. ?Any ideas?

Off to celebrate methinks.

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LTCamper89 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vanorak Joined: 18 Apr 12 Location: The Toon Status: Offline Points: 4285	Post Options Post Reply Quote LTCamper89 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Another years' ticket Posted: 21 Aug 14 at 17:25
	The phone call came and fifteen minutes later, lighter by £45 since I have stripped the innards out, I have another year of motoring ahead. WooHoo. Advisories naturally, just wondering what was picked up on this time. Steering column top bearing. New last year, no better than the one I replaced. Inner sills and rear corners corroded No worse than last year, that is for sure, unless some of the crud fell off and weakened the structural integrity. http://s1154.photobucket.com/user/Chris-R-Batey/media/LT28%20Bodywork/PICT2439.jpg.html Nail in front NS tyre. Not another, three in two years. Diesel test was an average of 1.63m-1 (Fail is 2.5) Whatever that means. Now a query. Offside front tyre wear is uneven. Scrubbed on the outside 40-50mm but pretty level for the rest. ?Any ideas? Off to celebrate methinks.
	1989 LT28 2.4D Saviour of 6Music, well one of them. Now playing http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_6music VW LT Camper not Cramper ....at least the roof is not rusting away....

mat_the_cat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vanorak Joined: 06 May 09 Location: North Wales Status: Offline Points: 1862	Post Options Post Reply Quote mat_the_cat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 14 at 17:43
	Excellent stuff! I realised yesterday morning that the MOT was due, and after a spot of phoning around could only find places that could fit it in next week. That was looking worrying, as we need it for towing duties on Monday but fortunately I found one place who could squeeze it in the afternoon. Even that would have been pushing it if it had failed, as if it had needed parts I'd have run out of time seeing as I'm away this weekend. Fortunately it went straight through, with a couple of advisories on front wheel bearing play. It's been nearly 50k miles since I stripped and greased them, so might be time to do that again. But happy/relieved at the pass. I celebrated yesterday but will use the excuse of yours passing too and celebrate tonight also
	Mid engined, 6 cylinder, turbocharged 2 seater - it can only be a VW LT!

LTCamper89 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vanorak Joined: 18 Apr 12 Location: The Toon Status: Offline Points: 4285	Post Options Post Reply Quote LTCamper89 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 14 at 18:03
	Good to hear Mat, I will have a Broadside for you. My place has been so quiet you could have come up here and walked in to a test. Talking to Skippy afterwards, he praised me on my welding, since he could see it had been done from inside but had full penetration visible from below.
	1989 LT28 2.4D Saviour of 6Music, well one of them. Now playing http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_6music VW LT Camper not Cramper ....at least the roof is not rusting away....

myrtletheLT35 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 05 Oct 10 Status: Offline Points: 68	Post Options Post Reply Quote myrtletheLT35 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Aug 14 at 10:23
	got some of the same advisories on mine last week - rusty rear corners, they actually a bit worse than yours, don't really know how the bumpers hanging on the back on one side - need to find someone who will do some welding for me! got a nail in one of my tyres too, they didnt pick that up thoguh

lorryloader Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Yardie Joined: 27 Sep 12 Location: ireland Status: Offline Points: 857	Post Options Post Reply Quote lorryloader Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Aug 14 at 11:24
	Glad to hear it
	LT-45 HIGH TOP + LT-55-BEVERTAIL.Mercedes Atego tilt n slide with lorry loader crane.