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Topic Started By Replies Latest Reply
131. Al Fin Drums - any opinions? Nigel Lancashire
16-Jul-2007, 10:29pm		 8 Calvin Andrew
17-Jul-2007, 11:17pm
130. My New Companion - The THUNK Under Braking Mark Stradling
21-Jun-2007, 10:08pm		 6 Mark Stradling
17-Jul-2007, 09:08am
129. Clonks and Differential Preload Martin Bradley
19-May-2007, 12:05pm		 9 Brendan Delaney
05-Jun-2007, 01:16pm
128. Diff Oil Seals Peter Hope
27-Mar-2007, 09:31am		 5 Gary Flinn
30-May-2007, 01:39pm
127. Coming back to that clanging question again!!! Brad Newman
14-May-2007, 05:40pm		 4 Paul Carter
14-May-2007, 09:38pm
126. Idiot idiot stupid f*****g idiot!!! ±@!!@ s*!t b****cks Adrian Dean
07-Apr-2007, 06:24pm		 2 Adrian Dean
08-Apr-2007, 07:23pm
125. Rear Brake Hoses Stephen Pratt
09-Mar-2007, 08:05pm		 2 Peter & Mick Lewis
09-Mar-2007, 09:11pm
hot topic 124. That effin Diff! Andrew Szczecinski
03-Mar-2007, 08:17pm		 13 Chris Taylor
08-Mar-2007, 02:33pm
123. Grease nipple in UJ... Alan Madin
05-Mar-2007, 09:02am		 3 Chris Taylor
05-Mar-2007, 06:41pm
122. How long can I expect my UJ to last? Charlotte Tupman
25-Feb-2007, 12:56pm		 4 Charlotte Tupman
26-Feb-2007, 09:33pm
121. I'm hearing a clanging occasionally from the rear end Brad Newman
22-Feb-2007, 03:03pm		 5 Michael Charlton
23-Feb-2007, 10:52am
120. I know I have a problem but ..... Alan Madin
18-Feb-2007, 02:37pm		 6 Alan Madin
22-Feb-2007, 06:24pm
119. Rear Diff ratios Phil Kinsella
20-Feb-2007, 12:57pm		 5 Phil Kinsella
21-Feb-2007, 08:33pm
118. Recon Diff - who's best? Andrew Szczecinski
18-Feb-2007, 06:53pm		 1 Jason Chinn
18-Feb-2007, 07:36pm
117. Diff bushes adive req Tim Stopp
01-Feb-2007, 04:14pm		 2 Tim Stopp
01-Feb-2007, 10:30pm
116. Anyone know the weight of a MK3 Diff? Dean Rayner
18-Jan-2007, 08:46pm		 1 Jonathan Binnington
18-Jan-2007, 08:51pm
115. Inner Axle Shaft Oil Seal John Mabey
31-Oct-2006, 01:52pm		 4 Steve Smith
03-Nov-2006, 05:26pm
114. Diff Trouble (fitting) Brendon Elton
23-Sep-2006, 05:49pm		 3 Brendon Elton
24-Sep-2006, 09:36pm
113. Strap Type Propshaft David Pyman
24-Sep-2006, 03:01pm		 0
112. All sort of clunks Ian Sills
12-Sep-2006, 03:11pm		 6 Dean Rayner
15-Sep-2006, 04:12pm
111. Noisy Diff David Pyman
19-Aug-2006, 05:20pm		 5 David Pyman
27-Aug-2006, 02:54pm
110. Rear wheel radius arm setup Jon Morton
08-Jul-2006, 03:40pm		 4 John Davies
13-Jul-2006, 06:10pm
109. propshaft UJs Robert Nichols
05-Jul-2006, 12:03pm		 2 Doug Paterson
06-Jul-2006, 09:36pm
108. More klonking noises Laurence Field
12-Jun-2006, 07:03pm		 1 Chris Taylor
12-Jun-2006, 09:45pm
107. Diff Gasket Ian Walker
11-Jun-2006, 10:59pm		 0
106. Moving diff, drive shafts and hubs to a new chassis Stephen Wilkinson
02-May-2006, 02:54pm		 2 Stephen Wilkinson
03-May-2006, 08:37am
105. Diff ratio? Damian Pearson
03-Apr-2006, 05:04pm		 2 Damian Pearson
04-Apr-2006, 12:42pm
hot topic 104. Stuck Trunnion bolt Stephen Airey
29-Oct-2004, 07:25am		 11 Andrew Stanton
01-Apr-2006, 09:40pm
103. Rear end rumble Gordon Davies
03-Jan-2003, 11:11pm		 8 Jonathan Reed
28-Mar-2006, 07:22pm
102. Which way should my nipples be facing? Andrew Stanton
19-Feb-2006, 08:08pm		 5 Andrew Stanton
19-Feb-2006, 11:38pm
101. Siezed drum brakes - Help David Thornber
28-Jan-2006, 02:28pm		 4 David Thornber
28-Jan-2006, 05:53pm
100. Knocking Noises!! Jonathan Swainbank
07-Jan-2006, 11:33am		 2 Jonathan Swainbank
08-Jan-2006, 12:19pm
99. Stiff Diff Roger Owen
03-Jan-2006, 07:25pm		 2 Roger Owen
06-Jan-2006, 08:41pm
98. Diff ratios Vivian Newlove
06-Dec-2005, 09:00pm		 4 Ian Mulford
09-Dec-2005, 00:34am
97. How many teeth does the crown wheel and pinion have on a 1500 diff Piero Franchi
31-Oct-2005, 04:00pm		 0
96. Differential ratio Damian Pearson
03-Oct-2005, 09:41am		 1 Colin Wake
03-Oct-2005, 09:49am
95. Things that go bump on the right... Kati Carter
09-Sep-2005, 01:00pm		 3 Dave Cox
09-Sep-2005, 11:32pm
94. whining something! HELP! Matthew Hazelwood-Smith
22-Aug-2005, 02:29pm		 5 Ian Knott
07-Sep-2005, 09:14am
93. Screaming Diff Neil Cooper
06-Sep-2005, 03:45pm		 3 Neil Cooper
06-Sep-2005, 09:38pm
92. Why are my wheels a wobbling? Ian Hewlett
22-Apr-2005, 08:39am		 8 Chris Taylor
18-Aug-2005, 07:13pm
hot topic 91. Help, pot type propshaft Ian Osprey
04-Aug-2005, 08:48pm		 11 Ian Osprey
10-Aug-2005, 09:17pm
90. Differential problem Steve Flynn
30-Jun-2005, 11:50pm		 7 Jason Chinn
08-Jul-2005, 02:01pm
89. Pinion Oil Seal Renewal Jonathan Sellars
07-Jul-2005, 06:25pm		 1 Van Hamlin
07-Jul-2005, 09:03pm
88. Diff/Propshaft Joint Jonathan Sellars
11-Jun-2005, 08:46pm		 3 Chris Taylor
23-Jun-2005, 05:20pm
87. Prop shaft balance Matthew Hazelwood-Smith
13-Jun-2005, 01:10pm		 4 Stephen Concannon
13-Jun-2005, 07:08pm
86. Servicing/greasing the driveshaft UJ's Julian Saul
24-May-2005, 06:36am		 3 Chris Taylor
25-May-2005, 08:08pm
85. Is diff compatible? Damian Pearson
10-May-2005, 01:28pm		 4 Damian Pearson
10-May-2005, 02:59pm
84. Rumble - Wheel bearing? Ben Lewis
21-Apr-2005, 03:43pm		 1 William Davies
21-Apr-2005, 04:52pm
83. Wobbly wheel & Vibration Simon Thompson
09-Mar-2004, 01:33pm		 9 Ian Hewlett
19-Apr-2005, 07:10pm
82. Clunking Stephen Airey
24-Mar-2005, 01:38pm		 8 Stephen Airey
04-Apr-2005, 01:49pm
81. Differential questions! Chris Wilson
01-Apr-2005, 09:03pm		 1 Nigel Gibbins
02-Apr-2005, 11:15am
hot topic 80. not the uj's again!!! Ian Hewlett
20-Nov-2004, 03:34pm		 10 Chris Taylor
21-Feb-2005, 01:54pm
hot topic 79. Knock from rear on take up. Christopher How
02-Dec-2004, 02:58pm		 10 Philip Rosenberg
06-Dec-2004, 05:26pm
78. Spitfire Rear Hub Puller Martin Haines
04-Dec-2004, 06:09pm		 2 Raymond Johncock
04-Dec-2004, 06:33pm
77. Limited Slip Diffs Alistair Banks
29-Nov-2004, 10:20pm		 4 Jonathan Binnington
30-Nov-2004, 08:09pm
76. Groan - now need a new vice! Chris Wilson
23-Oct-2004, 01:27pm		 8 Ian Hewlett
07-Nov-2004, 10:30pm
75. differentials Keith Jones
30-Oct-2004, 09:30am		 7 Keith Jones
30-Oct-2004, 04:01pm
74. Knocking U/J?? Mark Goodman
28-Oct-2004, 04:33pm		 4 William Davies
28-Oct-2004, 09:12pm
73. differential breather is blocked Damian Pearson
23-Sep-2004, 04:11pm		 3 Chris Wilson
27-Sep-2004, 06:55pm
72. Excel Spreadsheet Chris Wilson
19-Sep-2004, 08:33am		 3 James Carruthers
20-Sep-2004, 11:38am
71. UJ installation Matthew Fox
18-Sep-2004, 02:27pm		 5 Philip Brammer
19-Sep-2004, 10:59am
70. Advice on diff rebuild please Philip Brammer
16-Sep-2004, 10:44pm		 3 Clive Jackson
17-Sep-2004, 06:46pm
hot topic 69. Diff Confusion Andrew Dawson
20-Aug-2004, 06:25pm		 12 James Carruthers
26-Aug-2004, 00:59am
68. Replacing Handbrake Compensator To Drums Cable Michael Pratt
04-Jun-2004, 09:23pm		 1 Michael Pratt
05-Aug-2004, 02:49pm
67. Is my diff on its way out? Damian Pearson
29-Jul-2004, 05:46pm		 4 Damian Pearson
30-Jul-2004, 10:51am
66. 1500 Rear axle in a MkIV Jonathan Pashley
28-Jul-2004, 05:27pm		 5 Jonathan Pashley
29-Jul-2004, 12:08pm
65. Knock,knock,knock Paul Pennock
04-Jul-2004, 00:15am		 1 David Rumens
04-Jul-2004, 09:37am
hot topic 64. More annoying questions... Chris Herridge
24-Jun-2004, 02:51pm		 10 Chris Herridge
28-Jun-2004, 10:25pm
63. mph/1000 revs Tom Longley
25-Jun-2004, 03:51pm		 7 Mark Stradling
28-Jun-2004, 10:50am
62. Yet another Knocking thread! Andrew Dawson
08-Jun-2004, 11:32pm		 1 Trevor Ellis
09-Jun-2004, 12:51pm
61. Death of a Vertical Link! Chris Wilson
06-Jun-2004, 05:49pm		 1 Jonathan Pashley
07-Jun-2004, 11:52am
hot topic 60. Clickety click Stephen Fitch
18-Nov-2002, 00:20am		 23 Alan Parsons
11-May-2004, 08:19am
hot topic 59. Beefing up the rear axle Stuart Waters
27-Apr-2004, 03:24pm		 18 Stuart Waters
30-Apr-2004, 01:29pm
58. Spitfire 1500 brakes - best way to improve? Brendan Delaney
26-Apr-2004, 10:34am		 4 Mark Stradling
26-Apr-2004, 01:49pm
57. Halfshafts & yokes... James Carruthers
15-Apr-2004, 09:05pm		 2 James Carruthers
15-Apr-2004, 10:46pm
hot topic 56. Knock Knock - Who's There!! Chris Wilson
15-Feb-2004, 05:20pm		 24 Andrew Leahy
15-Apr-2004, 03:48pm
55. Vibration culprit! / question about clutch Ben Ferguson
13-Apr-2004, 09:28pm		 3 Ben Ferguson
14-Apr-2004, 01:25pm
54. dead as a diff Philip Rosenberg
08-Mar-2004, 10:02pm		 7 Philip Rosenberg
30-Mar-2004, 12:05pm
53. 2 Diff' removal questions Adrian Lester
08-Mar-2004, 09:15pm		 4 David Styles
09-Mar-2004, 11:20am
hot topic 52. Driveshaft to UJ join Adrian Lester
12-Feb-2004, 00:48am		 14 Adrian Lester
06-Mar-2004, 00:44am
51. Doin' the Diff James Carruthers
25-Jan-2004, 11:58pm		 5 James Carruthers
26-Jan-2004, 12:01pm
50. Overrun Clonk Gavin McFarland
01-Nov-2003, 00:33am		 7 Gavin McFarland
19-Jan-2004, 06:42pm
49. Wide or narrow driveshafts Grant Brooks
07-Jan-2004, 00:20am		 2 Grant Brooks
09-Jan-2004, 04:41pm
48. Diff Pinion Oil Seal Simon Rayner
19-Dec-2003, 10:53pm		 2 Simon Rayner
27-Dec-2003, 03:32pm
47. in-diff-erence Martin Neal
02-Dec-2003, 12:24pm		 8 Ian Mulford
05-Dec-2003, 09:32am
46. Dismantling UJs Michael Davis
24-Oct-2003, 07:49pm		 5 Michael Davis
26-Oct-2003, 07:31pm
45. Grinding noise from diff James Meadwell
12-Oct-2003, 07:14pm		 2 Michael Bird
14-Oct-2003, 01:04pm
44. Diff oil again! Alice Hickman
29-Sep-2003, 07:52pm		 3 Alice Hickman
30-Sep-2003, 02:35pm
hot topic 43. Brake Problem Richard Hall
07-Sep-2003, 04:03pm		 13 Richard Hall
28-Sep-2003, 10:43am
42. Spit 1500 axle / diff problems John Bissell
21-Sep-2003, 03:26pm		 5 Oliver Wright
22-Sep-2003, 11:10pm
41. Diff oil.... Alice Hickman
22-Sep-2003, 05:15pm		 1 Adrian Lee
22-Sep-2003, 06:25pm
40. Master cylinder Joachim Moeller
18-Sep-2003, 12:15pm		 3 Joachim Moeller
19-Sep-2003, 12:04pm
39. Diff Noise Peter Kelly
15-Sep-2003, 10:26pm		 3 James Carruthers
17-Sep-2003, 12:22pm
38. Bad Vibrations David Crowder
14-Sep-2003, 08:24pm		 4 David Crowder
16-Sep-2003, 08:29pm
37. Diff Ratios James Carruthers
02-Sep-2003, 04:18pm		 4 Don Cook
03-Sep-2003, 10:57am
36. Diff dead? Marina Maria Miller
29-Aug-2003, 05:12pm		 1 Craig Gingell
29-Aug-2003, 06:20pm
35. Rear axle hub puller Yves Fleurbay
26-Aug-2003, 12:38pm		 2 John Davies
26-Aug-2003, 04:58pm
34. Best place to buy a recon Spit Mk1 Diff?? Simon Coles
19-Aug-2003, 11:20am		 2 Nigel Gibbins
20-Aug-2003, 06:37pm
33. Clutch master cylinder Danny Stroud
11-Aug-2003, 10:38pm		 1 William Davies
12-Aug-2003, 03:02am
32. Spit 1 Broken Driveshaft Simon Coles
21-Jul-2003, 10:10am		 5 William Davies
23-Jul-2003, 11:42pm
31. Rotoflex coupling advice sought Karl Doe
19-Jul-2003, 05:33pm		 5 Karl Doe
21-Jul-2003, 11:45pm
30. DIY Tracking Chris Leachman
04-Jul-2003, 01:24pm		 7 Philip Brammer
07-Jul-2003, 06:28pm
29. Foofing rear spring is in! and feels good. Paul Jenkins
23-Jun-2003, 11:53am		 4 Andrew Douthwaite
28-Jun-2003, 09:16am
28. Wheel bearings John Tabor
13-Jun-2003, 03:02pm		 5 John Tabor
17-Jun-2003, 08:08pm
hot topic 27. Foofing rear spring - - Again!! Paul Jenkins
09-Jun-2003, 11:35am		 28 Michael Davis
16-Jun-2003, 02:45pm
26. How tough is this job? Stephen Airey
13-Jun-2003, 11:49am		 4 Graham Reeks
16-Jun-2003, 01:11pm
25. Compatible components between Mk3 and 1500 rear axles James Carruthers
14-Jun-2003, 03:27pm		 4 Andy Vowell
16-Jun-2003, 12:34pm
24. Rear end vibrations Timothy Ward
11-Jun-2003, 06:42pm		 1 Nigel Gibbins
12-Jun-2003, 10:28am
23. Widening the Rear Track of MKIV Adrian Walker
04-Jun-2003, 03:20pm		 7 Nigel Gibbins
05-Jun-2003, 01:01pm
22. Noises off... And strange suspension geometry Michael Davis
02-Jun-2003, 09:11pm		 5 Michael Davis
04-Jun-2003, 09:51am
21. Rear end vibrations - Again Nick Morgan
31-May-2003, 11:53am		 2 Nick Morgan
31-May-2003, 12:19pm
20. Soft brake pedal Stephen McCrory
27-May-2003, 08:48pm		 9 Daniel James
30-May-2003, 08:27am
19. Diff seizure Peter Hazlett
15-May-2003, 10:33am		 7 Peter Hazlett
19-May-2003, 04:50pm
18. Darn rear springs. Paul Jenkins
15-May-2003, 10:49am		 5 Graham Reeks
16-May-2003, 03:13pm
17. Diff Replacement/Recondition Adrian Walker
06-May-2003, 12:56pm		 4 Nigel Gibbins
07-May-2003, 02:24pm
16. Wanted - Saggy Mk4 Rear Spring. Jon Low
19-Mar-2003, 03:53pm		 2 Philip Wright
26-Apr-2003, 03:43pm
15. Changing a diff Alan Fulbrook
17-Apr-2003, 12:59pm		 6 Don Cook
20-Apr-2003, 10:33pm
14. Universal Joint removal Colin Smith
14-Apr-2003, 03:05pm		 1 Timothy Ward
14-Apr-2003, 08:08pm
13. Rear end vibration Ian Hewlett
09-Apr-2003, 06:52pm		 2 Nigel Gibbins
09-Apr-2003, 09:02pm
12. Noises off Michael Davis
04-Apr-2003, 04:41pm		 3 Michael Davis
07-Apr-2003, 11:08am
11. Wheel studs Michael Davis
01-Apr-2003, 03:26pm		 4 Michael Davis
02-Apr-2003, 03:27pm
10. Bendix 'self adjusters' Peter Sebire
30-Mar-2003, 08:22pm		 1 Colin Anderson
31-Mar-2003, 08:25pm
hot topic 9. Please help - Wheels rubbing!!! Phill Allen
20-Mar-2003, 08:52pm		 16 Phill Allen
26-Mar-2003, 12:41pm
8. Brake plumbing Michael Davis
24-Mar-2003, 10:45am		 2 Michael Davis
25-Mar-2003, 11:40am
7. my droopy rear end Kenny Jones
14-Mar-2003, 04:13pm		 8 Kenny Jones
17-Mar-2003, 09:12pm
6. Rear end knock Steve Edmond
25-Feb-2003, 07:20pm		 2 Steve Edmond
11-Mar-2003, 07:57pm
5. Spitfire 1500 brakes James Lavery
03-Mar-2003, 01:39am		 3 Alastair Campbell
06-Mar-2003, 03:16pm
hot topic 4. EBC Powerstop discs and fast road kevlar pads Phill Allen
19-Feb-2003, 08:59am		 22 Laurence Cochrane
27-Feb-2003, 10:20pm
3. Rear Suspension MkIII Michael Charlton
05-Feb-2003, 04:21pm		 5 Michael Charlton
07-Feb-2003, 09:24am
hot topic 2. Spitfire 1500 Brake Performance Lindsay Dearing
06-Dec-2002, 05:57pm		 11 Graham Lawson
03-Feb-2003, 01:08pm
1. Knock, knock, knock... Andrew Cox
28-Nov-2002, 05:46pm		 2 Andrew Cox
25-Jan-2003, 07:29pm