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I have my broken diff apart to get the broken 1/4 shaft out how many sun wheels and planets should I have??

Bit of a long winded one. I am confused as to how the front rubber diff mount is attached to the crossmember on a 3500s 1973. I basically have an oval flange with a bit of rubber through the middle of it. thin bit of rubber sticking out one side and thick bit sticking out the other. when it...

Hi all, Back in jan I took off the propshaft on my 3500s so I could do the gear remote and a few other bits. I dutifuly marked up both ends (the diff end and the sliding joint as I couldn't get the nose bolts undone) half way through removing it I realised I had stupidly marked the locking...

hi all, I am going to have to pull the box on my 3500s I have been putting it off ever since I have had the car but the time has come I cant put it off any more. Is it easier to pull the engine and gearbox complete or can the box be taken out on its own and back in without 2 weeks of swearing...

Hi all, winter is here and im looking for a hobby to keep me occupied in the coming months b4 I can start on the rover again. I thought I would get into model engineering as I remember seeing stationary steam engines as a kid and pestered my parents for kits every Christmas. I have been...

hi all having a brain fart.... I bought a couple of sets of the correct fuses last year but cant remember where I have put them. I also cant remember where I got them from im sure it was an online store rather than ebay. any guesses where I can get them pls?? coop

hi all, has anyone got a pair of wheel boxes for a 3500s please coop

Hi all, Coming back from wales on the m40 my wiper blades jammed ie they collided with each other. I switched them off immediately and pulled onto the hard shoulder and untangled them. However, they wouldn't work when switched back on. Thursday I went out and tried them and discovered I had...

hi all how does one remove the chrome trim on the nearside rear wing please many thanks Coop

ok wtf has gone on now!!!!! bodge along with burnie has been at the wiring for the internal courtesy light. yesterday I had to join new wires into the loom for the offside of the car 1 positive and two earths. car drove and ran fine.... today I have had to replace the wire to the drivers switch...

Hi all I have intermittent brake lights, Is there a way I can put the light on permanently so I can test the circuit without having to try and jam something between the seat and pedal many thanks coop

Hi all can anyone recommend a simple circuit designer/analyser for windows that includes fuses switches bulbs and a relay. preferably one that doesn't require the entire mfc packages to be installed along with java and god knows what other language it decides it needs many thanks coop

hi all while doing my oil change I noticed I had petrol dripping off the flywheel cover/bell housing at the back of the sump. on closer inspection I noticed the reserve cable was very wet and the whole area looked rather unkempt. my questions are as follows. If the reserve tap is leaking...

hi all coming back down the m40 yesterday I had to slam the anchors on because some tosser decided they wanted to get 50 cm further on than if they stayed in their lane. I did notice after the flashing of my lights and horn and a few hand gestures that the oil light was flickering.... a quick...

Hi all I went to gaydon show today. I drove up last night and stayed in Kenilworth then back down to gaydon this morning then home via my sisters in oxford. Aprox 310 mile round trip. I used 60.75 litres of go go juice which works out roughly 23 mpg. however on the way up I only got 22 ish...

hi all I want to test the voltage signal to the left hand indicator tell tail light on the dash. I am assuming that as the voltage switches on and off it is effectively a square wave I doubt my meter on the dc volts setting would register it properly (its cheap) if I set it to the ac setting...

hi all has anyone got a tensioning bar for the alternator please many thanks coop

hi all I have been naughty and been caught speeding. Does anyone know what the criteria is for the speed awareness course and what influence it has on the insurance and for how long u have to declare it? many thanks coop

Ok I have put these bloody carbs on again after a complete rebuild with every single possible thing that could be replaced replaced. set the jets where they r supposed to be and started the engine to warm it up. I now have petrol pouring out the overflow pipe on the passenger side the engine...

hi all the manual(s) I have say that I should have 1.5mm of slack in the cable and then pull out the choke cable till the arrows on the cam are pointing at the middle of the fast idle adjustment screws. is this supposed to happen at full throttle??? because one then sets the idle speed etc or...

hi all I read in the pc magazine that I should be running bac needles in my hif6 carbs I cant seem to find any at a reasonable price. Don't want to pay out 24 quid plus postage plus vat to find they make no difference. many thanks coop

hi all bit of a daft question but is there away of finding out if the engine number is the right one for the chassis number?? many thanks coop

hi bit of a dumb question but I see from the magazine that the p6 club sell the workshop manual on cd. but unless im being completely thick I cant see how to order one. many thanks coop

hi all it might be me being thick but is there a section for recommending a specific service;... I have just had my wabasto recovered etc and im very happy with it and would recommend the guy to anyone else. coop

Hi all went to pick the rover up from having the roof done. really please with the guys workmanship would recommend him. However got to the detling hill turn off on the m2 and the car cut out on detling hill. Looked in the fuel filter and it was bone dry. tried turning it over and no fuel...