Annoyingly we have two cars, both with MOTs due the same week! I keep meaning to re-do one in september to split them, but keep forgetting!
Anyway, this week, fettled missus Bs 'onda jizz, needed an service and the washer gets sorting as the jets had gone limp.
Oil and filter service fettled without issue - albeit when i came back with the parts she then chose to mention it had been knocking, found a split track rod end and had another trip to the factors!
All that sorted I set about the washers, decided it was likely a filter issue in the bottle, so stripped it out including getting soaked only to find the filter was fine and the issue was a trapped pipe in the scuttle, likely never seated quite right since being built in 2012.
Set about giving the brakes a strip and grease only to find the rear needed pads, so had bike ride to the brake parts shop - remembering my father asked me to do his rear pads too - so got them too.
All that fettled, I found the steering was off centre following the track rod end, despite counting it off /on so took it to the local Russians for tracking.
Reasonably confident that'll pass MOT now.
Had a think about mine, I know it needs tyres, theyre approaching 2mm, but I am reluctant to drop £240 on decent tyres, and £75 on a full tank of fuel until it has been through MOT. I cant decided if the tyres have wear on the shoulders or if it just general wear. So if it fails on tyres, fine, i know they need doing. It has a bit of vibration on the wheel especially under braking so i suspect it needs disks but it doesn't seem too bad and i suspect it needs wheels balancing too - nobody seems to be able make weights stick to these wheels..
While out doing errands this morning i noticed the vibration got much worse at all speeds, worryingly so, to the point I suspected that a wheel was loose. I stopped and checked and found the FNS brake was stinking hot and would appear to be binding. After finishing the shopping I drove home and found that it was much better but still 70ºC as opposed to the 30ºC on the other side.
I have a bit of a quandary now, clearly I have to do the disks, pads and sort the caliper, hopefully itll be gummed up slides and ill be able to fre them off and at worst replace the slides. But if it is the caliper do i try and clean it and service it or do I change it - apparently they're £60 exchange which doesnt seem bad But. Should I replace both caliperss even if the other is working fine? Obviously ill clean and dress the slides on both sides as i would with any brake service.
The car is approaching end of life.
Any thoughts?
