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Dodgy looking thread on the pitman shaft: Comparison between OG split screen peg on the left (currently with no washers of any description) and the aftermarket one of unknown origin on the right with the selection of washers / bearing race stacked up as found. Note the peg end looks very...

Cheers for the tips, I will pop up some photos in due course of progress so far. Everything is stripped and degreased, and as Graham has alluded to, it seems the 2-piece peg is indeed a split screen part, although they seem to be interchangeable. The only issue I have found is that it is an M10...

Evening all, I’ve just embarked on stripping my steering box as it isn’t in a particularly good way with the amount of play in it at the straight-ahead position. I’ve managed to get hold of an OG steering pin, so thought it’d be no harm to chuck this in, however, it seems someone has been in...

It’s hard to tell exactly from your photos, but those two adjusters look to be set a long way from each other, so as you’ve suggested, your top spring is doing a lot of the work. Someone has handily welded the top adjuster by the looks of it, so your options are going to be limited. If you set...

If yours is a genuine Bosch, I’d personally take it to an auto electrician and see if they can rebuild it. If it isn’t, I’d look for a Bosch as a replacement. The cheapo unbranded ones tend to not be serviceable if any components fail.

Just to throw another option in there from my experience, if the leaves have been properly pre-loaded then with the van off the ground, the top springs will be trying to push the trailing arms down, and the bottom leaves will be pushing upwards. With this in mind, you can take the tension off...

The white aftermarket ones are pretty poor… way too much slack on the guide pin. But 33 quid for a plastic bush 😳 I’ve always wondered if there was any off-the-shelf options for a bronze bush to be pressed in?

I’ve found that the steering wheel centering is simple enough to do by just spinning the wheel from lock to lock - with the drag link disconnected so that the end stops don’t come into play. Off the top of my head, there is something like 1.25 or 1.75 turns in either direction, and moving a...

I’d certainly be having a look to see if the spring that is on the pedal pivot point has snapped. The master cylinder itself is spring-loaded, so this will assist with returning the pedal to a certain extent, but there is a point where the pedal spring needs to withdraw the rod slightly from the MC.

Set the correct tension on the cable by holding the carb fully open, then pull the cable tight at the carb end (so that your accelerator pedal is pulled flat to the floor) and then nip up the clamping bolt. This ensures you’re never over-extending the cable, but also that you’re getting a fully...

Good news! Even with the aftermarket rocker covers, they have remained leak-free so far. These were installed dry, and no sealant etc. I guess time will tell how they hold up, but I’ll certainly be purchasing more off the back of them immediately outperforming the others I’ve tried.

What a bizarre thing to have been done by the previous owner - must have been a pain to use the door when facing downhill 😂

I have sourced some OG ones (that is one of the ones I’ve used in the pictures above) but for the purpose of being scientific, I’m just going to use my existing aftermarket covers with a new gasket (and no sealant) and see what happens.

Hi folks, Following on from a recent post of mine on here regarding leaking rocker cover gaskets, I was made aware of the poor quality materials being used by most of the major parts suppliers. I have been on the lookout for an alternative, and stumbled across ‘shirley9293’ on EBay, who seems...

Took a bit of searching… https://earlybay.com/threads/topping-up-oil.79744/#post-622615

Intrigued to know if this is the same bottle top type that I posted a little while back regarding keeping oil in the bus for top-ups?! I too am a bit sad with things like this 😬

We have a Vango Airhub Hexaway - absolutely love it. Aside from the door connecting to the van, there’s another two doors so it can be opened up like a shelter, or zipped up when it is grim. It’s a decent height and can accommodate a small gathering for a late night lock-in 😂 I believe you can...

Check your fuel pump diaphragm as well if you’re still on a mechanical pump. If this is split, it will drain fuel straight into the case.

Has your case got a slip-in sand seal added to it? If so, you can carefully remove these, and as long as the case isn’t damaged, an original pulley can then be fitted. I have done the same, the hardest part was removing all the sealant used to hold the sand seal in place without bits dropping...

Ever since we’ve had our van, I’ve had to use sealant to stop the leaks, and in fairness, that has kept them dry. But the most recent oil change and both are leaving a puddle after being parked up, despite being religiously cleaned and a smear of Hylomar added (as I’ve always done). I’ve never...