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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 29-03-19, 03:11 PM

Replies: 11 New owner of a 408 LHD #7052 Views: 4,827 Posted By PEU186F Yes indeed, the Ashtrays do appear to match those... Yes indeed, the Ashtrays do appear to match those being offered by Moss-Europe for Austin Healey and others. Roger

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 28-03-19, 02:48 PM

Replies: 11 New owner of a 408 LHD #7052 Views: 4,827 Posted By PEU186F Headlamp surrounds My 410 takes Mini head lamp surrounds, but uses a clip on the headlamp housing instead of a screw to hold them in place as one can't get at the bottom of the surround on the slightly more faired in...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 28-03-19, 02:31 PM

Replies: 11 New owner of a 408 LHD #7052 Views: 4,827 Posted By PEU186F Dashboard top rail The top rail of the dashboard is ingeniously held in place solely by the ashtray housings at each end, which I trust you still have. Take care to ensure that there is sufficient thin foam under the...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 17-12-18, 12:39 PM

Replies: 4 ZF Steering Box Views: 3,463 Posted By PEU186F It may be worth your while to try talking... It may be worth your while to try talking directly to ZF. There are contact details on their website. Let us know how you get on.

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 02-12-18, 04:31 PM

Replies: 1 Girling Handbrakes Views: 3,228 Posted By PEU186F Girling Handbrakes I am pleased to be able to report a very significant improvement in the performance of the handbrake on my 410 as a result of my having eschewed new pads in favour of getting the existing pads...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 28-10-18, 01:12 PM

Replies: 42 411 brake problems Views: 23,906 Posted By PEU186F Claude Too many issues one after the other can... Claude Too many issues one after the other can seem daunting but the best approach is to follow a logical elimination path. Releasing the pressure after the servo allows the brakes to come off, so...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 26-09-18, 10:19 AM

Replies: 9 411 Heater Controls Views: 4,210 Posted By PEU186F These are called bobbins and an Internet search... These are called bobbins and an Internet search for " bobbin vibration mounts " (to differentiate them from the sewing machine variety) will bring up inumerable suppliers

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 23-09-18, 03:28 PM

Replies: 9 411 Heater Controls Views: 4,210 Posted By PEU186F Peter Am having difficulty responding to your... Peter Am having difficulty responding to your private message with a private message, quote peter dowdle has chosen not to receive private messages or may not be allowed to receive private...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 17-09-18, 01:41 PM

Replies: 9 411 Heater Controls Views: 4,210 Posted By PEU186F You will find the article I mentioned in the... You will find the article I mentioned in the Bristol Owners Club Bulletin Number 142, dated Autumn 2011 and the good news is that it actually describes a 411 heater and ventilation system, not an...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 15-09-18, 09:29 PM

Replies: 9 411 Heater Controls Views: 4,210 Posted By PEU186F There was an excellent article a little while ago... There was an excellent article a little while ago in the BOC Journal which described the rather complicated (clever) workings of a 408(?) heater. Do you have access to back issues of the same? The...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 13-08-18, 10:07 AM

Replies: 6 410 Handbrake Views: 3,283 Posted By PEU186F Thanks Geoff, however your reference brings up... Thanks Geoff, however your reference brings up the same drawings as I found on the Australian RR site, so I'm no wiser. Further head scratching suggests that the RR callipers might have had an extra...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 12-08-18, 12:57 PM

Replies: 6 410 Handbrake Views: 3,283 Posted By PEU186F Thanks both, No, John, the pad mounting and... Thanks both, No, John, the pad mounting and centralising with the handbrake applied is not the problem. The problem is that with the handbrake off the handbrake calliper itself is out of balance on...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 10-08-18, 11:07 AM

Replies: 6 410 Handbrake Views: 3,283 Posted By PEU186F 410 Handbrake My 410 has "always" been somewhat on the edge when it comes to achieving the stopping power required of the handbrake for the MOT test (for those outside the UK that is the official name for the...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 09-08-18, 04:32 PM

Replies: 3 408 Ignition switch removal Views: 3,514 Posted By PEU186F You will have to get the bezel off the front, if... You will have to get the bezel off the front, if my 410 is anything to go by, as the switch itself lies behind the steel work that supports the wooden dash. The bezel undoes the normal way. I made...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 07-06-18, 02:14 PM

Replies: 14 Early 408 Differential Parts Views: 4,566 Posted By PEU186F I recommend that you talk to Graeme at Bristol... I recommend that you talk to Graeme at Bristol Cars Services. Salisbury made axles for a lot of vehicles including Landrovers and the bearings and seals are likely to be identical. But the seals from...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 08-04-18, 08:30 PM

Replies: 4 New Brigand/603 Owner: Carburettor? Brakes? Wiper Arm? Views: 3,927 Posted By PEU186F As for brakes, I'd recommend ensuring that the... As for brakes, I'd recommend ensuring that the existing set up is in all in good order, eg possibly, new, high friction, pads, skimmed discs, rebuilt callipers and pots and a change of fluid before...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 19-03-18, 11:50 AM

Replies: 42 411 brake problems Views: 23,906 Posted By PEU186F I must apologise, I find I put out a piece of... I must apologise, I find I put out a piece of misinformation regarding track rod ends earlier in this correspondence. I said that the 407s to 410s used 5 RH and one LH track rod ends. This is...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 04-03-18, 09:54 AM

Replies: 42 411 brake problems Views: 23,906 Posted By PEU186F Some confusion here, I think. "Both ends of the... Some confusion here, I think. "Both ends of the outer rod are left handed". So when you slacken the lock nuts and rotate the outer tie bar whilst the rod ends are mounted on the car one end screws...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 18-02-18, 12:44 PM

Replies: 2 Mechanical Window Regulator Views: 2,882 Posted By PEU186F The Jaguar Mk Ii window regulators are relatively... The Jaguar Mk Ii window regulators are relatively easily sourced via eBay, here in the UK, and "usable" is indeed what they are.

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 15-02-18, 07:51 PM

Replies: 2 Mechanical Window Regulator Views: 2,882 Posted By PEU186F Mechanical Window Regulator I am investigating possible sources for the mechanical window regulator that was used from the 407 to the 410 and I'm wondering if anybody has already come up with a solution The best match I can...

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 13-01-18, 12:01 PM

Replies: 42 411 brake problems Views: 23,906 Posted By PEU186F Re my earlier post. Now I'm confused, I know what... Re my earlier post. Now I'm confused, I know what I told you re Healy track rod ends is correct for a 410, but I now note that Amsteer - see. You are being redirected......

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 13-01-18, 11:15 AM

Replies: 42 411 brake problems Views: 23,906 Posted By PEU186F The tie rod ends are relatively easily sourced... The tie rod ends are relatively easily sourced once you know that they were also used on the Austin Healy 3000. But you'll need to work out whether you need LH or RH threads

Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars 17-11-17, 01:56 PM

Replies: 4 Restoration of a 411 Views: 4,034 Posted By PEU186F Take care not to use too much paint on the bonnet... Take care not to use too much paint on the bonnet or, as with my 410, the counter balance springs won't cope and the wretched thing will have to be propped open

Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion 15-10-17, 04:32 PM

Replies: 7 Fuses & Fusing Views: 6,060 Posted By PEU186F Many thanks for your inputs on this, which have... Many thanks for your inputs on this, which have helped clarify things for me. It appears that we need to be very sure that we are indeed buying glass fuses to the original spec, if originality is...

Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion 07-10-17, 10:07 AM

Replies: 7 Fuses & Fusing Views: 6,060 Posted By PEU186F Fuses & Fusing I have recently seen a suggestion that, at the time the majority of our cars were built, it was Lucas's practice to rate their glass fuses by the rupture current, i.e. the current at which the fuse...

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