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john 215 · Postby **john 215** » 12 Oct 2008 18:55

Hi,
Whilst you have the shoes off check the handbrake linkage in side the drum have habbit of seizing up, also make sure the cable pivot point on the axle is free to move.
The only problem you will have, hopefully, doing the wheel cylinder is the clip that holds it on, they can try your paitence a little [V] not to mention your fingers [B)] and eye sight when it make a break for freedon into the dark corners of your garage!! Would give your brake pipes a good spray with penertrating oil for a few days as well.
If you have never done rear brakes on 'our' cars then this link will be real handy, written by our own JCLAY (i hope you dont mind the link) also feature changing your hood cover.

http://web.mac.com/jclaythompson/iWeb/S ... rakes.html

Good Luck,
Cheers John

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nervousnewowner · Postby **nervousnewowner** » 12 Oct 2008 20:56

lol, link not a prob, been offered a few times so guessing this is the tr oracle.... have worked on cars since a kid as my father didnt like getting his hands dirty, so from morris 1100s to cortinas maxis minis, hunters, i have had my fair share of practice, still bare some of the scars, and now i'm driving a 2001 mondeo which to the un initiated looks like it has a plastic engine..... i got bored and have been looking for my next wheels, started with a morris minor which i stripped to hot rod, rover v8 engine etc, but shell got trashed, so got a 205 convertible which i am currently selling on, and then got a ford probe, bloody lovely car but too many electrics and too hot when the sun was out, the 205 cab, and sam fox ages ago let me know topless was the way to go, so when this tr came up for 300 i had to didnt i.......just ordered the seal kit so will have a look over the car later in the week, and am working on pictures,....

jclay (RIP 2018) · Postby **jclay (RIP 2018)** » 13 Oct 2008 04:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">written by our own jclay (i hope you don't mind the link)<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

No Problem, John 215

As for "TR Oracle" . . . I'm not so sure. (saabfast started that, didn't he!? Oracle? Isn't that old sea fairing talk for an "Old Barnacle on your 20"? Just been hanging out here too long!

But have a cookie anyway, you'll feel better!

Debpazvin · Postby **Debpazvin** » 16 Oct 2008 20:21

You know, I don't think you're a million miles away, and you sound like you really know your stuff, maybe we can get get our cars together halfway somewhere and sort our gremlins out. Please e-mail me if it's ok.
Deb x

1980 Premium TR7-1 of 400 made.

nervousnewowner · Postby **nervousnewowner** » 17 Oct 2008 21:13

if you mean me deb no prob, where abouts are you? and if you mean jclay then we will both try to kidnap him.,...lol

Debpazvin · Postby **Debpazvin** » 17 Oct 2008 22:37

Hiya,
Yes I did mean you , but maybe we could kidnap Jclay anyway (but maybe we wouldn't need to, I bet he would love to come over just for the fun of it!?) I wonder if he knows we're talking about him?
Deb x

1980 Premium TR7-1 of 400 made.

jclay (RIP 2018) · Postby **jclay (RIP 2018)** » 18 Oct 2008 02:33

Kidnap?

You got Root Beer? I quite fancy some fish n chips! With a little malt Vinegar! I promise to come peacefully!

Actually, my ancestors were English, moved to the Grand Caymans and founded Boddentown. On my mother's side, my Grandfather was a schooner captain. My grandmother was a beautiful young Cuban girl.

On my fathers side, his father was Scottish and my grandmother was Irish. I was born right here in Houston, four days before the Texas City Disaster.

pulliptears · Postby **pulliptears** » 18 Oct 2008 09:08

Yay Deb, noticed you had her back on Friday when I passed [:D]

Sorry I havent been in touch, up to my neck in Uni work this last 2 weeks, but I shall call when Im passing soon
Jane
x

Debpazvin · Postby **Debpazvin** » 18 Oct 2008 12:07

Hiya Jane,
Yeah she's here now & runs beautifully. It's quite funny as the saga went with everyones help on here from all over the world-then it ends up being a wire! Typical. (Hope to see you soon)
jclay, so sorry they still don't do root beer here. I came over
from California in 1984 and they didn't even do shopping malls, taco dinner kits, or peanut m&m's then. But we have got Dr Pepper????
Nervousnewowners thread is going off in all sorts of weird directions eh?
Deb x

1980 Premium TR7-1 of 400 made.

jclay (RIP 2018) · Postby **jclay (RIP 2018)** » 19 Oct 2008 14:05

Let me know n' I'll put a CARE Package together for you!

nervousnewowner · Postby **nervousnewowner** » 19 Oct 2008 21:18

hey all different directions is fine by me, dropped you a mail deb, hear from you soon maybe, be nice to keep in touch with a few fellow owners... had planned on some work on tr today but by time i finished work and headed over, my planned hours journey took about 4 hours longer, exhaust fell off my 205, had to walk to look for bits i needed, walk back and fix it, so was not in best frame of mind to tackle tr so leaving it til in the week and this coming sat...

Debpazvin · Postby **Debpazvin** » 19 Oct 2008 23:33

Hiya, We are real new on here & we've got some "flaming" topics.
I'm gonna get in touch with jclay about the "care" package and will let you know if we can make it to Shepton Mallett (really far but we're on holiday so maybe can do an overnight stay if we get our son & ferret homed for a couple of days).
Deb x

1980 Premium TR7-1 of 400 made
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marknotgeorge · Postby **marknotgeorge** » 28 Oct 2008 19:21

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Debpazvin

Hiya Jane,
Yeah she's here now & runs beautifully. It's quite funny as the saga went with everyones help on here from all over the world-then it ends up being a wire! Typical. (Hope to see you soon)
jclay, so sorry they still don't do root beer here. I came over
from California in 1984 and they didn't even do shopping malls, taco dinner kits, or peanut m&m's then. But we have got Dr Pepper????
Nervousnewowners thread is going off in all sorts of weird directions eh?
Deb x <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

You can get root beer - some Asdas do 6 packs of Carter's (a British brand owned by Cott's) and some Sainsbury's do it in 2 litre bottles (own brand, but probably the same stuff - Cott's do much of the supermarket own brand soft drinks). There are people who import it too.

Mark, Derby, UK.
'80 DHC Sprint - '95 Vauxhall Astra - '00 Vauxhall Zafira
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