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Post by Dave Hill on Jan 21, 2006 19:16:45 GMT
Thanks for that tip, I tried it & it worked. I think I gave up initially because it gave me the impression it was going to issue a duplicate VT20.
Thanks again
Dave
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Post by Dave Hill on Feb 14, 2006 22:16:03 GMT
Two awkward ones today!
A 1994 TDi Discovery. When entering the Brake Results, I entered 130kg for each park brake & it came up as a failure! I was confident that this brake was as good as they get & not wanting to rip the rear diff out I, "Cough Cough" I altered the figures to allow it to pass. (Not something I admit to lightly). The car failed on many other items, but brakes were spot on.
Oh I tested it on a RBT.
Secondly.
A 1981 MG BGT. Again, when entering the brake results, I was prompted to enter the vehicle brake weight. There was no data on the wall chart or on auto data. I rang the help desk, & was told that if all the wheels locked then it was ok to pass it. I said that only three wheels locked & the other was close to locking. I was told that I could use the decelerometer & enter a percentage.
Any advice gratefully received.
Dave Hill
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Post by Tom on Feb 14, 2006 22:30:39 GMT
Two awkward ones today! A 1994 TDi Discovery. When entering the Brake Results, I entered 130kg for each park brake & it came up as a failure! I was confident that this brake was as good as they get & not wanting to rip the rear diff out I, "Cough Cough" I altered the figures to allow it to pass. (Not something I admit to lightly). The car failed on many other items, but brakes were spot on. Oh I tested it on a RBT. 130kgf on each rear wheel is the minimum required for a dual-braking system on a vehicle weighing 1625kg. This thread should help: motforum.proboards44.com/index.cgi?board=computerisationhints&action=display&thread=1123224311
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Post by spanner on Feb 14, 2006 22:34:04 GMT
Parking brake on a discovery/landrover is on transmission Dave.
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Post by Dave Hill on Feb 14, 2006 23:02:51 GMT
Thanks Tom for that link. I could have got a higher reading, but I don't like the consequences. Spanner Parking brake on a discovery/landrover is on transmission Dave. Help me out mate. I understand the mechanics, but how do I enter the result? Dave Hill
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Post by spanner on Feb 14, 2006 23:24:10 GMT
I'd have thought you'd select other ANY OTHER COMBINATION insted of ALL ROLLER BRAKE TEST and entered percentage for the parking brake. No doubt someone will correct me if im wrong and if I am sorry.
Now not done this myself as yet because we always just do a decelometer test on them. Probably because we're allways a bit afraid with 4x4's not knowing whether or not thery'e equiped with LSD or if diff locks in operation etc so choose to be on safe side.
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Post by Dave Hill on Feb 14, 2006 23:43:36 GMT
Thanks Spanner
I think I will stick to the decelerometer in future.
Thanks all for the continued lesson.
Dave Hill
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Post by Dave Hill on Apr 9, 2006 22:28:03 GMT
Anyone got a suggestion about how to fail a steering rack end (track rod) for excessive play/movement. I have looked through many sections without finding an "exact match"
Regards
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Post by Rob on Apr 10, 2006 6:54:35 GMT
Anyone got a suggestion about how to fail a steering rack end (track rod) for excessive play/movement. I have looked through many sections without finding an "exact match" Regards I've had this several times, and put inner track rod end ball joint. Not sure if it's right but I've always told the customer afterwards that the play is in the track rod where it joins the rack. The same thing applies to a broken anti-roll bar link (on a Cavalier). Why can't they have easy explanations, like broken. I failed a Laguna last week for a "spring being incomplete", the customer asked why it said that instead of "broken", why not use plain English? It's bloody annoying spending ages picking the right fail criteria, then translating it so a customer knows what to get repaired.
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