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Brought this home yesterday...  But now I'm worried.......Gearchange is a nightmare, locks are useless, brakes gonna take a bit of getting used to ....Theres no way the wife could use it with the brakes as the are, need to get a servo on it asap. Now I'm wondering if I'm just being a tit, thinking that a 42yo motor can do dailly duties......  And, I just relised the MOT is up today and not 4 wks like the guy told me, (I should have checked the paperwork.....)... Car has to live on the street, so I need to concentrate and get the jobs done. I had it put thro an MOT before I bought it, failed on a couple of minor things so hopefully I can get them done tonight and get it booked in... Wish me luck ! Cheers Ger |
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Last Edit: Jun 8, 2007 21:35:06 GMT by ger
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May 21, 2007 10:52:39 GMT
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Good luck!
Are you sure it's not just the old brakes you're not used to? You have to really stand on mine but it does pull up.
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May 21, 2007 12:40:58 GMT
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old brakes arent the best really but urs may need some attention
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archieboy
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May 21, 2007 12:48:42 GMT
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Well it looks good.  My brakes are servo assisted and are fine so a worthwhile upgrade, ive heard with the earlier ones are a bit heavy. Whats your problem with the gear change? |
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ger
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May 21, 2007 12:57:44 GMT
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Gearchange feels like a spoon in a bucket of mud........!
1-4 are OK, (although it feels like a mile between the gears...Reverse is a bit hit and miss, can't really feel where it should be going, and its somewhere in the middle of the passenger footwell....
The boys on the volvo forum suggest it may be something as simple as a bushing, but I've not been able to find out which one yet.
What servo did you use Archieboy? I stuck a lockheed remote on my Y, one of them do the job?
Johnny, Brakes do pull the car up, but the pedal is totally dead, its like pressing down on a brick!
Cheers,
Gerry
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Last Edit: May 21, 2007 23:39:10 GMT by ger
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archieboy
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May 21, 2007 13:43:20 GMT
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Speak to Rob at Amazon cars www.amazoncars.co.uk/ I was lucky that servo was standard fit, but as i say speak to Rob Get these things sorted and I'm sure you will be happy ;D |
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May 21, 2007 14:43:02 GMT
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Brakes and gearchanges can be sorted, But i get what you mean about the locks. Every time i try and open my zon i end up shouting at the locks...i still cant figure out how to use them!
Edd
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Shelby Daytona - Scratchbuild project.
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ger
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May 21, 2007 17:14:38 GMT
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Got a new(old), gearbox top coming, hopefully that will smooth out the change...Servo on my shopping list.....Bits to allow me to reassemble the horn should be here Wednesday....
MOT to be booked yet...
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May 21, 2007 22:26:41 GMT
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hi there fellow amazon owner i had the same problem with the gear select to turned out to be broken springs under the gear box top cover this also lead to it jumping out of gear under hard pull away as for the breaks try refreshing the fluid this can make a big difference or has yours got drums on it? and yes you are being a tit  i use my black amazon every day and my other dailies roof chopped one the blue 2 dr the blue wagon and my 1st one and good luck with the mot i hope you enjoy driving it l :on |
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what the fcuk have you done lately
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ger
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May 21, 2007 22:41:13 GMT
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Hi Loon, Thanks for your confirmation on the state of my sanity !!  Disks on front, probably 10 year old fluid......I'll flush it thro. Its now parked on a neighbours driveway till I get the bits for my horn so I can get it MOT'd. Went out for a run around the local area tonight, feeling a tiny bit better about the situation, hopefully all will be well after the MOT on Friday! Cheers Gerry |
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Last Edit: May 21, 2007 22:42:41 GMT by ger
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May 21, 2007 22:49:46 GMT
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If your fluid is ten years old, that might be the issue with sloshy brakes mate |
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May 21, 2007 22:56:21 GMT
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I saw someone selling new Lockheed servos on Ebay recently for about £70 cheap cheap. Make sure the big pistons in your calipers aren't seized come to think of it check the small ones to but especially the biguns.
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May 22, 2007 12:27:48 GMT
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Hmmm I paid that for a s/h unit last year....
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archieboy
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May 22, 2007 12:38:54 GMT
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So once youve sorted the niggles out what other plans do you have for it? lowered? or you gonna leave it standard?
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May 22, 2007 15:19:00 GMT
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I'll get it sorted and legal first. Stopping a little better, then lowered a little, then maybe some nice wheels......
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dugong
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May 22, 2007 20:57:45 GMT
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So I take it it's a 121 then?
Sounds like your M40 linkage is knackered, mine has a very light and precise change.
Does yours have the Schafer master cylinder? If these are buggered then they're very hard to get hold of (all most places sell are repair kits).
The brakes take time to get used to from a modern, but once you're accustomed they're actually pretty easy to modulate. Yours don't sound right to me, cos I started driving mine from a Citroen C4 as a daily (possibly one of the most overservoed modern cars eVah...because despite having hydraulic brakes they have to take your head off cos it's a Citroen innit?) and when I first tried it I had to lean on them pretty hard.....but then again I'm 15 stone so I got used to it.
Looks nice and straight though. Best o luck.
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May 22, 2007 21:43:44 GMT
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Hi Mischab18a,
Its a 122s......I have a new(old) top coming for the gearbox from Tony Barrett, the bit where the ball of the gearstick sits, Tony reckons the most likley reason for the curse word change is a worn socket.
How do I know if I have a Schafer clyinder??
Cheers
GERRY
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dugong
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Normally 'Schaefer' (can't do the umlaut on this keyboard) is stamped on the master cylinder itself.
If memory serves that's near the bulkhead on the LHS.
If I can get to the car at some point I'll try and get a picture.
I thought I knew my Amazon history. If its a '66 122S, I thought they had servoes by then. Or it might have been '67 when they became standard fitment. Or perhaps I'm talking curse word.
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Estates had servos as standard by '67 but not sure about saloons. Mine had one when new but it was removed years ago (never bothered to get another as it's one more thing to go wrong imho), but then I rarely, if ever, drive cars with servos. The brakes are heavy but they still pull the car up very well. However if your other car has a servo, then I think it's worth fitting one to the Amazon.
On B18s, both brake & clutch master cylinders are on the bulkhead, directly operated by the pedals. Not sure of the different types, but when mine was replaced a few years ago, it wasn't expensive.
On factory B20s, the brakes are dual circuit & the brake master cylinder is fitted directly behind the servo on the left hand side (RHD cars use a crossover bar to operate it). Also, the clutch is cable operated
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Last Edit: May 24, 2007 9:06:39 GMT by Paul H
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May 24, 2007 20:28:49 GMT
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Well thats the horn all back together, fiddly beggar.......take it for an MOT in the morning
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