Bernd, have you solved this problem finally? The standard BC steering should be tightest in the middle, and looser at the ends of travel as the sector shaft swings the peg slightly out of mesh. The taper on the pin and worm then gives some play at ends of travel. Where in Germany are you? I live in ...

Absolutely correct. I ran topless from 1990 to today, bought a hood about 4 years ago but never quite got round to....you know how it is. problem is that my wife (unlike her predecessor) always wants to come with me, so it may happen one day soon. I have memories of wet days in summer '89 noticing t...

Thanks for the encouraging words Steve - the top is always down at the moment - down in the cellar. I have to paint and fit the hood frame, then the difficult bit with the fabric. We would have put the hood up if we had had that option. But just going home wasn't an option.

does anyone have a spare tacho drive box - TC? or have a bead on one, maybe in UK? The weekend exertions finally caused the 2 gear wheels to disengage completely. Of course after 24 years at the wheel I no longer need a tacho, but my wife thinks we should replace it.... any info? thx, richard/TC2626

yes, the only TC there. WET!

To see what we did at the weekend, look at http://www.hr-online.de/website/fernsehen/sendungen/index.jsp?rubrik=3056 in the next day or so before it gets archived. 5th in class, 20th overall from 80, and special prize for the best period costumes. one day it will stop raining here. hallo to all roun...

My understanding is a bit different: 1) nobody as far as I know has anything against multigrades, 2) -EP spec is required for hypoid rear axles, where the axes are offset so there must be sliding contact between opposing teeth, 3) the strange smelling additives give this extra protection for sliding...