OX
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 09:04 PM |
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prop
last year i thought id broke another busa engine ,i was 90% sure it was the gear box and i only just managed to get it home and in the garage ,which
is where i left it ,,that was around 12 months ago . anyway got round to having a look at it last weekend and under investigation noticed that the
centre hardy splicer had snapped .massive relief as i really didn't want to take out the engine again .sent it to bailey morris and they have
said there is wear in the front and rear uj's and the centre bearing needs replacing ,,the surrounding rubber had also split so i think that
that and the centre bearing running out of true made the uj snap . but its only done say 8000 miles...
just wondered how many of you guys really check your props ,,i always checked the front one every time the bonnet was off ,mainly just to make sure
everything was still tight and i've had 3 diffs so i kept my eye on the rear uj but never gave the centre one a second thought ,,,probably
because its out of sight 
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locoboy
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 09:09 PM |
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Good to see you back here dude,
'its only done 8000 miles'
Thats 8000 miles of full throttle though!
You gonna get back on the road next summer then?
Is brother still about with the red rocket too?
ATB
Locoboy
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 10:00 PM |
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As above, good to see you posting again.
And as above - you drive a car at least as hard as I do, so 8000 miles or 80,000 it would have had a bloody hard life 
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OX
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 11:04 PM |
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hi guys and thanks , rigs should be up and running by the weekend ,made him a new clutch cable at the weekend now we're just waiting on a
battery for it.
loco ,got the piston out of the engine i blew up at anglesey .
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 06:04 AM |
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^^^
Id say that is a bit forked
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:35 AM |
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^^^ Looks like a bit of modern art to me.. 
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 09:52 AM |
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How often? After every weekend.
Car gets jacked up, everything gets a good tug, bolts are checked, centre bearing gets stared at and prodded.
Part of the routine, along with checking that the clutch slave is still holding on, etc. etc.....
I get a lot of trouble from things that 'unwind' under the vibes, usually very quickly and it's often difficult to spot!
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OX
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 04:22 PM |
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props had a service ,had to have 3 uj's and a centre bearing ,with delivery £207 ,could of brought a brand new one for £280
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