Dave Adams's Blog – January 2013 Archive (3)

here are some pics of my sierra.......

and....

finally,

it is likely that i will swap the 14" wellers it currently has…

When diagnosing some faults some mechanics have well tried methods that for the most part work very well.

take wheel bearings....recently my truck had a wheel bearing failure, i noticed it while driving and noticed that when turning left the bearing noise went quiet and when turning right it got noisier......therefore the N/S (front axle in this case) bearing was suspect, and on checking it it was warm to the touch...sorted.

And so it was on my sierra just recently, both…

The S1 i bought with the 2.0L Lancia twin cam in it has just been to the DVLA local office and been inspected.....

It wont get to keep the current registration, TTW 770 R but as soon as its its made legal it will get an age related number plate.

RESULT!

All i have to do now is get it ready for the road.....yeah all i have to do......on top of another S1 rebuild.

Still........

£200 for a complete S1 with V5 (well if you allow it will get one...)

So i…