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Just found mine split so off to Omicron again. Also just seen scary story on oil filler canister so thats coming off too.   Washer bottle replaced with Chinese rigid bottle from Amazon as thats what was there  but leaking.

Back-to-front conrod was my first thought.

I agree Chris, the screens don't have to come out.

Tim, this shouldn't be an expensive operation if you're doing it yourself, and with only 1,000 miles since the restoration it's perhaps sensible to think of this as a 'snagging' task.

The front inner screen surround is painted but on my car and most S3s I've seen the rear is covered in the same cloth as the headlining - however I think that on Tim's car it's painted (Tim, is your car 2857?). That doesn't make any difference to the process of course, and having been recently restored the fixing screws should be easily removed, which is a major head start.

The play you refer to might therefore be in the sliding pillars, not the bearings David?
Chris

I dont  think the glass has to be removed as both the front and rear screens have inner painted surrounds dont they?
And there are removeable fabric covered aluminium side trim panels?
Chris

Hi Koen
I will get some measurements and pictures today of the S1 and S2 grills.
Clarkey

Hi all
The consortium has received a sport engine with many thanks to Peter Chittenden who dropped it off at Hartlepool during the tour part of the Great Northern Weekend. The problem is it only turns over about half a revolution then jams with a clunk. Peter and I thought it was a valve stuck open and hitting a piston. Another possibility struck me as the valve gear and the top of the head under the rocker covers looks very clean (will have to check the plugs) is that the engine has never ran due to the jamming up. It then crossed my mind had someone put the no3 piston conrod in the wrong way round? it is easily done (hands up who has done it?)
I will try and see if I can check for stuck valves through the plugholes and possibly take the exhaust manifold off before I whip the sump off.
Clarkey

Many thanks again for the really very helpful photographs William. I see what you mean about the thickness of the soundproofing. It doesn't look like carbon or fibreglass replacements would be an option because of the slots to anchor the bows. I really don't want to remove the screens, but this is looking more and more like a very involved (and very expensive) operation, on a car that has been completely restored, including new headlining, less than 1000 miles ago!

Many thanks Colin and Will for the advice and the very useful diagram. the brake drum came off easily with my puller and then i could drift off the large special nut at the back with a few taps of a heavy hammer and drift.  so now need to visit the "Mens Shed" I belong to in Isleworth to use the hydraulic press to take out the old bearings and put in the new ones.  The bearings don't seem to have any play in them, but hopefully they are the cause of the slight movement when i wobble the wheel.

The badge on my 1953 Series One was brass with enamel infill.