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by A.N.Other
Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:24 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP vibration
Replies: 44
Views: 8460

Re: SP vibration

Am I right in thinking that when the engine runs that unless the clutch is depressed then the input shaft in the gear box is still turning inside the gearbox.
Therefore do you get the vibration with the clutch pressed as well as with the clutch not pressed.
by A.N.Other
Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP vibration
Replies: 44
Views: 8460

Re: SP vibration

If the gear box is standard then the mounts are of one type only.
If it is standard then check the rear casting that carries the output shaft. These have been known to crack or you may have misaligned it while driving with damage.
by A.N.Other
Mon Oct 03, 2016 5:20 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP250 - ideas for freeing brakes?
Replies: 16
Views: 3242

Re: SP250 - ideas for freeing brakes?

Order some new parts and then split the callipers completely. You will have to split the callipers in any case to recondition them.
by A.N.Other
Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:41 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: So many mods needed to improve SP250?
Replies: 15
Views: 3154

Re: So many mods needed to improve SP250?

I think you are talking a lot of sense Josef. Really what you need to do is buy a Porsche and then let me have your Dart for pennies. You will be so pleased with the Porsche that you will thank me in the long term for being so kind as to relieve you of the Dart. Just think of how much safer you wil ...
by A.N.Other
Fri Sep 09, 2016 7:50 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP250 Front Wheel Alignment
Replies: 16
Views: 2600

Re: SP250 Front Wheel Alignment

John,
The laser tracking when set up allows for different track front to back.
Many high performance cars have different track widths and the system is often used as such.
by A.N.Other
Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:59 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: V8 Bootlid seal
Replies: 3
Views: 907

Re: V8 Bootlid seal

Sorry ! I m talking SP.
by A.N.Other
Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:09 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: V8 Bootlid seal
Replies: 3
Views: 907

Re: V8 Bootlid seal

I think the seal should fit to the edging lip around the apperture so there is a gutter all the way round. If your gutter is full of something then it is not right. There should also be two rubber bump stops, one either side of the boot lock just before the apperture turns up.
by A.N.Other
Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:58 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: spnx's B Spec Daimler SP 250 Restoration
Replies: 38
Views: 6696

Re: spnx's B Spec Daimler SP 250 Restoration

You may be best off going the whole hog and fit a roll bar. One can be made to properly attach to the chassis. A quality four point or better still, five point belt can be fastened to the bar and chassis. Head restraints can be attached to the bar without having to change or modify the seats. An air...
by A.N.Other
Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:20 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Differential unit oil type for SP250
Replies: 13
Views: 2604

Re: Differential unit oil type for SP250

EP 80/90 from Halfords is fine.
by A.N.Other
Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:31 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP250 gearbox overhaul
Replies: 24
Views: 4519

Re: SP250 gearbox overhaul

Which ever way you go, make sure that the parts are an interference fit. By that I mean that they are tight on the shank rather than just the thread that is tightened. If you look at the original it is tapered so as to make a tight fit axially. If you just put a bolt in with a nut on the back and th...