Recent content by p3ter

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    L185 clutch - which way round?

    Thanks Motorhead, it looks like I have the wrong disc, since yes, the spring hub diameter is too wide (by about 2mm) to sit flush inside the pressure plate. Oh well, at least I didn''t put it all back together wrong... Thanks!
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    L185 clutch - which way round?

    Hi, I'll keep it short, since I have very dirty hands right now :D I have just got around to replacing the clutch on my L185, but I did not take enough notice of which way round the clutch plate was fitted before removing it. The new clutch plate looks slightly different to the one I removed...
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    L185 transmission level - oops, unscrewed wrong bolt!

    Thanks for the responses and the sympathy :) I tried a number of things to get the bolt back in before jiggling levers, including using coathanger wire to try and 'fish' for the hole. But it seems like whatever has gone out of alignment has dropped far enough that there was no hole to be found...
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    L185 transmission level - oops, unscrewed wrong bolt!

    Hi, my first post here, and a bit of a cry for help! I recently purchased an old L185, and today was giving it a bit of a service. I don't have an operators manual, but after some searching online I found that the oil level check is. via a bolt on the left side of the transmission case...