Andrew T

Really good post, thanks very much - It made it into a really easy job. Ive just replaced the seal on mine - it started dripping after I fitted a new lift pump, and here are just a couple of things maybe worth adding. I used a ball ended allen key and got all 4 screws undone easily without disturbing the idle or max speed screws. The one behind the idle screw wont come out, but it comes off with the cover and theres no need to remove it. I drilled and tapped a bit of 8mm rod and screwed it on the end of the spindle and used this to push the spindle out and pull it back in, it makes it easy to get the spindle phased correctly too. I measured the old bush and it was exactly the same I/D as the new one in the kit so was no point replacing it. My ebay sourced kit didnt include the spindle, mine was worn about 0.1mm or so and could do with replacing really, but the old O ring had a huge flat worn on the inside, so I thought just replacing that would fix the leak - and it has. Thanks again.