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Thanks for the info Daan and all the other people who have taken the time to comment and advise, I'm half tempted to sell on the old rims rather than have them modified. Beading.. thats actually the term I was looking for rather than banding. I am a bit concerned about running on modified wheels.. not for any practical reason as I've run substantially modified vehicles forever and if modifications are done professionally and with consideration to the whole vehicle its fine. OTOH reversing the rims on minis wasn't too hard and it was successful back in the late 70's but In this ever litigious society it would be hard to feel comfortable doing so today 🙂 I think I'll get the white lettering put on the inside of my ZU's first and take it from there. Again, thanks for the info and advice. Paul

I got my brother in law a Milwaukee Fuel and he isn’t one to treat tools gently, it works hard most days and has done well. He’s noticed that if he hammers the battery in very hot weather and sticks it straight back on charge it will get very hot so he lets it cool off a bit id buy another

I did mine as a lifetime vehicle, I’ve owned it since 94, it’s been a 2 1/4 , a 2.5 a 3.5 and a 3.9 petrol but the Tdi was meant to take me through retirement - maybe that isn’t going to work out longer term and I may have to consider going back to petrol. If I get a few more years of oil burning I’ll be content.

Interesting thread, echoing my findings when I looked carefully at the chassis - I saw a new galvanised chassis as an opportunity 🙂

Yes they look nice those.. I reckon mine would have been better if Craddock's had followed my instruction and put the white lettering on the inside.. but that was about five years ago and I could have knocked them off and re fitted them many times by now 🙂

Hi , thanks that would be useful info then of course, it’s just occurred To me that they will then be non-standard rims. In days gone by I ran around with tubeless tyres on these rims by just sticking tubes in them and the only issue I ever had was five flats in a weekend due to BFG build tags! Once I cleaned the inside of the tyres properly and fitted HD inner tubes I did countless thousands of miles with no problems, today I’m older and maybe not as brave.

Thanks for the reply, that does make sense although if you can buy wide standard looking wheels then I guess my “expensive“ wheels are no longer “expensive“ 🙂 I suppose I could just put tubed tires on the rims and I’ve done with it, but I looked recently for a tyre Similar to an Avon range master and I nearly fell through the floor at the price.

Hi, long time since I was here, been a funny few years hasn’t it? Well the 90 passed its annual test this week, 235 miles since this time last year…. I have 5 of the aforementioned ANR1534 wheels , I always wanted a set of zu alloys on my 90 which I eventually bought and fitted Goodrich AT and they looked great….. but after a while I’m falling out of love with them (they seem a bit less utilitarian to me now) so I’m looking at my steel wheels again. has anyone had them banded , if that’s the correct term, anyway made them suitable for tubeless tyres? I have seen them advertised for rather a lot of money in the past but that may not be the case today so just weighing up options really? TIA

Just for information, I used what Leyland call 'trade HD' floor paint in my workshop, to be honest it hasn't stood the test of time well at all. When I do it again I'll use a two pack

I can’t say if this is your problem without looking but .... to change the oil filter it’s a lot easier if you remove the air pipe that is in the way, when you re fit the old hose it’s a bit of a fiddle and after 10 years the pipes are often a bit crabby the oil in the pipes can leak out and that’s where they often drip. HTH Regards Paul

seems to be a bit of conflicting information out on the 'tinterweb , workshop manual download suggests the drive bolt on the front shaft should be 45Nm + 80 degrees, is there any update or other information contradicting this info?

aha! but this one has its own issues 🙂 the shaft will not come out of the hub, eventually gave in and took the whole lot off and put it in the press - it just bent the hub knuckle casting! so a new casting required, never seen one so stuck. No sign of heat damage but it will not shift. Anyway its all stripped and new bits will be here next week 🙂

Standing in the auction crowd and this elderly FL2 comes through i stuck my my hand up and it’s mine, drove it home today - it definitely needs a driveshaft and probably a steering pump... apart from that that it goes well, well the 90 is so reliable now I needed a project 😀 shaft will be here tomorrow morning and assuming it no longer feels like driving a massage chair I’ll look at the pump.

apologies if this has been seen before, sent to me just now it made me smile.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, if I'd known just how little I'd use my 90 for long journeys I'd have fitted a four cylinder petrol instead of the tdi, at the mileage I'm doing it would only be costing me a few quid a year more to run ...