It amazes us how many cars have steering wheels that are either in rough shape or are awkward to handle. If you think about it, every second you spend driving your car, you have your hands on the steering wheel. From that perspective, you could argue that your steering wheel is the most important component…
Adjustment of most British brake systems is a simple operation that should be done regularly. The time-tested method is to turn the adjusters clockwise until the shoe comes up against the drum, and then “clicking back” until the wheel turns free. Most manuals recommend one click to free the drum, but two or more are…
The thought of hurling across the salt lakes of Utah at 200 mph is terrifying to most. There was a time when land speed record holders were kings and those speeds were not for people with weak bladders. Heroes like these were living out the dreams of little boys who plowed their toy cars through…
For many people, when someone says vintage sports car, the MGA is the iconic image that comes to mind. The flowing, curved body design with oval hood is one of the great automotive designs of all time, and it was a radical departure from the staid, upright MG TC, TD, and TF. Plus designers paid…
It takes a certain amount of stubbornness to drive a tiny Classic Mini Cooper in a rural area populated with cowboys driving enormous pick-up trucks. The Cooper could fit in a flatbed with plenty of room left over for some hay bales and a few farm animals. But Ken Hyndman, the Classic Mini pro on…
By Kelvin Dodd MG Caliper Rebuilding Q: The Lucas Service Bulletin calls for replacing the bolts when “halving” calipers in order to replace the O-ring. The bolts, however, have never been available. Rebuilding calipers without replacing the inner O-ring doesn’t seem safe. Am I stuck replacing my calipers just because they need O-rings?—Ben Severson A:…
By Kathleen M. Mangan It’s amazing how much ingenuity is generated in the process of working on cars. It’s one reason why so many people enjoy the classic car hobby— the challenge of devising novel or better solutions to problems. The result might be a perfect tool for a job, a smaller or more convenient…
For the past several months I have been pondering the purchase of new tires for my Triumph TR6. While this shouldn’t be a big deal, there were several considerations I had to bear in mind before making a decision. I sought the advice of experts and read several articles on the subject. Some of the…
The payoff for the time and effort spent preparing a car, like the one listed on the ford dealership near me, for a long winter nap (or longer) comes in the spring. The process is essentially “undoing” the steps you took when putting it up for the season, and looking for problems that may have…
Overview You can’t really talk about bringing a car out of storage without talking about how to put it up for an extended period. The process of bringing a car out of a vehicle storage unit will depend to some extent on how long the car has been idle. It is obvious that a car…
