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I ha ve owned my 1987 Brumby for over 10 yrs and inthat time have replaed the rear shocks 3 times. There has been a loud rattle in the rear end for a long time just like crook shocks. However replacing them has never cured it. Worse, having people jump up and down in the try has not helped me to fin...

Yes, I've got one on order.

Bennie, Thanks for that. I am going to have a proper look at the problem in the next few days.
Auster

Can I share an example of how not to do it with fellow brumby owners. My Brumby is, apart from power steering, a mechanically standard 1987 model with 250K on the clock. About 2 weeks ago I found the oil filter extremely tight and difficult to remove for a routine oil change. I was silly enough to i...

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Can anyone help me with what is the correct fan belt for a 1987 Brumby, no air con? About half a dozen possibilities show up on eBay but they are all different and only one can be correct. Of course, I could take the existing one off and measure it. However I can't afford to have the car off the roa...

Job now finished and going well. Only isssue is weaker self centering action but this might imporve after whhel alignment. Most difficult, frustrating part was getting the new rack boots into place.

Thanks for that. I have removed the old jacking plate and will re-attach it with bolts as the last job. And the radiator hose and extended themostat chamber cover came with the kit. I am a bit worried about stripping the threads on the exhaust manifold bolts/studs when I try to remove them but I wil...

I am in the middle of fitting power steering from a donor Leone or similar to my well preserved 1987 Brumby. The pump, pulleys etc are in and the old rack out. Is it possible to fit the power steering rack without taking off the exhaust manifold? The old manual rack was a tight fit but came out with...

has anyone seen the utube video of a brumby (brat) clutch replacement ? The owner just separated the gearbox from the engine with the transmission resting on a jack. There seemed to be plenty of room to replace the clutch with the engine, drive shafts etc in place. The gearbox cross member was remov...

This post is to be read as part of Bantum's post and mine on doctoring the turn indicators. Mine are still going OK. When I glued the angle onto the cylinder it was about 1mm proud. But it does not foul the system and so far works well. I have enclosed a picture which clearly shows the groove worn i...

Bantum, I have just applied a variation to your fix to my 1987 Brumby. The turn indicators stopped self cancelling. On dismantling it was, as you suggested, that a groove had been worn in peaks of the plastic cylinder which catch the pawl to cancel the lamp. I bought a 300mm length of 3mm brass angl...

Toonga, Thanks for that, I have been reading many of your informative posts over the years. So I gather that the solenoid just vents the float bowl to atmosphere when the engine is running and seals it when engine is off. Thus if the vent is closed a vacuum might develop in the float bowl stopping f...

My engine is a little cleaner than that picture but it's the top one, the bowl vent solenoid not the anti dieseling job.

My 1987 Brumby EA81 (semi auto choke, Hitachi carburettor) blew 2 fuses and refused to start this morning. Problem was traced to a shorted solenoid in the fuel bowl vent. I cut the wires, removed the internal rod and screwed it back in. The car went again OK. What does this device do? Gregory's manu...