As happened last year with the Volvo clutch, I’ve decided to bite the bullet and get on with the list of jobs on the Suzuki before the winter sets in and it gets unpleasantly cold and difficult the get heat in the garage. Other than a new centre section for the exhaust it’s been really reliable and had hardly any attention for a full year and 16000km. Really can’t complain and considering it’s over 23 years old it deserves some TLC.
Since the Suzuki is my main transport for the 50 mile round trip to work and who ever is at home with the baby needs the Volvo, no time is a good time. I’ll be relying on the Landy and Spitfire until it’s back together.
So, on Monday evening I started the process of getting the car in the garage, only I couldn’t because it looked like this.
A quick, “Move things away from the middle and out to the sides tidy” and it looked like this.
Just as well the SJ is small and it’s not the Volvo or the Landy I’m working on, I don’t think I’d even manage to get them in there. Really must get round to a proper tidy soon.
Then it was to work, here’s the list of jobs that have piled up.
- Sort out the wheel wobble between 70 and 80 kmph (seems like there’s play in the top swivel bearing)
- Stop the 4wd Box jumping out of 4wd high ratio (back into 2wd)
- Change the Cam Belt and Tensioner
- Fit new bushes on the rear springs
- General service
- Fit a new battery
Then when I’ve finished that I hope to change the cambelt and back springs and shocks on the Volvo so that’s ready for the winter too……
