Appletree Works, 26 - 30 Glenfield Road |
Caterham FireBlade |
“just a few more revs” Oops! |
Funny noise from wheel? |
Missing a Nut! |
“I think my ‘A’ frame bushes need changing”!! |
Beware when buying old cars for ‘restoration’. |
Here is a situation (pictured right) where a live axle halfshaft has had the bearing tack welded in place, very poor practice, and in this case it caused total failure of the shaft through metal fatigue. The heat penetration of the weld has effected the molecular structure of the shaft halfway through. |
This Caterham 7 dedion car (below) came through the workshop in 2003. It had been worked on by someone unfamiliar with the marque as the rear brake callipers had been transposed. |
Pictured (left) is the right-hand brake calliper on the left-hand side of the car. Whoever fitted this calliper to the car then had to re-route the brake-pipe so that it would reach the calliper. The subsequent incorrect routing caused the brake-pipe to be damaged with suspension movement - (pictured right). |
Horror Stories III |