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Appletree Works, 26 - 30 Glenfield Road |
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Caterham FireBlade |


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Sloppy ‘Race’ Preparation = No Brakes! |
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Pictured right is a steel hose clip that was so positioned and tied that it chafed into the soft copper brake pipe. The second picture shows the hole worn into the copper brake pipe. |
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Foam Baffle problems, like brakes, also seem to be a regular theme. The two pictures (left) are of the sump and oil pick-up pipe from a car that came through the workshop. This car started to indicate a drop in oil pressure at a track-day. Fortunately it was a wet day so it wasn’t possible to push the car too hard. On removing the sump it was discovered that all of the remains of the foam baffle were jammed in the oil pickup. Only time will tell if permanent engine damage has occurred. |


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Pictured right - This is a Rover foam baffle which was broken up to such an extent it caused a zero oil pressure situation. Luckily the customer took note of the gauge, and extra oil pressure light, and stopped before any damage was done. The baffle had supposedly been changed less than a year ago! It is advised to keep a good record of when baffles and belts are changed. |




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Brakes are becoming a bit of a theme in the Horror Stories section! |

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Cam Belt - a close call. |
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In the right of the picture is the back of the toothed cam belt and the item in the left of the picture is the cam cover soft rubber seal, which is hollow in section. The cam belt was found to be slack and centrifugal force caused it to rub on the seal, so much so that there is a deep groove worn into the back of the cam belt - right through to the root of the teeth on the front of the cam belt. |

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The things you find! |
