Hi Andy I had a reply from the chap I talked about (Harvey) but I was a little disapointed with the reply. He said that possibly the raised incline from the front may have cause a leak at a point abover the the normal level point, He did recognise the correct gear box a DG unit or it should be. Sorr...

Hi Andy if you can gat on the Rover P6 forum site there is a chap who is called Harvey who has worked on the Borg Warner gearboxes all his working life, what he does not know about these boxes is not worth knowing. It was Harvey who enlightened P6 members about the oil specifications for the gearbox...

I am suprised that there has not been any blogs about oil types for the Borg Warner 35 gearbox. I am also a member of the Rover P6 club and there is quite a lot of talk regarding the correct oil. In Particular AVOID any oil that has Dexron as it wil destroy the clutches in these gearboxex.. The norm...

Hi Andy when you put the lining on what was the process used so as to stop any creasing. I was thinking about making a T out of wood or similar and wedge the lining up roughly in the middle of the pad , then glueing one half, removing the wedge T bar and then repeat the second half. I hope I made it...

thanks for the reply's. Evostic do so many types of glue I need to be sure of the correct glue. I have sent an email to bostic technical who should have the answer, so I will wait for a reply. I will pass on the info from Bostic onto this site.

john

Hi all
its getting close for our 1964 S type to return from the body shop after body restoration and a respray returning the car to the original opalescent silver blue. Anyway suggestions please as to the best glue adhesive for fitting the rubber seals on the door A,B,C&D pillars .

regards
john

Hi Andy I am gloing through a similar exercise, and I have been trying to find out what the base material is that the roof lining covers.I bought a couple of meters of scrim foam ( 6mm thick)from woolies but I dont think that it will be sutable. If you have any info on the correct base pad and how t...

Thanks for the reply's, but I would rather use as close to original as possible

thanks John

any idea's of the thickness and material type used as padding for the roof lining that is glued in place on the S type.

Regards John

Hi Alec, every week I contact Martin Robey as well as Barrets, and every week it is the same answer, possibly three to four weeks!!.

John

Help needed please, My S type is being restored and as a part of the restoration I purchaced full size sills including the door step return, but the off side sill was incorrectly supplied by Barrett's and I have been waiting going on for 5 weeks for a replacement. It turns out that these panel's are...

Thanks for the reply's, the issue looks to be access as the S type is a fully independent rear suspension and the diff is held in a carriage.compared to the MK2 that has a beam and leaf spring suspension set up that looks as if access is good.

regards john

I have slight leak on the nose oil seal ( prop enters diff) can it be replaced in situ or is it a diff out job to replace the seal ?

Regards John

With reference to my last question about my power steering being modified after a alternator being fitted. I now believe that the pump is either from a V8 Daimler or the original has been modified from the original dynamo/pump set up ( if possible). if you look at the SNS Barrett web page the two pu...

the conversion pump is not from the 420, as the oil reservoir is from the original set up. untill I can get somebody to takes some picks for me I am stumped as to the history of this set up. I have not seen the original set up so I am not sure how the dynamo and pump are attached together. Is it pos...