Thanks to all for your helpful comments and suggestions. I took my S-Type for a long run yesterday after thoroughly re-bleeding the clutch circuit a few days ago. It now seems to work pretty well as it should although I have not tested it yet in lengthy stop/start(ie hot) M25 traffic which is where ...

Thanks again for your thoughts ! I've just bled the clutch hydraulics again today and seemed to get some air out (not sure how it got there as previous bleeding was pretty thorough). Just waiting for the roads to dry up before I take it on a test run (I don't like getting my S-Type wet !). If all is...

Thanks for your thoughts. When I said the clutch hydraulics fail when engine gets hot, I mean clutch does not disengage fully when pedal is pressed to floor - as if there is air in the system (?). So result is gear crunching when trying to engage or change gear. The routing of the pipe to the slave ...

I have a 1964 S Type where the clutch hydraulics fail when the engine gets hot (ie. after a long drive or sitting in traffic). No fluid leaks so that made me think it couldn't be the slave cylinder. I have replaced seals in the master cylinder, and of course the fluid, but the problem persists (old ...

Interesting that you got the Vredesteins so cheap. You don't mention the size but cheapest Vredestein size 185R15 I could fined were over £100 each. This is not a "common" size for tyres, so maybe that's why they're hard to find at a budget price. Anyway I still haven't ventured out with my S-type t...

Thanks for your input. I've now fitted the Hankook tyres and they look the part, but I've yet to take the car out of its winter storage. I'm optimistic that the tyres will be fine when I eventually get it on the road and drive it sensibly

Thanks for your comments David. As you suggest, I thought Langstone might be able to help, but the advice I got was basically along the lines "if you pay peanuts you get rubbish". Anyway, I took the plunge and decided to buy a set of Hankooks (at about £60 each including delivery - from E-bay). Not ...

Thanks for your comments. Yes, noise would certainly be a consideration if I can find data, especially on so-called "budget" tyres in this size. I was hoping maybe someone had actual experience of using these Hankook tyres as they are so much cheaper.
Peter.

I'm trying to decide what tyres to buy for a classic S-type I'm restoring. Having no previous experience of driving these cars, and not likely to be interested in racing or even hard driving when my S-type eventually hits the road, just low annual mileage cruising in comfort ! I'm tempted to go for ...