Need a Friendly MOT tester near Reading

[Beakster]

Hi,

 

Just failed MOT on a few silly things. One of them was excessive play in wheel bearings. Now the wheel bearings are new and have been set as Haynes manual says. I gave them a good shake myself and find the play to be minimal. Not an issue though I could tighten them up a bit more to keep the MOT man happy but...

 

He also said there is excessive play in steering rack, which again I don't agree with. I dont want to spend £200 quid on a recon rack (2.8 Capri) when I think there is plenty of life left in it. The MOT place was one of the Kwik Fit type places. All modern cars and mostly young kids working there. So I think they are used to the tighter feel of modern cars.

 

Can anyone suggets a good tester near Reading in Berkshire that would be more sympathetic to my old Ford?

 

Cheers

-Chris

[vibrating_Cake]

Hi,

 

Just failed MOT on a few silly things. One of them was excessive play in wheel bearings. Now the wheel bearings are new and have been set as Haynes manual says. I gave them a good shake myself and find the play to be minimal. Not an issue though I could tighten them up a bit more to keep the MOT man happy but...

 

He also said there is excessive play in steering rack, which again I don't agree with. I dont want to spend £200 quid on a recon rack (2.8 Capri) when I think there is plenty of life left in it. The MOT place was one of the Kwik Fit type places. All modern cars and mostly young kids working there. So I think they are used to the tighter feel of modern cars.

 

Can anyone suggets a good tester near Reading in Berkshire that would be more sympathetic to my old Ford?

 

Cheers

-Chris

 

torque up the wheel bearings, drive down, when its done, re-torque em properly.

 

n the steering rack is the hard one! i had same problem with mine mot before last

35quid at wilco for new rack

[Beakster]

 

n the steering rack is the hard one! i had same problem with mine mot before last

35quid at wilco for new rack

 

Its a power steering rack though, so they are much more expensive than manual racks. If it was a manual rack I'd have it ordered already.

[Conor]

If the rack has play in it, it's worn. The simple question to ask yourself is whether you'd be happy putting your kids in a car with dodgy steering for the sake of trying to save a bit of money.

[JAY PS]

Get a garage to check it preferably one that knows capris and get an independent view

[SmokeEm]

Motest in Aldershot are good Chris. Eddie the tester has a 105E

[Conor]

All this "get someone who knows Capris" is just rubbish. A rack should have no more than the slightest amount of play in it, end of.

 

Either you want it testing to meet the MINIMUM safety standards or you don't in which case, find a hookey MOT station.

[Superblue76]

Whitehouse motors in winnersh

[Messenjah]

All this "get someone who knows Capris" is just rubbish. A rack should have no more than the slightest amount of play in it, end of.

 

Either you want it testing to meet the MINIMUM safety standards or you don't in which case, find a hookey MOT station.

 

ever driven a landrover you can turn the wheel about a quarter turn before anything happens

[Beakster]

Thanks for replies...

 

I called around this morning to see if I could locate a new rack. Spoke to A&M Factors at 8:30 and they had a rack for me by 10:30. £130 and I get a fiver back when I give them the old one. I had it fitted by lunch time and spent rest of day sorting other things including tightening up the wheel bearings (which I then saw were far too loose) and still have power steering fluid in my hair.

 

Was just too late to catch MOT place I use (MOTest Reading) so I'll be there at 9am tomorrow. Going to spend some time tonight getting busy with my extension probe... Waxoyl extension probe that is.

[Redex R]

I had similar issues with my previous MOT station and the worse thing was the lack of communication , I have now found a better one with a tester that understands old cars and actually took me through any adviseries whilst doing the test , they cost £10-£15 more than other places but at least I get some benefit from the test as well as the piece of paper once a year , its a two way thing with them and needless to say I will be going back to the same place next year.