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Oct 14th, 2018, 03:39 | #1 |
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1st WOF/MOT fail in two years
HI All - Moomin has had the winter off, so he went in for his pre-summer Warrant of Fitness (WOF, like an MOT but without the emissions bollocks). A little list of the standard items came back, so order placed with IPD and I wait by the mailbox in eager anticipation.
I must say, I'm looking forward to a more stable front end - I ordered the full front bushings kit so that should help the "going around corners" and "pulling up in a straight line" scores. Handbrake shoes were down to rivets as we used to say, as were the rear pads on the piston side, so that was also a Good Thing Much Needed. Moomin is up on axle stands in the driveway now, so I need a fine weekend in a fortnight from now. Cross fingers and make pleadings to the weather gods please. |
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It sounds as all is well. Cushti.
Warranty of Fitness. Grand title for the test. I like it. My Dr would not issue a pass to me. Going round corners is useful. So is pulling up in a straight line. Do the testers pull the rear brake drums and report on the shoes? Or did they report low handbrake performance and you found the shoes seriously worn? I hope they are not fully down to rivets. No scoring of the drum faces? |
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No emissions tests in Australia? Shocked!
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Has Auckland moved?
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That made me laugh.
I lived in New Zealand for 8 years and the wof station I took my 360 to was full of silly people who loved Japanese s h i t e and hated anything European so it wound them up big time whenever I went in and passed straight away. It once failed on a blown brake bulb which made the tester smile smuggly until I produced a bulb from the glove box and fitted it in front of him |
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That'll keep you busy Ash! You'll have to cut down on the handbrake turns though if it's wearing your shoes down so much!
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Non-intrusive testing only - tested on a rolling road brake tester. Fortunately JUST off metal to metal, so the drum is good.
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Sorry, its New Zealand I realise now!
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This reminds me to smack various things with a hammer and pull some springy cables myself ...
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