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Maintenance since 1996



The maintenance overview below has been put up of my car since 1996. It doesn't contain all repairs, improvements or other acts of maintenance. It is an abstract in order to gine you an impression of the type of work that was necessary or desirable.

1st of June 1996

Purchase of the Silver Shadow at a mileage of 29.246.

12th of June 1996

Fitting of a contact-breaker by order of the insurance company

Autumn 1997

Repair of the expansion container upon the radiator

8th of April 1998

Revision of the compressor of the airconditioning

30th of July 1998

Revision of the right height control valve

9th of October 1998

Repair of a petrol leakage

23th of October 1998

Repair of the height control of the right front chair

28th of October 1998

Repair of a leakage in a tube of the airconditioning

2nd of April 1999

Revision of the left height control valve

2nd of April 1999

Maintenance

April 1999

Once again revision of the left height control valve

26th of June 1999

Replacement of the handbrake pads

October 1999

Replacement of the left height control valve by a revised one

2nd of April 2000

Replacement braking pads of the front wheels

13th May 2000

Revision of the left height control ram valve

12th of August 2000

Revision of the braking calipers of the right front wheel

26th of August 2000

Replacement of the seals of the front flashing light units

25th of October 2000

Improvement of the bumpers and radiator shell

18th of November 2000

Replacement of the black screen whipers by steal whipers

31st of March 2001

Leather treatment

23rd of May 2001

Cleaning of the hydraulic reservoir and renewel of the hydraulic oil

22nd of February 2002

Accu replaced

20th of April 2002

Protection-plate attached above the belts

26th of April 2002

New glasses mounted for the reverse lights

2nd of September 2002

Replacements of 6 rubbers of the steering mechanism

4th of October 2002

Revision right ram valve, revision reduction valve, repair solenoid reduction valve, replacement hydaulic tube, cleaning of the hydraulic reservoir, bleeding the complete system

March 2003

Both the rear tyres replaced: Cooper Lifeliner Classic II, Steel belted radial, 102S P235/70R15 M/S SR with white lateral faces; at the same time wheel alignment

18th of April 2003

Screen-washer system completely disassembled and thoroughly cleaned

28th of June 2003

New dust caps fitted on the rear callipers. For that the callipers had to be disassembled and the four joined hydraulic ducts replaced

29th of August 2003

Repair of the right wheel drive shaft boot with liquid rubber in order to pass the yearly inspection

1st of November 2003

Replacement of the right wheel drive shaft boot

6th of December 2003

Damaged wheel cover replaced

27th of July 2004

- The bearings of the rear wheels replaced.
- An original left side mirror mounted.
- The demolished boss of the right height control valve replaced.
- The speedometer repaired by shortening the protective tube of the speedocable.
- The switch of the brake lights repaired.

12th of August 2004

Hand brakes adjusted.

September/October 2004

Contact points, ignition condensor, ignition coil and ballast resistor changed, ignition set.

14th of November 2004

Diaphragms and float needles of the carbureters changed.

26th of June and 9th of July 2005

- Fuel pumps replaced
- Mastercylinder overhauled
- Overpressure engine block cleaned
- Carbon brushes of the alternator replaced
- Switch hand brakes repaired
- Several adjustments like dwell-corner, idle speed, idle speed with airco
- Coolant, automatic transmission fluid (ATF), engine oil and filter replaced
- Filter and oil-sump gasket replaced
- Put back the old ignition coil
- O-ring distributor replaced

6th of September 2005

Electronic spark-control module mounted

8th of October 2005

Holes in the rear exhaust silencer sealed with exhaust paste

Dec 2005 / Jan 2006

- Kick diaphragm in the carburetter-unit replaced
- Thermostat replaced
- Spark plugs replaced
- Spark-plug hole B4 repaired
- Hose clamps replaced

12th of February 2006

- Setting of advanced ignition
- Short circuiting in electric eliminated: wiring of boot lid isolated

October/November 2006

Revision of the braking calipers of the rear wheels

21st of December 2006

Battery replaced

7th of June 2008

- Both brake discs at the rear replaced
- Revision of the braking calipers of the left front wheel

1-12 June 2009

- Tappets replaced
- Engine oil and oil filter replaced

February/March 2010

- Mastercilinder overhauled
- Brake pressure limiting valve overhauled
- Rear brakes bleed nipples replaced
- Brake pads front left replaced
- Engine tuned

August/September 2010

Accumulators replaced

7th November 2010

Replaced the insulation material at the bottom side of the engine bonnet





My engine in June 2009...




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