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Hi guys, I need to replace the rear outer oil seals on the rear axle. Looking at the manual seems like a straight forward job, once the hubs are removed! The question is, it will be possible to create a puller in to simulate the tool shown in the manual, but how likely is it that the hubs will split...

Hi Guys, I have a hard top ex an Alpine. The hard Top has not had any significant restoration work done to it, only the two rear corners which is very typical. My Tiger has definitely not had any work done on the rear deck which is original. However, the hard Top does not sit properly onto the rear ...

Hi Guys, Searching the net I have seen several pictures of Tigers fitted with the Stadium Type Clamp on Mirror fitted to the driver side quarter light. Although this seems like a good solution to my requirement for mainly a reversing mirror when back into my garage, there seems little room between t...

Hi, I'm pretty sure that the pedal was secured to the floor by self tapping screws. I know this as having restored 2 Tigers and several Alpines over the years, the fixing (and pedal) are always rotten as this area suffers from dampness from water from feet making the carpet wet! I would secure the p...

Thanks Adam, Yes the pegs line up although the position of the hinges can be moved backwards and forwards to adjust the amount the pins locate into the hinge. Yes its strange why it makes contact at the centre and stands off at he corners. The hard top fit on a previous Tiger that I owned seem to fi...

Hi Guys, Having completed a full restoration of a hard top for my Tiger, when fitted it seems to not fit snugly on the rear corners but stands off about 1/2 inch. The rear rail sits close onto the rear deck in the middle with a gap increasing towards the corners. The car deck is original and unmoles...

Also of course does not exist on the DVLA website!! Rich

Seems like its still there , now the seller is oldgarage43? Check out his other items, a load of cars / bikes , strangely enough in Italy!! Its difficult to believe that anybody would fall for this obvious scam.
Rich

Hi Adam, Having had overheating problems in a previous Tiger, with my current Tiger, although sceptical, I used Frost's 'Stay Cool' as my coolant and have had no overheating poblems. This Sunday I did 120 miles in air temperatures of 27 degrees, including some traffic, with no problems at all. Perha...

Hi Guys, Having nearly completed restoring of a hardtop for my Tiger, I have one job to do, fit the rear window. Question: Having put the window in using the correct old stock rubber, it seems impossible to now fit the chrome surround which seems to have to clip over the outside of the rubber and th...

Hi Guys, I am going to fit either door or wing mirrors to my car. The older I get the more difficult it is to twist around in the seat to look behind when reversing :( I would appreciate any observations that anybody may have to what is best to fit, and whether to fit door or wing mirrors. There is ...

Hi Guys, Has anybody any advice or instructions on how to renew a hardtop headlining. It seems clear from the old headling reminents that the front of the headlining is pop riveted to a moulded steel section at each side, then this moulding attached to the headling is pop riveted to the hardtop at t...

Hi Guys,

More than happy to share a picture of my tool, but seems its beyond me, after several trys, to add a picture to the post
If anybody is interested PM me with a e-mail address and I will send a picture.

Cheers
Rich

Well Guys, no replys to my post? So, used my 50 years of engineering experience and designed and made al tool from bits in my 'come in handy box', with which I was able to remove the the gutter trim very successfully without damage.
Rich

Hi Guys, Has anybody got advice on how best to remove the chrome rain gutter trim from a hardtop without damage. Clearly they have to be removed from the underside as they hook over the metal gutter moulding at the top. I have a set already removed from a hardtop by some one else but have been wreck...