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I am guessing the requirement for a bench seat is because there are 3 people who want to sit in the back? Why not go for the original Haflinger design of two seats facing backwards, i.e just behind the driver and passenger? A bench seat will be difficult to say seated on when going round corners or ...

They are fitted to a lot of vehicles. They are an easy way to provide some extra control to braking when there is a difference between laden and unladen weights. ABS systems include their own variations of the brake reduction system in order to reduce the braking force to the rear wheels when unlade...

Lurch does not have one and if I stand on the brakes hard, the rear wheels if travelling relatively slowly can be made to come off the ground! If travelling at speed, you can lock them up and produce a "fish tail" skid as usually the brakes are not absolutely even on the braking. The sprin...

The unit you are referencing is a brake pressure proportioning valve. Basically 60 to 80% of the vehicles braking force is provided by the front brakes, so if you hit the brakes hard in any vehicle which doesn't have a sophisticated braking system. Then you will notice that the front of the vehicle ...

Web site doesn't list a price, only delivery charges as far as I can tell, although the car one at 180 Euros appears to have another 30 euro charge as well, so maybe they just have either the translation wrong or the web site boxes are wrongly labelled.

John

For a VW - Bosch.

John

Welcome Petri,
So you found the site at last, did wonder if you had taken notice of my post on Mercedes4x4.

I am sure you will get most of your questions answered here.

John

Found this which seems to cover all the bases:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrOw58xP228

From this place,
https://www.behance.net/gallery/1575600 ... gyroscopic

So might not be available just yet!

John

Self levelling isn't going to stop the problem of "bounce". As Gary pointed out, even with a lid, the coffee still comes out the hole! Self levelling would work well on a relatively smooth road going round corners, but pot holes or off road - only a completely sealed lid or at least a stra...

Is there a boat designed one on a gimble or something? That might work better at stopping the spills....

John

Just remember that the Haflinger is a very "bouncy" vehicle, cups of coffee might not remain full very long!

Nice to know your priorities are in the right place!!

John

Thought of another possibility, if the four wheel drive selector is in just the wrong place that would give a "ratcheting" sound as the teeth slide past one another. Not sure what noise the front diff lock ring would make if it wasn't quite engaged / disengaged. Use a long screw driver and...

Sounds like you have fuel problems as well as all the other issue you normally face when getting a "new" to you vehicle! Have you made sure that you have at least one fuel filter before the pump and possibly one after if your tank is really full of crud. Next take the top off your Carb and...

The effort of getting into the hubs to see if you are missing a tooth would be well worth it, as you can carry on till you take the Rezepa joint out and dunk it in a petrol bath. Start moving things around to wash out all the old dried on grease which will never have been cleaned out before! When I ...

I would say NOT. Most likely problem area from what you describe is the front "Repeza" joints (universal joints). You are supposed to take them off every so many miles and clean and re-grease them - but I don't suppose many people do it as often as the manual says! It involves taking the t...