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Post by westoz on Nov 25, 2018 23:58:44 GMT
A minor thing but just wondering if anyone shares my view that Rover got the gear ratio in the window regulators wrong in the P5? Even with glass that moves freely, it feels as if there is a danger of snapping the handles off.
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Post by enigmas on Nov 26, 2018 0:27:30 GMT
No! The ratio is quick but if the window channels 'fit' correctly and the mechanism oiled and serviced occasionally (every 10 years) they function very well.
PS. I've owned my coupe for 26 yrs and for the first 20 years it was my daily driver (300 kms per week)
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Post by Warwick on Nov 26, 2018 4:20:30 GMT
Remember that the design dates back to the hand-signal era, so the driver's window had to be opened rapidly. I remember a Rolls Royce I drove in the 1970s. It was a '50s Silver Dawn, from memory. That was typically a chauffer's car and the driver's window was operated by a long lever that you only needed to move through an arc of about 45 degrees for the window to go fully down, very quickly.
But having said that, back in Aus in those days (or at least here in Vic), you weren't allowed to drive with the driver's window closed, in case you needed to make a quick hand-signal. Hence all the weather shields fitted to driver's side doors.
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Post by Welsh Warlock on Dec 2, 2018 21:09:21 GMT
Check that the spiral spring is fitted the correct way round in the mechanism.
You should need to work against it to wind it down and it should assist when raising the window. If fitted the wrong way you will be lifting the weight of the glass AND fighting the spring as well.
Mine were fitted the wrong way and correcting them transformed the way the windows worked.
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Dec 3, 2018 9:14:58 GMT
If you think the saloon winder is quick you should try the pre-war P2 as fitted to ours. It has 16" lever which snaps it up and down in seconds and certainly cause damage to any hands etc in the way. Its has self-cancelling trafficators but many drivers preferred hand signals www.dropbox.com/s/ie9nyy9r073b918/P2%202%20-2002_0002.jpg?dl=0 |
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Dec 3, 2018 10:11:27 GMT
Check that the spiral spring is fitted the correct way round in the mechanism. You should need to work against it to wind it down and it should assist when raising the window. If fitted the wrong way you will be lifting the weight of the glass AND fighting the spring as well. Mine were fitted the wrong way and correcting them transformed the way the windows worked. There is only one way the springs fit and they have to be wound up to work correctly! when the quadrant is introduced to the winder cog box it should be under pressure. |
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Post by lagain on Dec 3, 2018 17:35:02 GMT
When I bought my coupe back in 1975 the way the windows wound down was one of the things that impressed me, like a knife through soft butter ! That and the red stickers under the bonnet.
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Post by Brendan69 on Dec 3, 2018 19:50:21 GMT
When I bought my coupe back in 1975 the way the windows wound down was one of the things that impressed me, like a knife through soft butter ! That and the red stickers under the bonnet. WOW, you have owned yours since 1975??? she must be loved. I hope she has given you all those years with pretty much trouble free service apart from the usual wear and tear items that need doing now and then. My saloon which I have just bought from a fellow club member Bjorn Rise ( he owned it since august 2001 ) and the previous club member a Mr Anthony Askew owned it from Jan 1976 to August 2001. Both previous owners to me spent massive amounts of money on the car during thier tenure of ownership and it shows in the cars file which is one of the reasons as to why I bought it. Yes I have to put my own mark on her now and yes I will indeed probably spend a few thousand pounds on her to bring her up to as mint a condition as I can but she will be well worth it I think and after hankering for one of these cars for many years I cannot skimp on maintenance or new parts so my piggy bank will be taking a good hammering I think. LOL. My car ( NBT 182M ) was originally delivered to Gordon Armstrong Ltd Hull, Rover main dealer in August 1973 where I believe she was registered, rust proofed and used very sparingly by the dealer boss a Mr Ball by all accounts for 2 years and only 1000 miles when Mr Anthony Askew who I am told was a long standing Rover club member and Rover car owner took charge of the car until august 2001 where it had only 52000 on the clock. Bjorn Rise bought the car from him and owned it for 17 years and sold it to me with a genuine and fully documented 62950 miles on the clock. I have Mr Askews address on file albeit I wonder if the chap is still with us or not??? does anyone in the club know him or if he is still with us?? I would love to write to him as the new and latest custodian of his old car and maybe visit him and take him for a ride in it. Regards |
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Post by lagain on Dec 4, 2018 16:50:07 GMT
It sounds as if you have an interesting car from which you should get a lot of pleasure.
Mine is probably my most cherished posession and it would be difficult to imagine life without her. There is a piece about her trip to Scotland in the current magazine.
I suppose re-building the engine and gearbox and having the interior re-trimmed have been the only major expense.
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Post by Brendan69 on Dec 4, 2018 16:54:34 GMT
It sounds as if you have an interesting car from which you should get a lot of pleasure. Mine is probably my most cherished posession and it would be difficult to imagine life without her. There is a piece about her trip to Scotland in the current magazine. I suppose re-building the engine and gearbox and having the interior re-trimmed have been the only major expense. Sounds awesome and yes I read your article. Very interesting indeed. Regards, |
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Dec 4, 2018 18:23:41 GMT
I will never part with "The Old Girl" (not my wife I won't part with her either lol) I have pics of my son behind the wheel he is 50 next year  I have turned down open cheques and a swap for an immaculate Mustang and ££'s she will have to go one day but until that time I will pamper her at 42k she has a longer life than me  |
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Post by harvey on Dec 4, 2018 18:46:39 GMT
I will never part with "The Old Girl" I have pics of my son behind the wheel he is 50 next year she will have to go one day ISTR your son had pretty strong views that it was never leaving when I met him..... |
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