 | Brakes
 | Rob Bell offers up the options
here, from OE to AP. |
| Rob tells us why big is not always best in
this article. |
| Andy 'Scarlet Fever' Phillips offers his thoughts on the braking
effect
here. |
| And also from Rob, an
article about brake fade. |
| Erik covers the pad and disc options on his site
here. |
| to cut down on brake servo movement, Erik fitted
this bracket. |
| Rob Bell also covers brake servo movement on his web site
here. |
| Erik shows how to fit Mike Satur's 280mm conversion kit
here. |
| TIP !! when checking your rear brake pads for wear, check
the inside pad, this wears at a greater rate than the outer pad. The
OE inner pad also has a metal strip attached to it that rubs on the
brake disc emitting a squeal when the pads are low.
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| Brake discs
| CJJ
shows us how he removed the disc retaining screws that nearly
always snap over on the MG-Rover.org forum.
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| Handbrake
| A lot of people ask how to adjust the handbrake. Its very simple,
lift up the arm rest and pull out the inner box. You should then see
the handbrake mechanism. The centre nut between the two cables is the
adjuster nut, this should only need a couple of turns. Click on the
thumbnail for a larger picture of the mechanism.
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| Wheels and tyres
| This
page from Rob Bell tells you all you need to know about wheel
rims, offsets, PCD and more. |
| Another page from Rob giving tyre options
here. |
| More tyre and rim information from Dieter on
this
page. |
| Erik has also has
this
page on rims options his English Fantasy site. |
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This web site has some excellent information on why running in
tyres is so important. |
| Need your wheels refurbishing ? have a look at
this page from the AudiWorld web site |
| Baracus, on the MG-Rover.org forum,
posted this thread describing how he refurbished his 11 spoke
TF160 alloys. |
| Another great 'how to' for
wheel refurbishment on the MG-Rover.org forum by MGOracle |
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Another rim refurbishment thread on the MG-Rover.org forum, this
time from Steven Norfeild, he refurbed his cup alloys. |
| More information on refurbishing your alloy rims on
this page from Autopia Car Care's web site. |
| Another web site well worth a visit for alloy rim refurbishment
tips is
this page on the Detailing World's forum. |
| A small Word document file
here (PDF version here) giving tracking data for the TF, thanks to Neil Courtney. |
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| Locking wheel nuts
| There has been a spate of the McGard type locking wheel nuts
failing. A shorter lock nut, possibly having a 24212 part number, has
been fitted for whatever reason, this 'bottoms out' on the stud, over
a few weeks it effectively pushes the end of the lock nut off, have a
look at
this post on the MG-Rover.org forum which shows a failed lock nut
in the lower picture. I was told by the supplier of a set that failed
on my TF that the McGard catalogue gave the incorrect number for the
F/TF.
For the record, the correct information for the McGard locking wheel nuts
is as follows;
 | McGard part number - 82518 |
| MGR part number - XPT000175ACC |
| McGard part number - 24157 can also be fitted, but these lack
the anti tamper sleeve that the 82518 nuts have. There is no MGR
part number for these.
The MG-Rover.org
online shop sells these for £19.99 (May 2007), but ignore the
picture of them, its the wrong one.
This has been discussed in depth in
this thread on the MG-Rover.org forum.
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| Wheel bearings
| Dieter has
this page showing how to replace the rear wheel bearing.
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| Suspension
| Andy Phillips covers the hydragas design used on the F
here on MG-Rover.org. |
| Dieter has
this
page on how to build your own hydragas pump - TAKE CARE !!! |
| Erik lists some suspension
options on his English Fantasy web site. |
| the poly bush upgrade for the F is covered on Erik's site
here. |
| Tony Thompson covers fitting of poly bushes on his site
here. |
| a common issue that gets over looked is the grease nipple on each
of the front upper suspension arms. Mark Leonard took a photo
identifying its location on the
MG-Rover.org forum, its at the end of the rusty bent screwdriver
!!. |
| Dieter has a page on a shock absorber upgrade for the MGF
here. |
| Dieter even covers the various hydragas pumps available
here. |
| Looking for a garage that can pump up your hydragas suspension ?,
then try The
Hydragas Register.
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| Ride height - MGF
| Paul at DotComoff has
this article on how to check the ride height on an MGF |
| Andy Phillips discusses ride height and hydragas
here on MG-Rover.org |
| Greg Hiltons MGF FAQ has a section on ride height
here.
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| Gear selection mechanism
| Dieter has a repair for a broken gear selector ball joint
here. |
| Tony Thompson has a DIY fix for a split rear gear selector gaiter
here. |
| Fitting the Mike Satur 'Slick Shift Kit' can be found on Tony
Thompson's site
here, and on Erik's site
here.
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| Stepspeed / Steptronic / CVT
gearbox
| Here is a
PDF
file giving a full description of the CVT gear box works. This
PDF file charts how the gearbox works in driving situations.
Thanks to TipperMG who posted
this thread on the MG-Rover.org forum
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