My brakes needed changing… or so I thought!?!

Upon removing my wheel, and removing the brake drum I realised the brakes are fine. The bearing however was shot!!

The bearing, for those who are still guessing, is what allows the wheel to spin freely on its center. It sits dead center and shouldn’t allow the wheel to wobble. The wheel wobbled, a lot and made some nasty noises.

So I didn’t need new brakes, I needed a new bearing!

£25 later a new bearing; but me and my dad couldn’t install it as the old one wouldn’t come out. We almost had to buy a whole new drum. All because of a small circlip, designed to hold the bearing in place. My dad and I had to waste an entire afternoon trying differing methods of removing a small bit of metal.

Job done, car fixed!

Ciao:

Last night (May 9th) I went to a charity ball in the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay. I was invited by word of mouth, and hoped to take my new girlfriend for a good night out.

Emily’s ball was the idea of Miss Torbay (an old school friend) to celebrate the birthday of Emily Gelghorn - who would of been 23 this year. Emily died at the age of 11, the killer being a brain tumour. This event was a big fund-raising challenge.

Although my girlfriend was unable to go, I still made the most of it. I went with two good friends and their dates. The event was ‘Black Tie’ which meant that all were well dressed and looking good.

A live band played (The Cadence) with a DJ whilst they took a break. There was a tombola, chocolate fondue fountain, and professional photography going on as side lines to the event.

Overall I enjoyed it, but it was a shame I was without a date

RELATED LINKS:

The Cadence Website

“This is South Devon” News Entry

Living in the South West definitely has its advantages, one of these is quick access to Dartmoor National Park.

The moors are rather breath-taking especially if you are from a city, running the rat race every day. The location I visited recently was Spitchwick (Map>). Running along the River Dart it beautifully opens out into a nice grassy area, ideal for picnics/BBQ’s (Not sure if it is legal to have a BBQ) and small sporting events. The river bends around a corner at this spot leaving a very deep area to dive into from nearby rocks (I’m not that brave!!). When I visited (Tuesday and Wednesday night) I just took pictures!!

Recommended area to visit, but it gets very busy in the summer. It’s quite nice in a full moon, but don’t go alone, it’s a long walk to anywhere if you break down!!

RELATED LINKS:

Dartmoor National Park

Google Map

Well I have been arranging my Mortgage, but thats still in progress;

I have also been working on an old project for a friend, who wanted a website to peddle his wares.

Go check it out for me - MTM4×4.com

His site uses the same wordpress technology as millions of other websites (including mine). Allowing for many plugins aswell!!

It’s up to him now to post news, and pages - rich with pictures of muddy stuff!!

RELATED LINKS:

MTM4×4.com First Post “MTM4×4 is Reborn…”