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I thought I owe it to the forum to update. located a cut sheath behind the rear wheel causing water ingress and cable seizure. cleaned up the rusted coil with a wire brush and as advised lots of oil and sealing of the cut sheath resulted in freeing up the cable and a pass at the mot station...

lol noticed that too. is there a technique for removing the cable. It looks like there are couple of tabs that need to be pushed in to release the cable. I'll look for that bracket sometimes tomorrow or Saturday. With work and short light hours not finding much time these days.

Great thanks. my theory is they tend to seize near the hub area due to driving in rain etc so I will probably make an incision not too far away from the hub. I prefer wd40 over engine oil as it is thinner so it might just do the trick. It will be an ideal alternative over the replacement which...

Thanks for the info. is the cable easily accessible and not hidden behind any of the heat shields? so if I understand correctly you cut the shroud, bend it and pour in oil or lubricant. you mentioned outer, Is there an inner one also? I am guessing it's like a nylon lining. If that is the...

its not an MOT failure. My Exhaust Shield just fell off due to rusted screws holding it.

Hi Guys Had an MOT failure yesterday. Offside rear right brake was binding. Has a look at this thread and found lots of useful information so set about taking the drum apart .... http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/handbrake-adjustment.37765/ Shoes, adjusted mechanism (ratchet, Hand brake adjuster...

Most likely the resistor pack. This happened when I had a rover a while back. I am assuming micras have same. Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk

Ok thanks will ramp it up over the coming weekend and give it a once over underneath the car. Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk

Hi all. I am a proud owner of a 99 micra1.0. Beautiful little thing. I had few exhaust related noises coming from the car since 3 weeks until yesterday when this part fell off. I picked it up. Looks like the bracket that holds the shield has snapped. Is this a must have? How do I get it back on...

Back again. Since I posted last the grinding sound from the tranny disappeared. Before I could hear it at low revs but now its not there any more. I have tried different speeds of up to 70mph , nothing. It is back to its old self. Should I worry the problem could return suddenly with a mighty bang.

Update!!! What started off as grinding noise in 3rd gearis actually a feature in all gears. The scraping/gringing noise is now present intermittently regardless of gear selection (i havent checked reverse yet). I checked gear oil level and the level is brimmed up to the refill nut. It looks...

Thx h701 I am going to check the gear oil anyway as first port of call. Any other suggestions? If not I will consider getting a second sourced gearbox. But before i do that I will make sure I run the existing gearbox til end of its life......

Guys Rather than start a new thread i am adding to the existing one. My problem is that i have been getting occasional metal scraping noise when 3rd gear is selected. All other gears are fine. I have now been driving without using the 3rd gear for few days now to avoid this noise. It is almost...

I have got the same problem. the engine isn't idling or running rough but it hesitates in 3rd gear and judders quite a bit. all other gears are ok. any ideas?

Thank you Tony & R69bp Good information there. I think you have correctly pinpointed the root cause for rust on the arches. I am now going to order the bits that i'll need & get on with the task.(Y) Big M

Thank you very Much. I will give it a go. By the wayhow do i get the paint code for my car & where is a good place to get the paint. Cheers

Thank you R69bp As i mentioned the rust isnt that bad yet. It appears as a stain but if left for a while surely soon it will start to bubble. So according to your information i can sand down the rusty stains. How about applying the spray paint directly instead of Jenolite? Or can i spray over...

Hi Guys I have been quietly following this forum since last year when i purchased my first K11 & found out the front crossmemeber had rusted & needed treatment. Now i have another rust issue. The car is generally Immaculate for its age. I noticed few rust marks on the rear arches but failed...

i bought mine 1.0 1999 T reg for 500. its the same colour as the ebay advert. slight spot of rust on both wheel arches. Perfect little car & when driving you cant tell its a 100k miles car. doesnt burn oil & has 3 big doors. I like it as its perfect for a short frequent runs. the only thing how...

If you dont have a MM Get a heavy mallet & serve the alternator couple of blows. reason it stops charging you get the white coating develop on the coils which stops it from charging. Hitting the alternator with a hammer isnt a permanent solution but if your battery starts to recharge after you...