My Puma 1.7, more than a year on (A works in progress)

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Hi Brian
Did you make some socks for yours? I was lucky because the fronts as standard had a rubber bellows system that clamped in at the location of the damper seal and just moved up and down as the damper rod moved up and down. The rears had nowhere to clamp the bellows down and no room inside the springs to use a steering rack gaiter or something similar so I thought of something like the pop bottle and was lucky it fitted perfectly.
 
Yeah I made them (with a little help from my mom). Mine cover the whole spring from top to bottom and therefore also protect the coilovers threads from salt, dirt and grime :grin:
 
Just got two of my Puma wheels back from re-furbing today and, hopefully, should get the other two back on Thursday.
When I bought the wheels off ebay in 2013 they were scratched on all four rims but I rubbed them down and painted them with some silver cellulose so they didn't look too bad until you got close to them.



The photo doesn't really show in detail all the damage.



I'm really pleased with the finished wheels especially as he hand finishes every wheel and the two rims I've got back so far look perfect.
The only thing I'm not too keen on is the colour. I didn't ask for this as he said he only had one colour but for me I could have done with more silver and less grey.



Looking at the rear of the car with the standard wheels on it looks like I have the rear dampers set at about standard ride height but once I get to drive it some more and check for scrapes I should be able to lower it.
 
Coming back from my little jaunt with Rob and John the other day I heard some weird sounds from the engine bay at random times sounded like a motor running. I got nearly home and my ABS and TC lights came on and stopped on so that was the sound, the ABS pump running!



My first thought was that it would be the front left sensor as that was the only one I hadn't replaced but rather than guess I plugged in the old Forscan. Bingo it came straight up with right rear sensor which really surprised me.
With a bit of time to spare today I had a look. First thing jacked up the rear to see if a wheel bearing had gone, no luck. So I dismantled the rear disc and caliper to check the sensor and ring.



Using a 0.5mm feeler gauge I checked the sensor/ring gap and it was a little tight over about 60 degrees of rotation so using a screwdriver against the disc guard I eased the sensor ring back until I could freely rotate the hub with the feeler gauge in place. By this time I was beginning to think it might have been an electrical problem but I put the brake back together, the wheel back on and had my tea.
A couple of hours later I decided to take it for a drive just in case I fixed it and.....



Result!!! Just about ready for Squires on Sunday now :)
 
That’s a result Barry!! Love you fix, not just replace
 
Cheers James, I'm glad I didn't have to replace the rear sensors as the last ones cost me nearly £130 from memory :lol:
 
Hi Barry,

I was wondering if getting a bad set (one sensor is always good) and resoldering it back instead of a bad one would work? Sort of cut and paste in real world...? :?:
 
Hi Sinisa
Yeah it's always something to bear in mind and I've saved all the sensors I've taken off all the scrap cars so far because I'm sure these sensors won't be available for many more years and also at around £130 for my rears (Escort MK7 Estate) I'd definitely look at soldering one in rather than buying new again.
 
tuonokid said:
[post]368437[/post] Hi Sinisa
Yeah it's always something to bear in mind and I've saved all the sensors I've taken off all the scrap cars so far because I'm sure these sensors won't be available for many more years and also at around £130 for my rears (Escort MK7 Estate) I'd definitely look at soldering one in rather than buying new again.

Last couple I bought on eBay were ATE and £49 Barry. I’ll keep my eyes out for them if you want
 
Hi James
I take it those were the rears. I did shop around for my rears but they are different to Puma or FRP ones hence the expensive price but thanks again James :)
 
tuonokid said:
[post]368443[/post] Hi James
I take it those were the rears. I did shop around for my rears but they are different to Puma or FRP ones hence the expensive price but thanks again James :)

Found a set for you, the proper Escort one. So cheap I’m gonna buy a spare! I’ve sent you a text :grin:
 
Hi James
If it's any help the part I fitted was an intermotor 60020 easy to recognise as it looks like the Puma lead apart from the straight cable entry into the sensors. (you can fit any spacers you want on the rear axle with these)
 
Hi James, can you send me the details for the rear abs sensors you found, may come in handy.
 
Well not done a great deal on the Puma lately but I'd noticed that the original Motorcraft battery was starting to lose charge if left for a fortnight or so. This photo shows the voltage on the car 2 days after a full charge.



As luck had it I had kept the battery off the Thunder I'm stripping and more importantly kept it charged so this is the charge in it about 2 weeks after a full charge.



So I swapped it over into my Puma and the job's a good 'un.

Rob (Robyorks) and I went down to the Thoresby Hall all Ford show today and it was an absolute scorcher. We met up with a Puma friend again (Vas) and had a look around his prize winning FRP



Ours looked good as well but mine definitely wants detailing now.

 
At last!!! Will you let me get my machine polisher tonit now Barry?!! :p
 
Barry, if I see correctly, your lights are misty yellowish? If so, polish them AND GET THEM resprayed with clearcoat professionally. It is peanuts money for someone when he does a car and it will keep them nice as the clearcoat has UV inhibitors that turn plastic yellow...
 

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