[gyrogypsy]

Just resurrecting this thread as mine has just gone tonight. Anybody had any luck with dealer paying some of the repairs? Anywhere cheaper to get the assembly?

 

[gyrogypsy]

Just for giggles... I took mine to Conrico LR in Chertsey for a quote.

GBP1540+VAT and they keep the old one as exchange, plus 2 hours to fit @ GBP90 per hour. I think they were offended when I laughed in the parts guys face. Just sourced one from ebay with the same problem, and have fixed mine in a position which is good for Wifey for now. Will be taking this apart and machining the cam assembly, and will post pics of the repair.

What boils my blood is that some old guy or lone female will have the same issue and will have to pay that amount to get it fixed as the know no better in most cases. These stealers are blatant crooks, who have a special place in hell along with their car salesmen counterparts.

 

[gyrogypsy]

I am just awaiting another column from Ebay which has the same problem as mine. I will be tearing this one down to get at the cam ring, and the remaining two pins will be machined off, and then a machined steel replacement will be screwed into the original cam ring. This should solve the problem for good. I will then replace this unit with mine and do the same to mine. Pending the outcome of the unit that is being sent to me, what I could do is get the above completed and then I could send you my repaired one and you send me yours and I will machine that one also - just pay for the machining time. PM if you want to discuss... where are you based?

 

[gyrogypsy]

Cheers linusfreakus! Thanks for looking. If you do see anywhere that just sells the cam ring, please let me know. As soon as the ebay one arrives it is disassemble then it is going straight under the milling machine.