Hello, My starter didn't turn in the car. Testing it on a bench it did turn. I assembled and connected it directly to the battery as on the bench: positive lead to the terminal post, negative lead to the bracket. But then when I closed the circuit at the battery pole, it again didn't turn, and it se...

Thank you very much.

It seems impossible to change RH to LH, and finding a LH rack is difficult.

Hello, Is it possible to use RH steering rack in a LH drive car by just interchanging the tie-rods, or it will not fit? Haynes shows three types of steering racks for models: 1)80-84, 2)85, 3)86 on. Are they compatible with 80-84 Metro, using same simple flexible coupling? Or there is another type s...

Thank you DotMatrix.
As to the second question: the brake hose is M10, so in order to make a plug I cut an old hose and soldered the unthreaded end.
But perhaps the brake hose's cone and the inner cone of the Hydragas connector do not match?

Hello, A topic similar to minorconfusion's. 1) Is the thread of the two ports in the 3-way connector of the rear suspension, a M10x1? 2) I want to plug one of the ports. What type is the cone of the plug, in case there are several standards? 3) If a correct plug which will not damage the port is una...

Yes, they are interchangeable.

Hello,
There are different pads for for the two caliper types.
But are the complete calipers (with correct pads) interchangeable?
Thank you.

Thank you- I had no connection to the internet, therefore my late response.

I'll try, car on stands, to go from first to third while wheels are turning, and see if there is a grinding noise.

Probably I don"t know how clutch slip feels. However, from standing I can move the car on first , reverse, and even second gear by releasing the clutch carefully. But while the car is going, and it is on first gear, there is a grinding sound when I try to engage the second. There is no leak under th...