The number of places in the USA who will fix a Stag’s LHD rack is diminishing and the prices folks are charging is getting outrageous. (You’re better off taking a vacation to the UK with your rack and having it rebuilt while you are taking in the sights and you will still have some change… Continue reading Power Steering Rebuild

Well I pulled the overdrive apart and found major problems with it. See photos below. I need a new clutch, new planetary gear bearings and seals.  These parts alone will cost about 150 UK pounds.  A recondition one will cost about 300 UK pounds. I’m off to the UK in Dec. 2017 so I will… Continue reading Overdrive

Introduction to my gearbox story. I have an automatic stag but had an interest in converting it into a manual with overdrive. I sourced a gearbox in the UK and left it with my parents. The initial plan was to have my brother, who worked at British Airways, have the gearbox shipped to me at… Continue reading Gearbox

This weeks topic is head lights. I always got confused with regard to the terms used for beams in the Stag’s ROM. The main beams, aka high beam, are what you use to flash someone. The dipped beams, aka low beam, are you use regularly to drive. I knew high and low, but kept getting… Continue reading Head Lights – Dipped beams and main beam

Here’s my daily rant about the wheel and tires on the stag. My stag developed a knocking noise from the front. It sounded like a wheel bearing, but the bearing looked OK.  I changed out the complete shock and strut from a parts car and the noise disappeared. Many years later I found the problem.The… Continue reading Wheels and Tires