Look Over and Repair – Working on our 2001 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage

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“Carry out full inspection. Start outside and put 10lts fuel in and carry out road test. Return to workshop and continue inspection.strip and remove wheels. Clean and inspect brakes and re drill all,holes in discs to remove rust and pad build up. Inflate tyres and refit rear wheels. Remove offside front arch liner and drain washer bottle.”

“Remove washer pump and reseal with ptfe tape. Secure pipe into neck of bottle and fill up to check. Minor drip from bottle but acceptable. Remove bonnet and star to strip fro radiator removal as its got a leak from matrix. Remove nearside front arch liner also and disconnect intake pipes to air filters. Remove pipes and slacken fan mounts.”

“Strip and remove radiator. Drain coolant and undo air con condenser. Remove hoses and drain at from cooler on side of rad. Remove radiator from bay. Strip offside rear trailing arm. Remove old bush and press new bush into arm. Refit arm and secure. Fit lockire to trailing arm front bolt. Strip nearside rear lower arm and remove outer hub. Remove pin, bearings and races. Clean and fit new pin and bearings. Grease thoroughly and refit.”

“Strip dash and remove sat navigation holder. Fit trims better and refit cluster surround. Tape up wire and tuck behind dash.”

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