The 'reasonably priced car' is his '86 Carlton with about 35k miles on it... do NOT see many of those around

Turned out there was loads on the old clutch and a good adjustment would have sorted the late biting - but the bearing was graunchy anyway. Took us a while because I spent the day learning a lot about everything SJ from Andy-expert.
Star bloke, very many thanks... and keep an eye out for a spare set of 410 wheels
