A good guide to getting up to speed on A7 technology can be found in the Pre-war A7 club bookshop http://pwa7c.co.uk/bookshop.php

" Basic Fitting for Austin Seven Restorers – a brand new publication
from Chris Gould
a 29-page A4 booklet detailing where to restore a car, garage equipment, tools, terminology and both dismantling & assembly techniques used in Sevens.
Very informative especially to those new to Sevens
£8.40 "

David

Hi Peter,

Tyre pressures relate to the make of tyre your car has.
Whilst I would not disagree with Tony in the pressures he quotes, Longstone Tyres quote 30 psi for their 19 x 350 tyres. This is a starting point and they should be adjusted to suit. I run mine at 30 which seems to be the best pressure for my RK saloon, any lower and I find the rear end seems to be less positive when steering round roundabouts etc.

Your best bet is to ask the manufacturer of your tyres what pressure should be used.

Kind regards

Malcolm

Location: Falmouth

I agree that 30psi is good for Longstones on 350x19. I used to run Avon sidecars on 24psi.

Location: Gard, France 30960

Location: Herefordshire, with an "E", not a "T".

Goodness- 3.50 19 at 30 PSI- I know rubber has changed but every Austin 7 reference including the Companion seems to indicate 20 to 22 psi.
My three 1928/9 cars are on Avon Sidecar tyres at 20-22 psi. 30 psi on a 9 cwt car seems a bit excessive, I would have thought a very harsh ride.

Tony.

Location: Malvern, Melbourne.

As recommended by Longstones, for their tyres they said to forget traditional tyre pressures.

Yep, 30psi for Longstones. Around 24psi for Avon, Cheng Shin etc.

Steve

Location: North Yorkshire

Peter, South Wales Austin Seven Club have two members close to you, St Asaph and Llangernyw. They tell me that the nearest club meeting is in the Chester area[not SWA7C]. Give me a call on 01656 786591, and I will arrange for one of them to contact you. John

Location: s.wales

I usually use this company in the UK they have loads of Garage tools and the bottle jacks are pretty decent.

https://www.worldofpower.co.uk/lifting-moving.html