Day 71

09/09/2009

Arranged to meet Mr Lim at the Butterworth end of the Penang ferry at 10:30 so we could go to the customs house and then to the dockside to await loading. Mr Lim was held up elsewhere and by the time he arrived the customs house was closed for dinner.

This wasn't really a problem as we were expecting to be waiting on the dockside until the evening to load. Even with the delay Simon still did an oil change and I rotated tyres on the van and generally checked around. I found a split boot on the top ball joint on the front suspension and another on the steering track rod. Both are small holes, but will mean dirt getting in and causing extra wear. Will keep an eye on both.

Also spotted that the part of the rear spring that had broken off in Laos actually came from the bottom of the spring, so where it appears to have shifted at the top is it's normal position. The bottom hasn't moved atall.

Vehicles were loaded this evening - but the pictures describe this better than my words.