Best Answer richmondclassicsnorthwales , 29 April 2019 - 05:30 PM
Hi
Well, not too bad, normal for a Mini
Crack on and fix the front ball joints and track rod ends in one hit. I sell a kit for that and this is it below. Same parts as supplied by MiniSpares
https://www.richmond...60838&id=751423
Rear wheel bearings should take some grease, always overlooked, so pop off the grease caps and get some grease in. Pop the cap, remove the split pins and unscrew the nuts. Pop some grease on the bearings and roll them by hand to get the grease circulated, not too much grease !.
Fog lamp will be connections, so check the bulb first for filament, then check the electrical connections and importantly the earth. Don't forget your lights need to be on before checking the leads / connections for the fog lamp
Afternoons work should see you done. I would have thought the garage would have adjusted the headlamps on the test unless the adjusters are seized up. Not the biggest of jobs, a minute each if that under the beam check. Have a look at these yourself to see if they are seized. If not, leave off the headlamp rims and I am sure they would aim these Free of charge. Use a bit of WD40 if a bit stiff
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One Carb Or Two?
Posted 29 April 2019 - 05:02 PM
These are jobs you should be able to tackle yourself based on your previous build thread, although you may need a ball joint separator and socket to fit the swivel joints. There are some useful threads on here and the trusty haynes manual is always your friend.
Good luck
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 29 April 2019 - 05:10 PM
As above really..
You should be able to tackle theses jobs easily within a day if not just a couple of hours... Presuming you're OK with spanners...
Track rod ends are easy enough they do just wind off the arms, don't turn the locking nut more than 1-2 threads though as the tracking will be way out, or sort them then take it to have tracking sorted.
Ball joints are easy enough to replace if you have a seperator, if not then a bloody big hammer usually dislodges them from their taper, but don't go hitting the balljoint thread itself, but the housing...
Not expensive or hard jobs to do to be honest... those are the main failure...
The advisories should be done for the next MoT especially the wheel bearings as they will wear and fail if not sorted soon...
Edited by minifreek1, 29 April 2019 - 05:14 PM.
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 29 April 2019 - 05:17 PM
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 29 April 2019 - 05:22 PM
Did they let you drive it home?
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 29 April 2019 - 05:30 PM Best Answer
Hi
Well, not too bad, normal for a Mini
Crack on and fix the front ball joints and track rod ends in one hit. I sell a kit for that and this is it below. Same parts as supplied by MiniSpares
https://www.richmond...60838&id=751423
Rear wheel bearings should take some grease, always overlooked, so pop off the grease caps and get some grease in. Pop the cap, remove the split pins and unscrew the nuts. Pop some grease on the bearings and roll them by hand to get the grease circulated, not too much grease !.
Fog lamp will be connections, so check the bulb first for filament, then check the electrical connections and importantly the earth. Don't forget your lights need to be on before checking the leads / connections for the fog lamp
Afternoons work should see you done. I would have thought the garage would have adjusted the headlamps on the test unless the adjusters are seized up. Not the biggest of jobs, a minute each if that under the beam check. Have a look at these yourself to see if they are seized. If not, leave off the headlamp rims and I am sure they would aim these Free of charge. Use a bit of WD40 if a bit stiff
Speeding Along Now
Posted 29 April 2019 - 05:53 PM
Did they let you drive it home?
it was only half a mile and the mechanic tightened a few bits up for me before I went
he did say id been lucky to get there without both the wheels ending up pointing in different directions!
they had 2 old minis themselves so i trusted them to not let me die haha
Speeding Along Now
Posted 07 May 2019 - 11:59 AM
massive thanks to RichmondClassics for getting me the bits I needed so quick
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 07 May 2019 - 12:10 PM
Well done, that's good news. What did you do about the front wheel bearings?
Speeding Along Now
Posted 07 May 2019 - 12:18 PM
Well done, that's good news. What did you do about the front wheel bearings?
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 07 May 2019 - 01:19 PM
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 07 May 2019 - 01:26 PM
Excellent news, glad we could help you
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 07 May 2019 - 01:58 PM
That was a bit hectic!
As cian says the hub may be getting worn if the outer races are dropping in to it. You need to be aware of this as if the outer race spins it'll finish the hub off. Maybe worth budgeting for some new hubs and Timken bearings down the line.
Speeding Along Now
Posted 07 May 2019 - 02:40 PM
That was a bit hectic!
As cian says the hub may be getting worn if the outer races are dropping in to it. You need to be aware of this as if the outer race spins it'll finish the hub off. Maybe worth budgeting for some new hubs and Timken bearings down the line.
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 07 May 2019 - 02:52 PM
Yeah I know what you mean. I'm engine-less at the moment.
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