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#16 AP2020

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Posted 21 January 2020 - 11:18 AM

Hi,

I've just brought a 1991 Mini City Auto, and didn't realize that there was no park gear. It's fine when parked on a flat road but I have a driveway with a slope!

Just wondering if there are any ways of stopping it from rolling off the drive, I've put a brick behind the wheel for now but not satisfied with it. The handbrake hold but not that well on the slope.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

I would look at the moving parts of your handbrake, ie the quadrants on the radius arms as these can seize up solid and the linkage that moves the shoes within the rear brake drum



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Posted 21 January 2020 - 12:10 PM



2 friends have automatic... an 86 mayfair and the other is a 93 Sprite... I'm sure the Sprite has a park pawl

I would argue that the Sprite is a rear wheel drive car, this discussion applies to the 4 speed transverse automatic transmission manufactured by Automotive Products (AP). I cannot comment on the automatic fitted to the Sprite.

They are discussing the Sprite model of the Mini ... there was never a Austin-Healey Sprite automatic!

Yes you are correct, it's a 1275 93MY mini, with matching numbers too ?

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Posted 22 January 2020 - 10:44 PM

 

 

2 friends have automatic... an 86 mayfair and the other is a 93 Sprite... I'm sure the Sprite has a park pawl

I would argue that the Sprite is a rear wheel drive car, this discussion applies to the 4 speed transverse automatic transmission manufactured by Automotive Products (AP). I cannot comment on the automatic fitted to the Sprite.

 

 

They are discussing the Sprite model of the Mini ...  there was never a Austin-Healey Sprite automatic!

 

OK, never seen or heard of those in my neck of the woods. What year was that made?



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Posted 23 January 2020 - 01:39 AM

 

 

 

2 friends have automatic... an 86 mayfair and the other is a 93 Sprite... I'm sure the Sprite has a park pawl

I would argue that the Sprite is a rear wheel drive car, this discussion applies to the 4 speed transverse automatic transmission manufactured by Automotive Products (AP). I cannot comment on the automatic fitted to the Sprite.

 

 

They are discussing the Sprite model of the Mini ...  there was never a Austin-Healey Sprite automatic!

 

OK, never seen or heard of those in my neck of the woods. What year was that made?

 

 

There were 2 Mini Sprites. The first one is the Mini Sprite Limited Edition of 1983. The second one is a "regular" production model, replacing the Mini City as a base model Mini in 1992 and has a 1275cc engine.

 

But we digress...






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