16 replies to this topic

[miniman5]

Good day oh ye clever people of thine mini forume!

just got the mini outa the garage turned the key and vrummm started 1st time as ever! put the clutch down to the floor, go for reverse and i get a nasty grinding sound IE AKEGWRHG nasty teeth removal type grinding the clutch pedal was at the floor so i though hmm.. and tried it again, but it did it again so i turned it of. the clutch still at the floor i selected 1st,second,third and forth and then reverse (all worked fine!) i was like ohh ile put it on TMF so i started it in reverse and it was fine came outa the garage no problem! what is the matter with my mini?? i think there is some fluid that mite need topping up im not sure! its a 1989 mini mayfair! mannuel!

[Jordie]

clutch pedal rise when u take foot off pedal?

May need bleedin or adjusting.

Or maybe u shud select gears abit more carefully

[Jammy]

Well at a stab at this I would say your baulk ring has gone on the reverse gear. If you can select all the gears fine when the engine is off then it suggests that the clutch is ok.

[998dave]

Or knackered master/slave cylinder meaning the clutch won't disengage...?

[Dan]

There is no baulk ring for reverse unless you have a Jack Knight 5 speed.

Your clutch needs adjusting, topping up or bleeding or an overhaul.

[Guess-Works.com]

Right, just read the post two of three times to make sure...

You selected reverse... crunch... then turned off the engine, selected reverse, started car, and reversed out...

Have you selected any other gear whilst the engine is running... ?

[miniman5]

yea 1st

[Jordie]

and? crunch or not?

[bankxi]

i had same prob just bleed it and top the thing up after

[miniman5]

nothing was crunching only reverse....

[Guess-Works.com]

Sounds like just a bit of drag in the clutch... bleed the system ancd check the external bits for wear and play ( clevis pins etc ) and that's all you can realy do, as you have a verto, anything else will involve removing the bell housing.

[miniman5]

i do this how?

[Bluemini]

The clutch needs adjusting and is probly getting near the end of its life too, but as you have the verto set-up that is self adjusting, you can't adjust it manualy. Like said before, check for play in the arm and pins, and blead the system thru.
Clutch/brake fluid absorbs moisture, so after a while it does go 'off' and become not as good.

With the engine off and the clutch pressed or not pressed, you'll be able to select all the gears anyway.

[miniman5]

so this is a serious problem then...

[Guess-Works.com]

Nope, not serious, just maintenance...

Get yerself one of these.. Gunsons Eezi-Bleed not expensize and saves a lot of hassle..

and follow procedure 33.15.01 in workshop manual ( which is on the CD under Clutch --> Verto Clutch --> adjustments )