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My main to-do list in picture:

- Rear camber brackets

- Starter motor

- Clutch

- Electronic ignition

 

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But first things first, a cute little filter on the valve cover

 

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I like your noodle protectors!

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I like your noodle protectors!

They are essential with a narrow garage and kids that like to play in the Mini!

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So the clutch job:

The Haynes manual told to remove the radiator bracket to tilt the engine, but I decided to go further and to remove the rad completely, leaving the shroud. And by removing all engine steadies I was able to tilt it quite a bit.

 

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So access to the bottom bolts of the cover was not easy, but not impossible:

 

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And first important part off:

 

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When undoing the very bottom bolt of the flywheel cover, it was soaking wet with oil. And there is indeed oil at the bottom of the cover. Not a good sign

 

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I quickly made this tool to hold the ring gear in place. As I'm working alone, it's really handy. I stole the idea from a Facebook Mini page

 

 

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This bolt was a pain to remove! I had it by heating it and prying it with a 4 feet pole. Plus I had to buy the 1 1/2'' box socket just for it.

 

 

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I tried to save a little money by buying a general flywheel puller from Amazon. It had the right 3/8 UNF bolts, but the diameter of the puller itself was too small! Same thing with another one from a hardware store. So I returned them both, bought the real deal from Minispares and waited...

 

It came at the right time, because I have to speed up my winter jobs because I have to move the Mini to make space for something else that's coming soon, and was unexpected.

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 04 February 2021 - 07:07 PM.

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I was lucky to have the 15/16'' socket for this one. I came off quite easily, really easier than the previous bolt.

 

 

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So that's the supposedly failing seal. Let's hope it's really the problem

 

 

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I took it out with the wood screws solution... not easy to drill tiny holes in that tiny space. The primary gear came with it

 

 

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I needed the tool to push the new seal in place and I found this lovely thread here that gave away a 3d model of the tool. I had it printed by a friend and look at that:

 

https://www.theminif...d-printer-file/

 

Edited by dasupersprint, 09 February 2021 - 09:12 PM.