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[Carlos W]

Not a bad idea, certainly won't do any harm.

 

I like a bit of variety!

 

I may have a go at them tomorrow!

[cookie4343]

Hi there, nice project and looks like your doing a cracking job, just a message to give you some advice on getting the roller bearings out the top arms, I did it my way which I'll list below and it worked just fine.

1: Get a strong flat headed screwdriver and prize the rollers out of the bearing casings.
2: Clean bearing caseings with carb cleaner, white spirit to remove dirt and grease of the casing.
3: Get your welder and weld 2 big blobs 1 either side of the caseing.
4: Get you drift from opposite side and use the weld blobs to drift the caseings out.
5: once removed clean arms out apply grease and press new bearings in with your vice tapered side down.
You might need to weld blobs 2 or 3 times as they might snap off whilst drifting but this method worked for me, I hope you understand what I'm on about lol.

Edited by cookie4343, 15 January 2014 - 09:25 PM.

[Carlos W]

Hi there, nice project and looks like your doing a cracking job, just a message to give you some advice on getting the roller bearings out the top arms, I did it my way which I'll list below and it worked just fine.

1: Get a strong flat headed screwdriver and prize the rollers out of the bearing casings.
2: Clean bearing caseings with carb cleaner, white spirit to remove dirt and grease of the casing.
3: Get your welder and weld 2 big blobs 1 either side of the caseing.
4: Get you drift from opposite side and use the weld blobs to drift the caseings out.
5: once removed clean arms out apply grease and press new bearings in with your vice tapered side down.
You might need to weld blobs 2 or 3 times as they might snap off whilst drifting but this method worked for me, I hope you understand what I'm on about lol.

 

Thanks mate, I understand exactly what you're on about!

 

I'll give this a go! 

 

This is what I love about the mini forum, you'd never get this level of detail in a Haynes Manual

[Carlos W]

Any luck on the top arms yet?

 

As promised

Bolt into the Bearing

 

Welded in and then knocked out

 

Cleaned and primed

[myredmini]

Excellent stuff!

[Carlos W]

Excellent stuff!

 

They came straight out once I had something to hit!

[Carlos W]

 

 

All pretty!

 

Just the bearings to fit!

[Carlos W]

De-bumpered front end.

 

 

The quality of this was very poor, the bottom lip was as flat as the Alps! 

 

There are a couple of minor imperfections which the primer has shown up, but I'll sort those tomorrow.

[Tamworthbay]

 
 
All pretty!
 
Just the bearings to fit!

You have a very understanding wife obviously!

[Carlos W]

 

 
 
All pretty!
 
Just the bearings to fit!

You have a very understanding wife obviously!

 

 

She was out!

[Tamworthbay]

 
 
All pretty!
 
Just the bearings to fit!

You have a very understanding wife obviously!

 
She was out!

that figures!

[Carlos W]

In other news, I've run out of welding gas           

[hughJ]

Hi Carlos I don't look on the forum much now but thought I'd have a wee look to see how some of my old 'Forum Friends' were doing. It's all looking good. You are doing a more careful job than I did. Keep going you'll soon be there. It's exciting when they go again!

 

Hugh

[Ben_O]

Time is ticking Carlos! you told me you would have the Min of the spit by March!! LOL

 

No, seriously though it's looking great. smoooottttthhhhhhhh!

 

Cheers

Ben

[Carlos W]

Well today didn't go exactly to plan!

 

A mate of mine who is more into bikes than cars came round to see me and I got distracted! 

 

What followed was we decided to change the head gasket on the bike, I've been meaning to do this for ages, the MOT runs out in April and I intended on getting it tested a couple of weeks early and flogging it with full MOT

 

But, one of the nuts just wouldn't come off, I tried everything I could think of, so he's taken it away and he's going to sort it!

 

 

 

Back to the mini! 

 

 

This corner is done! I'll hopefully finish the rear valance tomorrow