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[miniboy1993]

Have I done some think wrong as I have brought the same led but it won't work??

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[1984mini25]

Have I done some think wrong as I have brought the same led but it won't work??

 

Yes and no. As the wiring on a minis interior light is a bit backwards, witch is fine for a filament bulb, but not a led.

 

 

So what you need to do is. remove the bulb and carefully solder a short length of wire to the central contact on the led bulb and crimp on a female spade connector. this will now plug into the solid purple wire for the led bulbs live freed. You then need to connect with another short length of wire and 2 insulated male spade connectors, what was the central contact (the connector might need opening up slightly for it to push on) for the bulb and were the purple wire used to connect to. Like what I have done and hear... http://www.theminifo...ior-light-work/

[1984mini25]

Well, exactly a year on from changing the clutch slave cylinder for a new one and 7 months from 'borrowing' the master cylinder off my other mini, I've yet again have clutch issues.

 

I've only been using the mini once on a weekly basis recently. Even so 2 weeks ago it drove fine even in the light covering of snow later in the evening. But last night driving the 5 miles to and from the pool (of witch I'm suffering for today with sore shoulders, neck and back) the clutch felt soft and has been to some extent since changing the slave cylinder even after rebleeding a few times since. And 2nd and/or 3rd were near on impossible to select at times, normally at the worst times like at busy roundabouts etc, but didn't crunch.

 

I'm pretty strummed as what it could be as I really don't have much in the way of funds to play with. Also even while feeling rather sore this morning I did try a few things. It appears I haven't lost any clutch fluid. Once I replaced the bango fitting onto of the master cylinder with a bleed nipple the pedal instantly firmed up without even bleeding it. And the new clutch slave doesn't appear to be leaking, but doesn't too to be all too nice behind the rubber boot.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As I say I'm a bit lost, I originally thought it might have been the seals in the master. But if it turns out to be the clutch or even the box, I'm not full up to doing it myself heath wise.

Edited by 1984mini25, 26 February 2015 - 03:30 PM.

[1984mini25]

Due an update. Its been just over fortnight now and I've since replaced the seals in the master cylinder and cleaned up the 'new' slave as best I could. With everything refitted and bleed up, the clutch hydraulics work and the plunger/arm on the wok are moving fully, but still had a soft feeling pedal and iffy gear changes between 2 and 3rd.  

 

So as a last resort and cheap fix, I suddenly realised that that the gear selector had never been off the mini in the last 10 years of ownership and judging buy the amount of much that it was covered in, had never been off the car since new 30 years ago. With it off the car and all stripped down and left to soak in white sprit for the best part of 2 days, I found that most of the grease inside had gone so hard it could be picked away at with a screwdriver. As for the 2 rubber bobbins, well those were certainty past it even if the bracket did look brand new under all the dirt and grease.

 

With it all cleaned, painted, re greased and new bobbins fitted, it now no longer crunches/feels stiff between 2nd and 3rd any more. But the clutch still feels soft (to me) and on the last 2 short drives out there has been a strong burning smell coming from the o/s front corner afterwards.

[Deathrow]

The clutch symptoms you're experiencing sound very similar to what I experienced on my 106 when the clutch diaphragm cracked.

When the diaphragm is damaged, you can neither disengage the clutch entirely (dodgy gear changes, they'll go in but the clutch isn't 100% released so it can feel stiff to change gear) nor will it clamp at full force when engaged (slip in 5th and thus, burning clutch smell). You also get a very horrible and vague feeling from the clutch pedal because the diaphragm is what gives you your clutch feeling (assuming the hydraulics are in order which it sounds like they are).

Support the engine, whip the wok off and the sleeve which goes over the crank nose (can't remember what this is called) and examine the diaphragm for broken fingers or uneven fingers.

Fortunately this is a pretty easy thing to get access to on the Mini, no dropping gearboxes!

If money is tight, it will probably go on like this for ages. I can't see it damaging anything except the friction material of the clutch. Just be gentle with it.

[Montytom]

Great read i had a mini 25 years ago i think they are great little models good luck with the rest

[1984mini25]

Well I've since had a day to pull the wok and the clutch off... and I can't actually see anything wrong with the clutch it's self, so I'll just emery and brake clean it all off.

 

But what I have noticed is I had too much end float, with has been fixed for now by simply refitting the c washer the other way round. The release bearing has worn a nice grove into the end of the plunger, but there's nothing I can about for now and would account for the rattle. And lastly the ball on the end of the clutch arm has been worn smooth, witch i've had to 'borrow' the slightly less worn on of the non-running project mini.

 

So once the paint has dried on the subframe (force of habit) and it's all reassembled I'll see how it is, as I need the mini running again for monday evening.

[1984mini25]

Exactly 10 years to the day I've owned this mini and is still tencicaly my first car. All for £900 with 2 months tax and 3 months mot.

 

 

 

 

It's hard to think this is exactly (well most of it) the same mini 10 years on.

 

 

 

 

[1984mini25]

Just thinking of all the memories over the last 10 years. All the friends that have come and gone, driving in convoy to shows, giving it some on the b roads early in the morning or late in the evening when there's that slight chill in the air on a warm summers day, learning how to weld, proving you don't need a 4x4 every time it snows, driving down flooded roads just to get to work, getting up to bedroom gymnastics on the back seat (or trying to) before racing home to finish what had been started, proving just how much stuff you can fit in the boot or inside with the passenger seat removed and all the times it's thrown it's tows out of its pram, but still managed to get me home.

[Deathrow]

...getting up to bedroom gymnastics on the back seat (or trying to) before racing home to finish what had been started, proving just how much stuff you can fit in the boot...

 

Are we still talking about Minis?

[megamini_jb]

Just thinking of all the memories over the last 10 years. All the friends that have come and gone, driving in convoy to shows, giving it some on the b roads early in the morning or late in the evening when there's that slight chill in the air on a warm summers day, learning how to weld, proving you don't need a 4x4 every time it snows, driving down flooded roads just to get to work, getting up to bedroom gymnastics on the back seat (or trying to) before racing home to finish what had been started, proving just how much stuff you can fit in the boot or inside with the passenger seat removed and all the times it's thrown it's tows out of its pram, but still managed to get me home.

And that is why you can't even consider selling it!

[1984mini25]

 

...getting up to bedroom gymnastics on the back seat (or trying to) before racing home to finish what had been started, proving just how much stuff you can fit in the boot...

 

Are we still talking about Minis?

 

 

Is wrong during most of the back seat antics I was more worried about damaging the interior?

 

And I've almost liked packing anything into the boot of a mini as a game of tetris, just about anything will fit proving its loaded in a particular order.

Edited by 1984mini25, 29 April 2015 - 01:04 PM.

[1984mini25]

Just a small repair I had to do to the passenger side door where the frame had cracked and the outer doorskin had become detached, causing it to leak.

 

 

 

[1984mini25]

Well after recent 'events' I'm finally no longer driving around on temporary 11 year old front tyres and scabby rims, and have managed to source new tyres and enough of the correct type 12" steel wheels (there's ones with and without a welded in spacer) that I can finally have the standard 12" steel and hubcaps back on the car, replacing the 12" rover minilights with now completely useless tyres (or at lest 2 anyways).

 

I've also given it a full service, although even I'm a bit embarrassed to admit how over due the oil change was. But its done now and I didn't find anything nasty in the oil, witch can only be a good thing.

 

 

 

 

Edited by 1984mini25, 13 April 2016 - 07:30 PM.

[1984mini25]

A few days a go I replaced the upper steering column bush, witch proved to be a bit of a sod, but was easily sorted with the help of a pair of hammers and a cable tie. Although the new bush did need 'finishing' before fitting with a craft knife. While they were off I stripped and cleaned the indicator stork, making sure all the contacts were nice and clean. Hopefully its now sorted my interment indicator problem were occasionally the left hand indicators would go on strike. And before refitting I gave the steering wheel a good going over with some shoe polish. Witch has sort of worked to bring it back, but then the steering wheel has had 32 years worth of use.

 

But upon a drive out last evening this happened....

 

 

Witch made indicating interesting. So predictably the steering wheel, cowling and indicator storks all had to come back off again.

 

Although me being me and that the these are the original storks for the car and not because I'm tight. Out came an old saw blade (well not old but one of the snapped ones), a hose clip and a few screws to fashion a repair.

 

 

 

Edited by 1984mini25, 26 April 2016 - 04:37 PM.