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[Bec]

Aww Juju I'm really sorry to hear that, get well soon Matilda. How did W&P miss all that? She's definitely very worth all those pennies, hope they fix her soon All the best minis need tlc at the moment

[Flippy]

WOW what a thread!! good work too, love the mini!!

[Juju]

Aww Juju I'm really sorry to hear that, get well soon Matilda. How did W&P miss all that? She's definitely very worth all those pennies, hope they fix her soon All the best minis need tlc at the moment

Thanks Bec. To be fair, it was nearly 1000 miles ago that's they last took a look at her & we decided together that I should wait for the bearing to get worse before we changed it. They didn't strip her down or anyfink.

WOW what a thread!! good work too, love the mini!!

Fankies!

[minidaves]

well we can all mess things up, but its how things are delt with after, me personally would have taken it to wp to give them the option of sorting it foc, the thing is nothing on that list is major major and would not cost 600quid at my workshop.

However 8 wheel bearings something is up somewhere else and this should be looked into properly timken bearings should last at least 25k

but then i am aways seen as the bad person who tells the truth when i first work on peoples minis, however, once they are fixed its nice not seeing them till they are due a service

dave

[Juju]

well we can all mess things up, but its how things are delt with after, me personally would have taken it to wp to give them the option of sorting it foc, the thing is nothing on that list is major major and would not cost 600quid at my workshop.

However 8 wheel bearings something is up somewhere else and this should be looked into properly timken bearings should last at least 25k

but then i am aways seen as the bad person who tells the truth when i first work on peoples minis, however, once they are fixed its nice not seeing them till they are due a service

dave

Whoa Dave, chill oot!!

I ain't moaning about the service I've had a W&P - I haven't paid them a penny for Matilda in a loooong time, and most of the work they do on her is favours-for-favours - you get me?

I took her to the Service Centre because it's 500 metres away from home, their customer service is brilliant & their work is good. I'm just not used to paying for work!!

[WiredbyWilson]

When Frankie was mot'd they found play in his rear arm - squished grease in there and he is good as new - have your nipples been greased recently

The offer is still there to put bearings in her for you JuJu , I may even be pursuaded to do some other bits and pieces if i can (only bit i can't do is replace rear arm but i reckon it needs some grease through her nipples )

Edited by Wilson1275, 01 March 2009 - 07:36 PM.

[Mini_the_Minx]

When Frankie was mot'd they found play in his rear arm - squished grease in there and he is good as new - have your nipples been greased recently

The offer is still there to put bearings in her for you JuJu , I may even be pursuaded to do some other bits and pieces if i can

Careful of that offer there Juju!! Once upon a time he was going to fit my pedals!!

[WiredbyWilson]

When Frankie was mot'd they found play in his rear arm - squished grease in there and he is good as new - have your nipples been greased recently

The offer is still there to put bearings in her for you JuJu , I may even be pursuaded to do some other bits and pieces if i can

Careful of that offer there Juju!! Once upon a time he was going to fit my pedals!!

Except i thought the 150 mile round trip for me to come to you was a bit of an ask Jo

JuJu has already said she would come to visit me and make the tea (or was that me make the tea )

Edited by Wilson1275, 01 March 2009 - 07:38 PM.

[minidaves]

did not mean it in a bad way and was not intended.

just to be honest some of that list i woul not expect to see thats all

as for raduis arms wear is wear and grease is a short term fix

dave

[WiredbyWilson]

did not mean it in a bad way and was not intended.

just to be honest some of that list i woul not expect to see thats all

as for raduis arms wear is wear and grease is a short term fix

dave

i agree, but you can't tell if it is wear untill you strip it down - by which point you are committed to a rebuild. I know Matilda is a daily drive so grease for now would be my choice until JuJu has decided how much to spend on her ( I know there is a TD5 and Lotus in the future too)

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

lol thats kinda shab but at least its getting sorted got a bad feeling i may be spending some hard earneed pennies on my supension this week ill have to wait and see

[Juju]

Can you guys please refrain from cluttering my thread with your argie-bargies, please?

I've already committed to the place down the road. I need her back a.s.a.p, as you said, she's my daily driver. I already tried cycling the route to work today, and after 3 hours of pedalling, I'm f***ed, so it ain't happening! Thanks for the offer anyway, David.

[WiredbyWilson]

Can you guys please refrain from cluttering my thread with your argie-bargies, please?

I've already committed to the place down the road. I need her back a.s.a.p, as you said, she's my daily driver. I already tried cycling the route to work today, and after 3 hours of pedalling, I'm f***ed, so it ain't happening! Thanks for the offer anyway, David.

Sorry for spamage

Ok wellyou know roughly where I am if you need things done in future JuJu

[oli8925]

awwww im very sorry to hear this juju but at least matilda is tucked up in her ward and getting better. you cant put a price on a life!

and id also be careful of davids offer if i were you! he offered to help grease my nipples once, only to find he couldnt get his gun onto my nipples came away with a great feeling of dissapointment


get better soon matilda!

Edited by oli8925, 02 March 2009 - 12:08 AM.

[Juju]

Well they've sheared the bolts in the rear subbie & are still trying to extract them.


Another miniless day on the cards.