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 Post subject: Re: Big Hair - Yeah Yeah
PostPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:59 pm 
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9YaTaH wrote:
Both the Doc and myself have walked away (eventually!!) from big shunts caused by failures in this weak area of design in the Mini.


I'm with Doc and 9YaTaH, I had my steering let go in exactly this spot once, luckily I felt it slip one spline around and got off the road before it killed both me and my wife. Definitely not something to take a chance with.

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 Post subject: Re: Big Hair - Yeah Yeah
PostPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:28 pm 
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sgc wrote:
9YaTaH wrote:
Both the Doc and myself have walked away (eventually!!) from big shunts caused by failures in this weak area of design in the Mini.


I'm with Doc and 9YaTaH, I had my steering let go in exactly this spot once, luckily I felt it slip one spline around and got off the road before it killed both me and my wife. Definitely not something to take a chance with.

Baracade had it go there too. Car proceeded forwards when turning a corner, demolished a fence... :shock: :!:

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:22 pm 
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With the number of times these rack warnings come up...I think there should a WARNING stickey in How Tos and How To for overhaul for the more advanced mechanically :idea:

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Last week I tried to get my steering wheel off and after lots of pulling and bashing it wouldn't budge so I just tightened up the nut and left it. but, now I checked and there is the same free play in the steering wheel, about an inch along the shaft.

So looks like I'll be rebuilding my rack next weekend, so what are the consumables in a rack? and how do u get a steering wheel off, I could get the stock one off easy but this one won't budge...
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