dob of spit on either side of the joint and see if they reach the bottom at about the same time?

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sitnlo62

We are not saying throw any old diff housing on and bolt it up. You may be lucky first up or you may have to try a few.

Sure they were lined bored originally but even so they would have been done on a jig which would have them all pretty close. I've done the process twice - one perfect that it was like it was line bored the other needed the dowels removed and it was fine. With a 40 year old car you can't afford to be too pedantic.

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My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

I know what you are saying!
I'm just saying that when its mine I would rather put in the extra effort,
I guess I am pedantic when it comes to my cars.
Your way is fine just not for a gearbox i'm building.

I agree Dave, the end result comes down to the effort put in, once you start accepting a bit less here, then it's a bit less there, before you know it you have a second rate car.

Steve

lol - we're just arguing that maybe we do it the way BMC did it.... I guess plenty of them were second rate when they left the factory

hey Steve, the car in your avatar looks like one on ebay right now

the photo looks very familiar - no cowling around the speedo, different coloured seats tho... and yours appears to be an 850

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mini-Cooper-S-mk ... dZViewItem

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