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| Author: | TartanRed [ Fri May 22, 2020 4:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Central oil pickup - any better than others? |
I need to buy a central oil pickup for a fresh gearbox build. The last one I bought was actually handmade locally by a Mini racing engineer 25 years ago... So, has anyone had experience of buying one from the usual suspects? They all look the same in the grainy website photos - are any better/worse than others? |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri May 22, 2020 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Central oil pickup - any better than others? |
I've only bought the Minispares ones. I think most others just resell these. They fit fine in a rod change box. If you put them straight into a 4 synchro remote shift box, the filter mesh often fouls on the reverse shift lever. Which wears a hole in the mesh...! Solution: Squeeze the top bend gently in a vice with soft jaws to move the mesh and pipe forward 2 or 3 mm. Test fit before final install. |
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| Author: | 1071 S [ Sat May 23, 2020 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Central oil pickup - any better than others? |
My MSpares item is still working fine. Really there are only two things to look out for; A that it fits and B that it has a reasonably large mesh area... After 30 years I can't remember if we had to massage it to fit... Cheers, Ian |
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