I only have one engine steady (above flywheel housing) I don't have one from the thermostat
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| Author: | TimB [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:03 am ] |
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The exhaust bracket that bolts to the gearchange housing which is just a flat piece of metal, which is broken in two. Is there a better setup available? |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:10 am ] |
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I've never seen anything different - it's really there to keep the front of the exhaust moving with the motor, so it's not flexing at the manifold.... which I reckon would be worse - that's why it's a solid mounting. a likely cause of it breaking would be the motor moving too much, so check the engine steady rubbers, from your thermostat housing to the firewall, and from above the flywheel housing to the firewall - a visual check, and you shouldn't be able to rock the motor by pushing on the rocker cover (and I'm still not over my cooper, and I'm nervous driving down hills on windy roads..) |
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| Author: | TimB [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:26 am ] |
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I only have one engine steady (above flywheel housing) I don't have one from the thermostat
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| Author: | simon k [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:14 am ] |
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TimB wrote: I only have one engine steady (above flywheel housing) I don't have one from the thermostat
ah, no worries... yours is an early clubbie, so it has a remote change gearbox with a big chunky aluminuim gearchange housing running back to the gearstick, instead of 2 pissy rods.... the aluminuim housing acts as an engine steady BUT if yours does have the 2 pissy rods, then you're gonna want to get the extra engine steady, cos your motor must jump about all over the place with only the single engine steady - which would give you broken exhaust bracket... |
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| Author: | TimB [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:28 am ] |
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Correct. it's a 72 Clubman with the aluminium casing. |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:15 pm ] |
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Yep as its a remote Gear changer..you only need the engine mount above the clutch..Check that the rubbers are good and if not replace all four of them..Additionaly you also have one the holds the end of the remote alloy box..Check the at also and the bolts that holds the Brack onto the floor 
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| Author: | Mike [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:44 am ] |
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The mount that holds the remote to the floor bracket just under your handbrake leaver might have its rubber part separating from the metal core - which would make it much looser. |
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| Author: | TimB [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:32 am ] |
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Thanks I'll check it out. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:43 am ] |
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Watch the floor bracket position- it should be slid forward, up against the rubber mount. Otherwise it will shear the mount easily. If set right they last for years. |
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