we finally got the clutch cover off the damn thing... wow it was a big job for me lol...

the mechanic said it was seized... wat should we look for or is there any further i can go to pulling it apart from here?

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Even god told Noah to Ark it up!!
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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

Who is there helping you? and If you think the cover was hard wait until you have a go at the flywheel nut.

See if you can get some overtime....sounds like you are going to need a wad of cash

Does this mech have any Mini smarts

Good luck...just ask him to showe what was wrong (then take pictures and put them on Ausmini ......mubawww!!)

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Mick,
My mini mechanic AKA Tim tells me that a clutch can't really seize - I am questioning this mechanics background as well.

My advice to Dave so far has been that if the master and slave cylinders are working as explained numerous times and the adjustment is good, yet there is no improvement to the problem, then he has nothing to lose by inspecting the clutch mechanism.

In fact, I wish I was able to spend more time in Coota so I could play around with the car as well.

We have talked about the cost of restoring a mini, and Dave just seems happy to play around with the car for now. I can only imagine how boring Coota would be if he didn't have the mini project!

lol, so very true... i am pretty happy with the adjustment and this guys knowledge seems pretty accurate to what others have been saying... either way i am still having a ball doing this work to it!!

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Even god told Noah to Ark it up!!
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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

The clutch plate might be down to bare metal mate ...who knows??

Does this mech do house calls because Dave has undone a few things now??

Dave might have been better learning to Remove the Engine 101, take it down to Tim etc etc

Maybe get this mech to talk on the telephone to Tim direct (if Tim is cool with that)....at least he will have to come up with some very good bullshit to put it over Tim.

Earth to Dave McCabe....don't be starting three different posts for the one problem (clutch)

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ooopppss, my bad! didnt realise

i am trying to find wat was said about the slave cylinder, can somebody please refresh me?!

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Even god told Noah to Ark it up!!
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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

with the clutch cover off...its too late mate....have a look at the emails I sent and search on clutch, slave or hose (the old clutch hoses can get soft inside and collapse when you push the clutch pedal in...thats why we were all asking you if the clutch arm on the housing was moving when you pushed the pedal in....

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yeah the arm moved, the hydrolics were fine!!

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Even god told Noah to Ark it up!!
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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore