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| Author: | thomo [ Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Lower Suspension Arms |
hey all please help me. I need my min rolling by the weekend for a move. Subframe is out, and painted and needs to be put back together quicksmart or the missus  will kill me!!!
I have new rubbers for the lower suspension arms.... but I'll be buggered if i can get them re-installed with the new rubbers on them!!! what is the secret??? Is there one? I have tried all the brute force and lube that I can muster! please help????? |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:22 am ] |
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I assume this is the front subframe? Why couldn't you ask this in a week or so. I am about to do the same thing!!! I'll be interested in responses as well! |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:27 am ] |
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Assuming you have the right rubbers (there are 2 types- early & late)- Put the bolt in, then squeeze the big headed end of it in with vicegrips or multigrips until you can get the nut started. 
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| Author: | thomo [ Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:08 am ] |
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hehehehe I have been watching your site JAM for a long time (great site btw!  ) hoping you would get to putting your suspension back in before me so I could get some tips! Your project and mine seem to have very similar timelines!
hmmmm.... I did wonder if maybe I there was different sets of rubbers. I no longer have the old ones that came off to compare with...... should the 2 rubbers when installed have any overhang once they are through the "big headed end" of the lower suspension arm? my guess is that the rubbers should sit flush inside that big headed end.... and if that is the case.... then I do have the wrong rubbers! which is a real buuger cos when I bought all the rubber bits and pieces i remember thinking that it cost me a fortune. Might have to take to them with a knife just for a quick fix so I can move the min. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:15 pm ] |
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The old arms with a straight hole had parallel rubbers with no tube inside. The later arms were tapered inside, used tapered rubbers with a metal tube inside. |
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:36 pm ] |
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yea, thats the ones I have Kev, the later type you have described. Apparently for '69> Mini's.
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| Author: | thomo [ Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:57 pm ] |
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thanks for that despite my car being a 72 maybe I have an older style subframe in there, or maybe just an older style suspension arm or bolt. will do a quick and dirty fix for now and sort it out properly when i get it to the new place. Thanks guys |
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