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Clutch Problem - Please Help
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Author:  Gerard [ Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:32 am ]
Post subject:  Clutch Problem - Please Help
Hi all
I have been flatout and hardly seen Ausmini in weeks...
I had a problem on the way to work the other day ..... No Clutch :( :(
So I got a tow to the mechanics and he let me start pulling the housing off to get in to the clutch in his workshop (he thinks it is throwout bearing)
I am guessing he likes to work on minis as much as the rest of us NOT

Anyway I have most of the housing bolts off and the front engine mount bolt out - But to lift the motor on that side once the back engine mount bolt is out ..... Do I need to remove the radiator off the other side to lift that end of the motor? and Do I need to remove anything else?

Cheers Gerard
Author:  GT [ Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:51 am ]
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:shock:

I did mine in car recently.

Undo the 2 bolts holding the RH engine mount to the subframe.

Jack the motor up on the RH side. You should only need to raise it 1 inch at the most.

Don't touch the LH side at all.

Undo all the clutch cover bolts, remove the clutch cover. Hopefully you don't have "the bastard bolt" in place. :shock: If you do..... :lol: good luck with that.

That's it mate......that's all I had to do. Might have to take the starter motor out too....can't remember.
Author:  Matt68 [ Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:00 am ]
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Removing the clutch arm makes it a wee bit easier to access the bolts :wink:

I loosen the bolts on the radiator side engine mounts just a few turns. As Anton says, you should only need to raise it by 1-1.5inches on the clutch side.

Be careful of exhaust/gearshift issues if they are close to the body already!

Matt
Author:  WasabiPimpNinja [ Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:03 am ]
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You can pop the clutch/housing off just by unbolting the engine mounts on the right side of the engine (as you are sitting in the car) and popping the steady bar out. Just get a hydrolic jack underneathe with a block of wood on it (so you dont damage the fins on the gearbox). You only need to lift it an inch or so to get to the bolts. It's a squeeze but it can be done.

I did this many a time when the supposed "mechanic" I had forgot to put in the thrust washer on the crank during a rebuild and the car kept stalling when you put your foot on the clutch. It was actually pushing the whole crank about 5mm each time which resulted in a screwed crank and scored bores. But that my friends is a whole nother story.
Author:  GT [ Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:37 pm ]
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Matt68 wrote:
Removing the clutch arm makes it a wee bit easier to access the bolts :wink:


Bingo! I knew I forgot something :wink:
Author:  Gerard [ Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:01 pm ]
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cheers thanks guys :D :D
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