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| Author: | mini-dunger [ Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | metro hubs |
Hi guys are metro hubs the same as rover hubs? do metro hubs take the same bearings as all the other disk brake variants. thanks ya'll |
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| Author: | brickworx [ Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:34 pm ] |
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Nothin like Rover hubs Metro hubs have the same wheel bearings different ball joints different steering arms different brake mounting bolts. And normally coming from England they are rusty and brittle |
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| Author: | mini-dunger [ Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | rover hubs |
i hear you mate, I had to cut/bash the bearings of the shafts and out of the hubs. I also had to weld big ass sockets on the balljoints and rattle them off. Pain in the ass. Do you know where I can get metro mk1 ball joints from ? |
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| Author: | brickworx [ Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:51 pm ] |
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Any mini shop should have or be able to get them for you. Your lucky yours came apart. I have them on my race car, they were a nasty job to rekit |
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| Author: | mini-dunger [ Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | metro hubs |
the whole thing start to finish was a pain in the ass, I got the hubs cheap and all but it worked out fairly dear. hubs,disc,calipers 300 CV's(one was stuffed) 160 new bearings 110 undjustable lower arms 180 flexible brake lines 44 new ball joints 100 caliper kit 35 total 929 |
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| Author: | brickworx [ Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:21 pm ] |
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That's pretty normal. Just remember the metro ball joints are a lot more expensive |
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| Author: | JC [ Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:33 am ] |
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Be sure to buy the pre '84 model metro (mini type) ball joints. If they are more expensive they are certainly worth the extra few dollars for the no pain in the arse shims factor. I got mine off a ebay UK seller. I'm sure they were like 16 pounds. |
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| Author: | mini-dunger [ Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | thanks dude |
the ball joint design is heaps better on the metro's. I have ordered all the stuff from Karcraft, they were about normal price wise,but they had everything i needed. |
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