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Author:  Blokeinamoke [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:59 pm ]
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at two things

- just how complex our Mokes and Minis are compared to front engined, rear wheel drive leaf spring cars of the same era. The amount of gubbins per square inch in the front suspension of a mini never fails to amaze me.

- how easy some of the dreaded jobs are on Mokes/Minis.. Just finished one side of front bearing replacement. Nice and easy. Other cars I have had the bearing replacement has been a nightmere - but on this little beastie an hour a side - lovely. Thought I would do the ball joints while I was at - out in 10mins :lol:
Author:  simon k [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:21 pm ]
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Blokeinamoke wrote:
- how easy some of the dreaded jobs are on Mokes/Minis.. Just finished one side of front bearing replacement. Nice and easy. Other cars I have had the bearing replacement has been a nightmere - but on this little beastie an hour a side - lovely. Thought I would do the ball joints while I was at - out in 10mins :lol:


don't you just love that... I sometimes help my mechanic mate, one day he gave up trying to get the little clips off the injectors on a 7 series BMW - I got them eventually - what a ning nong of a job!!

sometimes you get people who "used to have a mini", and they say "aren't they pricks to work on" - compared to an EH holden, sure they are, compared to any modern car, no way - they're a piece of piss!
Author:  Wombat [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:04 pm ]
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skssgn wrote:
- compared to an EH holden, sure they are, compared to any modern car, no way - they're a piece of piss!


Too right - other weekend I resealed the rocker covers on the Subaru - half a day job. Had to pull all the plumbing and other junk off or out of the way to get at them - twice :evil: give me a Mini any day - the rocker cover gasket would have taken 5 minutes and not $32 each either
Author:  Ziegech [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:17 pm ]
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my record for getting the engine out and gearbox off is 4 and a half hours with dad i dont reckon u could do that in many modern cars
Author:  deleted [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:26 pm ]
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Ziegech wrote:
my record for getting the engine out and gearbox off is 4 and a half hours with dad i dont reckon u could do that in many modern cars


On the flipside, just about any job i have to do in/near the engine bay in my mini, rather than squeezing about in there... its 'engine out'.
Author:  sox61 [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:43 pm ]
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deleted wrote:
On the flipside, just about any job i have to do in/near the engine bay in my mini, rather than squeezing about in there... its 'engine out'.


If I did things that way I'd probably end up selling my motor and pushing the mini around. :lol:
Author:  gafmo [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:45 pm ]
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I want touch the Alfa and Pay someone to do the work on it. Yep had a EH Holden and it was a dream to work on. Mini's Yep thier are a few pain in the butt area's...but I'll get my hands every time that a modern car
Author:  doogie [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:08 pm ]
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deleted wrote:
Ziegech wrote:
my record for getting the engine out and gearbox off is 4 and a half hours with dad i dont reckon u could do that in many modern cars


On the flipside, just about any job i have to do in/near the engine bay in my mini, rather than squeezing about in there... its 'engine out'.


My record for engine out & gearbox off is 53 minutes, mind you i was on a mission to have it back in the car & running for a event the next day, mission completed.

Doogie
Author:  Dylans Clubby [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:11 pm ]
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gafmo wrote:
I want touch the Alfa and Pay someone to do the work on it. Yep had a EH Holden and it was a dream to work on. Mini's Yep thier are a few pain in the butt area's...but I'll get my hands every time that a modern car


whats that last sentence again gaf? :lol:

yeah quite a few PITA jobs on a mini, but i wouldnt ahve it any other way :D

when its not an engine out job i like to raise the car up a little, so i dont murder my back. sometimes i kneel[/quote]
Author:  gafmo [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:20 pm ]
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crap I just don;t know now :lol: but I want touch a Modern Car
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