I use a scissor type splitter and IMO they are the best. It will split the bottom balljoint easily and painlessly.
The splitter you are using can damage the rubber boot
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| Author: | floss [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:24 am ] |
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Worked on the mini this weekend. Removed the engine, cleaned up the front discs, sprayed them and the rear spaced drums ( brembo red) and learned what a bastard undoing bottom balljoints are! Used a ball joint splitter (the type you hit not the scissor type) and a BFH. and it took ages. Does the splitter damage the ball joints? What about the rubbery bit in the ball joint? It was a good weekend. Didn't break anything. The wost thing that happened was I smacked my self in the face with a big spannerwhen trying to loosen the nuts on the front hilo's. It is funny when I think about it but was a bit painful at the time. Last time I worked on the mini i snapped the head off a bolt on the rear subframe and dislodged a captured nut... I learned that breaking bolts is not fun. I am really enjoying rebuilding the subframes and getting my hands dirty. My biggest fear is that I am gonna do something wrong and my car is going to fall apart when I am driving it one day! Ohh well... Only one way to learn Not really an interesting post but it was a good weekend... what can I say! |
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| Author: | floss [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:57 am ] |
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ohh, also... Does anyone have a cone compressor I can borrow/rent for the weekend? D |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:44 am ] |
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I use a scissor type splitter and IMO they are the best. It will split the bottom balljoint easily and painlessly. The splitter you are using can damage the rubber boot
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| Author: | floss [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:59 am ] |
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I wish I had a scissor one. I will get one if it makes it easier to split and does not damage the rubber booties. I just saw this one in stuper cheap and it said mini on it so I purchased it 
Sorry to hear about your drive shafts by the way. How do your tyres go in the wet? |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:10 am ] |
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Thanks, yea i struggle for traction in the dry, pretty useless in the wet but OK with a bit of self control. Actually there is no torque steer in the wet  I can easily spin both tires in first and second in the dry 
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| Author: | floss [ Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:47 am ] |
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I have the same tyres. I am pretty sure I won't have the same problems as you though
My mini is a pussy compared to yours. |
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