Is there anything they can't do?
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| Author: | Mick [ Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bendix Gear Removal |
I'm looking for some mid exam period garage relaxation and am rebuilding a standard mini starter motor including the bushes. To get to the front bush I need to remove the bendix gear. I can see how to take it apart, the large spring is compressed and the circlip removed to allow the large washer and spring to then be taken off... But I don't have a tool to compress the spring evenly for the short distance it will compress, so how does one do this easily in the home workshop? |
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| Author: | Panthersteve [ Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:51 pm ] |
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I used 2 or 3 small clamps (engineers/toolmakers) around the spring. Cheers Steve |
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| Author: | Blunder [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:12 am ] |
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cable ties...... |
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| Author: | sgc [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:42 am ] |
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Is there anything they can't do?
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| Author: | sitnlo62 [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:51 am ] |
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Panthersteve wrote: I used 2 or 3 small clamps (engineers/toolmakers) around the spring.
Cheers Steve That's a good idea! Who showed you how to do that Cappa? |
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| Author: | Mick [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:35 pm ] |
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Cheers, I'll have a crack at it this afternoon 
Cable ties have nearly taken the role that gaffa tape used to fill
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| Author: | Panthersteve [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:49 pm ] |
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sitnlo62 wrote: Panthersteve wrote: I used 2 or 3 small clamps (engineers/toolmakers) around the spring. Cheers Steve That's a good idea! Who showed you how to do that Cappa? My Mini guru showed me that, I think you know him very well 
Cheers Steve |
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| Author: | Mick [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:27 pm ] |
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I couldn't find any usefully small enough g-clamps, so I used a pair of vice grips, one on each side. They worked very well actually. Now I will change out the front bush, it seems that the only bush that was available was the later M35J starter motor (later mini starter motor) bush. This one is thicker in sidewall and therefore needs to have the front cover replaced with a later type, or have the front cover's bearing journal machined out .050". This suits the same adjustable reamer that is used for the rear radius arm bushes, which I happen to have here, so I will do just that. Thanks for the help so far. |
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| Author: | kiwiinwgtn [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:06 pm ] |
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Hi you need one of these They are a copy of the factory tool 
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| Author: | Convertible Mini [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Starter spring compressing tool. |
I have one of these and have had it for over 30 years. It has done a lot of work. I bought it from a parts shop in London in 1978. It cost me one pound fifty I remember ! It is still going. |
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| Author: | kiwiinwgtn [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:11 pm ] |
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yep great tools I went to evening class and made mine, as a could not find one to buy. Its quite any easy job if you have a lathe Kiwiinwgtn |
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