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Author:  simon k [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:36 am ]
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going gently around a left-hand corner near work this morning and it felt like something in the steering let go, it tried to keep going straight

I got it around the corner and pulled up, switched the engine off and looked over the front end and everything was in place.

I remembered what Doogie said about the last time his diff broke in a motorkhana, he had full drive on one wheel, the car just wanted to go in one direction - same kind of feeling.

I probably shouldn't have, but I started the engine again put it in 1st gear and tried to move it - had drive, no noises, but now it's jammed in 1st gear :roll:

bugger! gotta pull it all apart again :roll: :evil:
Author:  sports850 [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:43 am ]
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You'd better move your bed into the garage as soon as you get home Simon , you know what your wife's reaction to the mini breaking again will be ...

While it doesn't sound good , I've got everything crossed that it will be something simple and not involving tiny pieces of metal that may have found their way into oil galleries .
Author:  simon k [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:58 am ]
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sports850 wrote:
You'd better move your bed into the garage as soon as you get home Simon , you know what your wife's reaction to the mini breaking again will be ...


tell me about it :roll:

sports850 wrote:
While it doesn't sound good , I've got everything crossed that it will be something simple and not involving tiny pieces of metal that may have found their way into oil galleries .


me too :(
Author:  Mike_Byron [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:37 am ]
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Hopefully - its "overlocked" in first gear and nothing else. The diff is a different problem.

Box off - sleep in the garage - sorry mate

Mike
Author:  aaron [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:41 am ]
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Time for a four pin diff mate, bad, but good at the same time :wink:
Author:  simon k [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:55 am ]
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aaron wrote:
Time for a four pin diff mate, bad, but good at the same time :wink:


yep - I'd hoped it would survive past August, dad is going over with Watto and I was going to get him to bring me one...

there was an obscene amount of swarf on the sump plug when I changed the oil before Hay, I expect there's more in there now
Author:  poeee [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:59 am ]
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Oh no! :cry:
Author:  peterw [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:10 pm ]
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going gently around a left-hand corner near work this morning and it felt like something in the steering let go, it tried to keep going straight


You shouldn't go round corners gently in a Mini, what were you thinking?

Unless you have an LSD then a breakage in the diff would normally mean no drive at all. I can't imagine that being stuck in 1st is related, I look forward to hearing the news when you get it apart.

Pete
Author:  poeee [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:11 pm ]
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Simon. http://www.quaife.co.uk/
Author:  simon k [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:27 pm ]
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poeee wrote:
Simon. http://www.quaife.co.uk/


nup... all the best khana drivers use a 4 pin
Author:  Dylans Clubby [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:05 pm ]
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sports850 wrote:
You'd better move your bed into the garage as soon as you get home Simon , you know what your wife's reaction to the mini breaking again will be ...


but then where will she sleep? you got a sleeping bag mate?
Author:  rehab1964 [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:05 pm ]
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Simon just to help you out with the missus I'll buy the non drivable car off you for say 3k hell I'll even let you work on it later :wink:
Author:  TheMiniMan [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:23 pm ]
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ok, here`s my bet,,, the planetary gears (or one of them) has split into a couple (or a few) bits & one of those bits has flung out of the diff carrier & now jammed into the selector fork thingamyjig
Author:  jess [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:27 pm ]
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TheMiniMan wrote:
ok, here`s my bet,,, the planetary gears (or one of them) has split into a couple (or a few) bits & one of those bits has flung out of the diff carrier & now jammed into the selector fork thingamyjig


I have no idea what you just said :shock:






but it kinda turned me on :lol:
Author:  Mick [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:03 pm ]
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It's a Khana Kurse!
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