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you guys are all showing your age ,,, :-)

... or maybe you`re all showing your experience :-)

not many people would have known about them let alone seen any

& yes , i remember them,,, havn`t seen a set in a long while tho John... why do you ask?

I mentioned this type of arm to A customer the other week, and He explained to
Me that it was a figment of My imagination probably because of age
as he had never seen such a thing and never heard of them
I just wanted to check if others remembered them

I was going to put up a Wanted Add for some.
Are they for sale John?
Dave

John Smidt wrote:

so even someone like you who has been in the mini business forever and ever has "experts" trying to tell them their version of the truth?

far out....

I have a BMC tech bulletin showing the fitting of a second grease nipple to the pivot shaft on the early cars to try and help the bush get some grease.

Author:	John Smidt [ Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:52 pm ]
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Does Anyone Remember the fabricated trailing arms (not one piece cast ) on the Very early Mini

Author:	Morris 1100 [ Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:11 pm ]
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Yes, I remember them. I bought a genuine fake Cooper S in the 80s that had the fabricated trailing arms and the fabricated trumpets too. (the only genuine Cooper S bit was the disc brakes)

Author:	drmini in aust [ Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:14 pm ]
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Yes my 1961 (early) 850 had the steel fabricated arms, and the steel trumpets, front and rear. I think the steel arms had bushes at both ends of the shaft. This got changed because the bushes seized on the inner end (where most load is) so they then fitted a needle bearing. It lasted longer with no grease than the bush did...

Author:	Morris 1100 [ Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:23 pm ]
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I have a BMC tech bulletin showing the fitting of a second grease nipple to the pivot shaft on the early cars to try and help the bush get some grease.

Author:	Timbo [ Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:14 pm ]
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There were two styles (at least), the 1959 ones had the handbrake cables passing through curved steel tubes. The later ones had the quadrants. Tim

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Author:	TheMiniMan [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:11 am ]
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you guys are all showing your age ,,, ... or maybe you`re all showing your experience not many people would have known about them let alone seen any & yes , i remember them,,, havn`t seen a set in a long while tho John... why do you ask?

Author:	bnicho [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:18 am ]
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I've seen a pair on a 1960 car.

Author:	John Smidt [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:42 am ]
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TheMiniMan wrote: you guys are all showing your age ,,, ... or maybe you`re all showing your experience not many people would have known about them let alone seen any & yes , i remember them,,, havn`t seen a set in a long while tho John... why do you ask? I mentioned this type of arm to A customer the other week, and He explained to Me that it was a figment of My imagination probably because of age as he had never seen such a thing and never heard of them I just wanted to check if others remembered them, I have since then Found a set they have now been cleaned up I will post a photo of one on saturday, As I will have someone with me who can help me put the photo on here

Author:	MINImal effort [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:06 pm ]
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Some photos of early arms (and other stuff) here: http://www.1959miniregister.com/the-1959-mini/mechanical-changes/

Author:	sitnlo62 [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:19 pm ]
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I was going to put up a Wanted Add for some. Are they for sale John? Dave

Author:	simon k [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:48 pm ]
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John Smidt wrote: I mentioned this type of arm to A customer the other week, and He explained to Me that it was a figment of My imagination probably because of age as he had never seen such a thing and never heard of them I just wanted to check if others remembered them so even someone like you who has been in the mini business forever and ever has "experts" trying to tell them their version of the truth? far out....

Author:	John Smidt [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:38 pm ]
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sitnlo62 wrote: I was going to put up a Wanted Add for some. Are they for sale John? Dave PM Sent

Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:41 pm ]
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simon k wrote: John Smidt wrote: I mentioned this type of arm to A customer the other week, and He explained to Me that it was a figment of My imagination probably because of age as he had never seen such a thing and never heard of them I just wanted to check if others remembered them so even someone like you who has been in the mini business forever and ever has "experts" trying to tell them their version of the truth? far out.... @Simon, Said customer obviously didn't know John's legendary Mini guru status....

Author:	John Smidt [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:45 pm ]
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Morris 1100 wrote: I have a BMC tech bulletin showing the fitting of a second grease nipple to the pivot shaft on the early cars to try and help the bush get some grease. The information And knowledge You have is just fantastic. I think one of the early parts books shows a drawing of the trumpet and the rear arm as fabricated

Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:51 pm ]
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My red BMC shop manual section H6 says: "From car # MA2S4 34099 and AA2S7 44722 trim height was raised by fitting a washer between the suspension strut and the knuckle end. Later vehicles with cast type struts do not require washers".

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