Can the plunger at the end of the clutch arm be removed from the outside of the housing or will the bearing fall free inside if I pull it out?

I have a new arm, plunger, and pins here I'm trying to fit.

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Behold! The mighty 850!

No, it cannot fall into the clutch space. There's too much flywheel gubbins in there to allow that to move more than a small amount inwards.

It won't pull outwards either, it is retained in place by the bearing.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Gee, it's holding on pretty tight. Is it a press fit in the bearing?

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Behold! The mighty 850!

Yes it is a press fit. A very tight press fit as you will find when you try and get the new bearing onto the new shaft

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
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Well, this is one job I'm going to leave until tomorrow. I'll fit the arm and see if it makes a difference but the old one didn't look too bad.

Thanks for the helps!

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Behold! The mighty 850!

youll have to take the wok off the gearbox to change the whole assembly.

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

Yes the alloy (Wok) clutch cover needs to be removed,,, un-do the engine mount, remove the starter motor etc,,, take all the bolts out from around the outside of the Wok, jack the engine up & lift/jiggle the wok out,,, remove the overthrow nuts & pull the pivot pin out & slide the bearing carrier out

press out the old bearing & then do whatever you want to do with bearing & carrier etc

replace it all in the reverse order & Bob`s your Aunty

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

I managed to adjust the clutch with the new arm and a quick bleed of the slave. It works well now, disengaging about half way to the floor. I might save the plunger for a rebuild as none of this seems to have made an improvement on the grinding gears.

Took it for a drive around motorbike shops with my son. It was funny watching one bloke checking the bikes outside the shop while his other half only had eyes for the mighty 850. Some bloke grabbed some photos of it too. I knew I should have washed it.

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Behold! The mighty 850!

Your gonna get people taking photos everywhere. My old ratvan that looks like a piece of poo poo still get people stopping to take photos and remember the good ol days. It usually starts with I used to have one just like this....

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The best part of fixing your mini is the test drive

Minis..

1976 van daily drive
1975 van
1968 deluxe in the shed
1967 deluxe high strung 1310
1959 austin healey sprite

oh for a dollar for all the "I used to have one/learnt to drive in, a/brother /sister had one "usually answer with don't you wish you still had it and the usual answer is YES :)

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65 panel van Sprog
73 panel van Iggy

It's strange, I get that all the time.
Discovered a couple taking photos of mine ("68 deluxe that looks pretty ordinary) in the carpark at Westfield just recently-not the first time either.

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"61 850 original and crusty (Mavis)
"64 Smooth Roof Van (Colin)
"67 Deluxe resto project (Monty)