Hi,

I need to buy a degree wheel to time in the cam for my engine.

What degree wheels fit on Mini crankshafts with minimal hassles or modification?

Thanks,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

They all have a 5/8"? hole in the middle already.
Mine is 5/8" and I use a flywheel bolt to hold it against the harmonic balancer. it is just the right length.
A bent bit of wire under a front plate bolt is the temporary TDC pointer.
After I've finished playing with the cam timing and offset keys, I fit the timing cover etc and torque up the normal pulley bolt (with Loctite 262 and no lock washer).

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I thought there was different sized holes in the middle and different overall diameters?

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Get the biggest one you can find for best accuracy - i have an Aluminuim Mr Gasket one, never measured it but must be close to 300mm Diameter. You can always change the hole size to suit, or use a big blob of well applied blue tack to do the job.

I found a great picture of one on the interweb and printed it A3 size, stuck it to 3mm mdf I got from a pallet liner and drilled a hole through the centre. Used it several times and now it's floating around the "mates" who borrowed it. Probably will need to make another when needed.

Yes, I did the same.

You can use a protractor to check for accuracy, but you won't find an error. A circle is a circle.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Never thought of printing one off the net... I found a high res one at this link...
http://www.laverdafinland.org/cape/kuva ... 0Wheel.jpg

Yeah the interweb is very good for product sellers to tell you how to avoid the service costs, service people tell you how to avoid the product costs and marketing people telling us all we're paying to much!

Guilty Your Honor

In this day and age it wouldn't take to much to draw one up to the exact size one would want.
Not that I could be bothered to do that but still...

You get pub points if the degree wheel is from a recognised cam grinder or tuning house.
Mine is Erson Cams (USA) I think.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Here we go. This one is for the Power Tuners. Good for an extra 0.1 HP.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Wow i'll buy one, can we get them in titanium or carbon fibre? (got to have the pub points)

Oh! It's beautiful Mick
Hey Mick, howabout getting a few done up and next time ausmini needs a few coins in the bucket,
we can buy one and with the right size hole in the middle we can hang it on the lounge room wall.
Fair dink..I'll place my order right here and now.

Ha!

I wouldn't do it to you

The center is marked by the cross, and I used a wad punch from my gasket maker to make the hole for the bolt.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Good one Mick.... That's a much better look. Hehehe