Is there a special type of Spanner required to remove the bottom bolt fixing the carby to the manifold? I've had this off before so maybe it's just a lack of caffeine not allowing me to think straight.

a small one.

Small and bent?

Stubby spanner , or an old 1/2" ring /openender ground down

Thanks peterb and goodie. I'll give a stubby Spanner a go. I was sure it was a 9/16 size though.

nah they are 1/2" well mine are

For one of the nuts in my setup...Take out speedo and undo it from the passenger seat

I'm sure this doesn't help answer your question and for that I apologise.

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That's the beauty of working on minis.....you gotta remove various unrelated parts to access and remove the one you want..........

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If its a 1 1/4" carb it is 9/16" AF that's required
1 1/2" Carb uses smaller stud so 1/2" AF

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The original early Haynes manual recommends cutting the correct sized spanner (er, but not lengthways) in half for this job.

Try working on a Mk2 Jag and see how easy jobs are. Mini's are a soda.
The only easy job on a Mk2 is removing/replacing wheels (Knock off wires). Everything else is a PITA.
Yes, I was stupid to buy one.

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

Thanks everyone. I've had the carby off before but for the life of me can't remember how I did it. I'll buy a cheap Spanner and butcher and bend it if I have to.

It seems to be most English cars are like that.

Brad

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