ill get some photos up when i get a chance bogged down with uni work but 50 metres from my house was stopped at a stop sign as u do slowly take off and the front left collapesed. turns out my front left ball joint came undone somehow. the tread on the hub half way down and about a quarter round snapped off? locking tabs all still in place? i was due to do all the grease nipples and regular check over this weekend too!!!!!!! soooo annoying but im extremely happy it happened there and i could limp it home semi back together. was planning on taking it out that night to with the partner, that wouldve been scary ive lost confidence in my car a bit now. need to do a thorough check over everything

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Enjoy Chris

Good fun eh?

If you're in need of a set of ball joints before the shops open on Monday, I have a new pair here (Point Cook).

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

sounds like he needs a hub to me

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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.

The swivel hubs are just grey cast iron, brittle stuff, they do not take kindly to abuse. If a balljoint ever unscrews right off it often can break off a bunch of threads with it...
This is the same reason they should never EVER be welded...

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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.

Got one of them too I think in my scrap bin(if it's a drum brake hub you are after)...

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

you're still on drums aren't you?

if so, it sounds like your brick telling you to get your sh!t together

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

[ it sounds like your brick telling you to get your sh!t together[/quote]



bahahaha luckily it happened close to home and not cornering.

thanks for the offers of help everyone.

had a spare hub and a few hours did a switch over to a new hub i had (was dads ) and transplanted my backing plate and contents all over the to the new one new ball joints are in perfect nick really busy with uni at the moment tho so might not get pictures for a while

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Enjoy Chris