going gently around a left-hand corner near work this morning and it felt like something in the steering let go, it tried to keep going straight

I got it around the corner and pulled up, switched the engine off and looked over the front end and everything was in place.

I remembered what Doogie said about the last time his diff broke in a motorkhana, he had full drive on one wheel, the car just wanted to go in one direction - same kind of feeling.

I probably shouldn't have, but I started the engine again put it in 1st gear and tried to move it - had drive, no noises, but now it's jammed in 1st gear

bugger! gotta pull it all apart again

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You'd better move your bed into the garage as soon as you get home Simon , you know what your wife's reaction to the mini breaking again will be ...

While it doesn't sound good , I've got everything crossed that it will be something simple and not involving tiny pieces of metal that may have found their way into oil galleries .

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tell me about it



me too

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Hopefully - its "overlocked" in first gear and nothing else. The diff is a different problem.

Box off - sleep in the garage - sorry mate

Mike

Time for a four pin diff mate, bad, but good at the same time

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yep - I'd hoped it would survive past August, dad is going over with Watto and I was going to get him to bring me one...

there was an obscene amount of swarf on the sump plug when I changed the oil before Hay, I expect there's more in there now

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Oh no!

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You shouldn't go round corners gently in a Mini, what were you thinking?

Unless you have an LSD then a breakage in the diff would normally mean no drive at all. I can't imagine that being stuck in 1st is related, I look forward to hearing the news when you get it apart.

Pete

Simon. http://www.quaife.co.uk/

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nup... all the best khana drivers use a 4 pin

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but then where will she sleep? you got a sleeping bag mate?

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78 Leyland Mini - Prince

Simon just to help you out with the missus I'll buy the non drivable car off you for say 3k hell I'll even let you work on it later

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'62 Morris 850 (Marion)
'65 Mini Delux - sleeper 1275/S discs (Ms Plum)
'69 Vanden Plas Princess 1300
'71 Wolseley 1300
'74 Austin 1300 Countryman
'94 XJ6 Sport 3.2
'04 Rover 75 CDTi

ok, here`s my bet,,, the planetary gears (or one of them) has split into a couple (or a few) bits & one of those bits has flung out of the diff carrier & now jammed into the selector fork thingamyjig

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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 have no idea what you just said






but it kinda turned me on

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It's a Khana Kurse!

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