Depends on what or what type of "Bush" you are talking about there Davo

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMkVq1jRGU

Do you have Nolethane top engine steady bushes (hard plastic/rubber....generally red in colour).

Cotton reel bushes generally hold the shifter mechanism to the floor and you will also normally find them at the rear exhaust mount at the back of the rear subframe.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMkVq1jRGU

ah ok, they are the same ones that came with the shifter, so il need to replace them too lol.. i dont have the urethane bushes in the top steadies, might invest in some.. where can i get them before saturday without driving anywhere as im working tomorrow and am testing at winton on friday

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Potato

repco generally have the bushes or can get them in the next day

sweet, ive just ordered some new engine mounts from minisport

hopefully this all cures it

cheers guys!!!

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so is not! It's Gadgets trying to get into the car

sgc - I will investigate on the weekend

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its quite likely the exhaust hitting something, i think an extremely worn diff can clunk also.

Just before it goes BANG!!

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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.

thats highly likely too how do i check that in the car?

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Use rubber (real) bushes.
They are a borstard to fit compared to nolathane or urethane but the car feels nicer and they last longer, heaps longer.

And what the other folk said, sounds like exhaust Vs subframe clunky.

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

Meeni wrote - "thats highly likely too how do i check that in the car?"

Put the car on a hoist, and in gear.
Go under, grab both pot joints together and rotate them to and for.
Any clunking noises or lots of movement is cause for concern. Usually a worn diff pin and planet gears is the cause.
If the pin breaks, it can come out radially and lunch your gearcase. Not a good look.

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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.

Years ago We had a Mini Van which I used for work. When I bought a bigger van we used this Mini Van for doing pick ups and deliveries and at the same time my wife used it to do get shopping. One day she complained to me that the Van was making a clunking noise every time she put her foot on the brake pedal. So.. I took it for a drive around the block to see if I can work out what the noise was. Sure enough, put my foot on the brake and CLUNK ! did the same a couple of times and I figured it is coming from under the driver's seat. I stopped on the side of the road and lifted the seat to find a "TIN OF PEAS" rolling around and every time you break it was rolling forward and hitting that Box chassis bit across the car under the seats. That was very east yo fix.

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DID I MENTION THAT I AM THE BEST SUPPLIER FOR MINI ELECTRICAL PARTS AND REPAIRS?
"Let us remove your "SHORTS"

i dont have a hoist but i put the car in gear and pushed it back and foward. the car rolls foward a fraction then grips up, i thought that was normal though, it also makes a little gear engagment sort of noise.. youve got me worried now!

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Potato

Pie & Mushy peas anyone ???

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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.

diff is officially gone... now i can go to the mini cruise on saturday and minishow is looking like a tough ask...

how fun

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