Rocker quality has always been shakey. It's difficult to have quality control when more than one manufacturer is involved. If you call a company in china or even the uk, get a quote for manufacturing, there's nothing stopping them from outsourcing manufacturing!

Another crook part today- new Pot Joint bought locally.
I bought 2. Both new in sealed plastic packaging.

One was incorrectly ground/machined on the outer diameter that goes through the side cover bush.
The diameter should be 1.250", on this one it varies from 1.249 to 1.254 when measured accurately with a micrometer. It is .005" tapered, and .005" oval too... Made it impossible to machine the side cover + bush to fit it properly, so the new bush is now buggered too.

Pot joint can go back for exchange tomorrow and I'll measure its replacement in store. [edit] its replacement was OK.

Its mate was OK, it just goes to show how good QC from overseas isn't these days.

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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.

or how they think they are so clever sending all their B Graded stuff thousands of miles away where customers are unlikely to come back and thump the desk in their shop

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Another unfinished part from the northern hemisphere then sold here.....
Thermostat housing.
MOWOG originals had the 3 stud holes drilled to 8.5mm, not these ones..!
They are diecast alloy, unmachined, and the 3 holes are tapered, 9mm+ at the bottom & just under 8mm at the top, and so they jam on the 5/16 studs easy. Hard to get it back off.
I drilled the buggers out to 8.5mm, but why should we need to...

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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.

How about 2 brand new layshafts, both of them are bent

This thread is depressing me

You are not alone...

I now usually get mine from Heritage MG parts, they make them here from real NiCr steel and properly heat treat & grind them.

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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.

Thanks for the website Doc , quite good prices too http://www.mgspareparts.com.au/

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Mini King Aust Have them Made in Aust from similar metal as cooper S crankshaft
and heat treated

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Thanks John, I didn't know this.

It is a constant worry when buying this sort of stuff in from overseas now, the suppliers seem to outsource to best price and don't give a rat's about the Quality. Or, check their goods are made right when they get them.

I'm sure most of us on here would pay a bit more, IF the quality was there.

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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 should also add that the diff pins we supply are made in a siimilar way
I am consantly trying to make sure that I supply parts of the higest quality possible
But I must say not everyone understands that quality often costs a little more
There are some parts that I just do not supply because of quality problems

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Do you have a website or catalogue john ?

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I bought a comp layshaft from one of the Mini Spares suppliers in the UK. It was bent and took several emails and six months to get a replacement. Yes, six months!!!!
I certainly would pay more for quality especially when it comes to safety like ball joints.

yep we have 2x Leyshafts here, brand new & both bent

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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.

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