Hey guys,

Day two of my brilliant Tassie road trip, and we've covered almost 500km of gorgeous B and C roads. Sadly, a wheel bearing was not in the spares I brought, and the passenger rear has started to make a bit of noise.

Can anyone help?? I'm in the north of the island today (Thursday), heading in and out of B roads around Scottsdale and Mt Barrow, hoping to camp in Freycinet tonight. We'll be in Hobart for the weekend.

Cheers!!

Brian
0437.115.830

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1998 Rover Mk VII
2001 Honda CBR 929RR (street)
2014 BMW S1000RR (track)

If you make it to Hobart the Willson twins are extremely good, friendly and great service.

Willson Automotive Pty Ltd
4 Gormanston Court,
DERWENT PARK, TAS, 7009
Tel: (03) 6272 5056

If you get to hobart and still need one I would be able to help you out. PM sent

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1963 Morris 850 Smoke Grey
1963 Morris 850 Shadow Blue
1965 Morris Mini Smooth Van
1966 Morris Mini Van
1969 Morris Mini Deluxe Resto
5/72 Clubman Gt

Don't you love technology , 20 years ago you'd have to sort it out yourself , the best way you can , now , jump on the Iphone and there's no end of help waiting to get you out of trouble , good stuff people .

Enjoy the trip Brian .

Legends!! I'm unable to get through to Wilson automotive this early in the am, but will try again next time I get service.

I made it to Freycinet and camped last night now we're heading out for a few hours walking.

The bearing is holding on, but it certainly has more movement today than yesterday. My plan is to drop it in with the Wilson twins Sat or Monday, as the Missus would prefer we don't spend half a day playing with HTB. Scoop, thank you so much for the offer mate! You're my plan B if the Wilsons can't sort me. As soon as I find out, I'll let everyone know!

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1998 Rover Mk VII
2001 Honda CBR 929RR (street)
2014 BMW S1000RR (track)

Targa Hill!

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1998 Rover Mk VII
2001 Honda CBR 929RR (street)
2014 BMW S1000RR (track)

I doubt you'll get much action from James and Daniel Willson over the weekend, they're both racing in the Historics at Baskerville I think. James is defending his title.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Spot on. They also told me they sold their last bearing an hour ago.

Ringing scoop now...

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1998 Rover Mk VII
2001 Honda CBR 929RR (street)
2014 BMW S1000RR (track)

Quick question, '98 Rover - US it the same tapered roller bearing as the earlier models? Is the rear bearing the same as the front??

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1998 Rover Mk VII
2001 Honda CBR 929RR (street)
2014 BMW S1000RR (track)

Early bearing fits.
Rears are smaller than fronts.

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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.

And I'm back! Thanks to everyone who posted some help, it was sincerely appreciated.

I ended up heading to Scoop's house, where he kindly dug in with me and helped to investigate the issue. Though the bearing didn't show any definite signs of an issue, the amount of grease on there (and 16 years old) was a bit suspect. We repacked it, tightened it all up properly, and whoila! the movement was gone. You're an absolute legend Scoop, and I hope I can repay the favour to a fellow mini'er soon.

Other than that my trip to Tasmania was amazing. I knew I would enjoy it, but I was without a doubt extremely surprised. The country side is beautiful, and so diverse you can be in a different climate/ecosystem every hour. The people were friendly everywhere we went, and it seemed that the entire island is one big Targa stage. No traffic to speak of, no police to worry about, and plenty to eat, see and do. Even Hobart and Launceston were pleasantly surprising, and I really don't have a bad word to say about the entire experience. So! Pictures...

Overall we covered 2,975km in 7 days, with no incidents other than the wheel bearing, a crowded (and now broken) shock boot, a tyre rotation and two ride height adjustments.

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1998 Rover Mk VII
2001 Honda CBR 929RR (street)
2014 BMW S1000RR (track)

Anyone who is into cars has to do at least one lap of Tassie during their life. It is a fantastic place. It would be good to take the mini one time...

So who is organising an Ausmini road trip? Haha

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We took Barney down there years ago (when the boat used to run from Sydney) and we had a ball. Did 2000+ km, it rained most days, but it's worth it.

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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'm half of a team organising a Tassie Tour in September next year for the Vic Mini Club.. Sailing down, 4 days of driving officially, but people are more than welcome to stay longer.
Sailing on Saturday 27th Sept 2015.

Let me know if you're interested.

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Matt

There's a Moke tour of Tassie, "Mokin' Downunder", to be held in Tassie in March next year. It will include a week of touring and couple of days of events around Hobart.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian