Got extremely pi**ed off 
Put the passenger side suspension back together with new doughnut, knuckle, rebound rubber and damper, Cleaned up, shifted all the vehicles around so I could get the Mini out for a rest drive expecting a lovely smooth jitter free ride - but it drove very strangely. Steering wheel was off centre and an almighty tyre squeal on left handers. Parked up back home and had a look round, the passenger side was fine (if a bit high) but the drivers side was on the bump stop- so back in the garage for a look. Once the wheel was off I peered in and up inside the tower, somehow the doughnut had got itself almost on its side and the cone was wedged in tight. Managed to get the upper ball joint seperated but there was still a lot of tension on the spring - nothing for it but to get the crocodile saw out and cut the ally cone - my it went with a bang. Upshot is the doughnut is knackered as the seating ring for the cone is crushed and the welded on nut broke off when I cut the cone. Just managed to get another ordered from Minispares before they closed but It will be a trip to M&M's to get a replacement cone tomorrow.
cant understand how it happened 
Edited by panky, 09 August 2017 - 06:05 PM.