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[leaky]

Right. Well I have too go to work in a bit so I never did get anything done towards fixing this. I did go out and get a few pics for you all though so you can have a look and tell me what you thinks happened.





Theirs no patches of fluid on the floor. It looks like its right under where the driveshafts go in to the box as well which is bad.





Anyway thats it. Any help from you guys would be cool as I am truly stumped on this one. This isnt something I'v come across before.

Thanks.

[Burnard]

Could it not be a buggered wheel bearing?

[leaky]

Could it not be a buggered wheel bearing?

to be honest I'v never known a wheel baring to go that badly. Not saying its not though. You can come round on Monday if you like Burny if your not doing anything. Could do with a hand fixing it to be honest. You can help fit my dash as well if your up for it.

[1984mini25]

That doesn’t look like a standard mini bolt to me, something’s not right.

[GreaseMonkey]

Is that a spacer between the bottom ball joint and arm?

[briain]

Is that a spacer between the bottom ball joint and arm?

It looks like the bottom ball joint has separated and I presume that a bit of the caliper is the broken metal piece in the picture. If thats all that happened lucky you mine sheared and did quite a bit of damage

[Burnard]

Could it not be a buggered wheel bearing?

to be honest I'v never known a wheel baring to go that badly. Not saying its not though. You can come round on Monday if you like Burny if your not doing anything. Could do with a hand fixing it to be honest. You can help fit my dash as well if your up for it.

Yer, im up for that. I wont be able to leave my house any earlier than 12 though. Got collage in the morning.

Need me to bring any tools? and PM me your address

[leaky]

Could it not be a buggered wheel bearing?

to be honest I'v never known a wheel baring to go that badly. Not saying its not though. You can come round on Monday if you like Burny if your not doing anything. Could do with a hand fixing it to be honest. You can help fit my dash as well if your up for it.

Yer, im up for that. I wont be able to leave my house any earlier than 12 though. Got collage in the morning.

Need me to bring any tools? and PM me your address

Thats fine I dont tend to get out of bed before 11 anyway lol. I'll PM you now.

[leaky]

Right well I think me and burny have sorted out what happened. Their was no split pin in the castle nut and this ended up coming loose, this meant that it was wobbling around a bit to the point where it wore the teeth in the flange out so the drive shaft was just spinning away. Then eventually the whole hub ended up coming off bring the caliper with it. Hence the wheel ending up at some stupid angle. So it wasn't the ball joint after all. Anyway I need to replace the Hub, Flange and caliper. I also bought some split pins today so I don't end up in this problem again. I also need to borrow and torque wrench so I can tighten it all up.

O and this is my dash. Its now pretty much done.









Just need to get it fitted now.

Thanks.

[Bannon]

Right well I think me and burny have sorted out what happened. Their was no split pin in the castle nut and this ended up coming loose, this meant that it was wobbling around a bit to the point where it wore the teeth in the flange out so the drive shaft was just spinning away. Then eventually the whole hub ended up coming off bring the caliper with it. Hence the wheel ending up at some stupid angle. So it wasn't the ball joint after all. Anyway I need to replace the Hub, Flange and caliper. I also bought some split pins today so I don't end up in this problem again. I also need to borrow and torque wrench so I can tighten it all up.

O and this is my dash. Its now pretty much done.









Just need to get it fitted now.

Thanks.

I love the sticker bombing, i might just have to use this idea

[Danny_California]

No need to quote all the pics dude

Lovely little clubman this, I like the grille that's on it now, looks classy but mean at the same time! You want to make sure that split pin does go back in, wouldnt want it coming off on a drive, that could end in tears.

[Burnard]

I think your drive flange ate its own face

The top thread in the hub which holds the caliper on is also stripped, allong with a nice dent in the top of the brearing house. well and truly *******!
Good job you have lots of spare parts.


(you have PM regarding indicators)

[leaky]

Thanks people.

Sticker bombing is catching on in the mini scene at the moment so it seems which can only be a good thing. Nice to new stuff catching on. Even if the dubbers have been doing it for a few years now lol.

I do like the grill thats on it now hence why I'm not getting this one powder coated. Gonna get one of my other ones done. With a badge from roofless put on it. Then I can swap between the 2. I'v been looking at ways of fitting the grill buttons on the clubby so I may do that at some point. Yea defo gonna make sure the split pins back on. Don't want this happening again. I got 2 incase their not one on the other side as well.

Cheers for your help today burny. At least we found out what it was even if the rain stop us getting it all fixed. Shouldn't be to hard now.

[Burnard]

Well atleast we know it isnt the diff which is great.

[leaky]

Yea that lives to be broken another day.