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[backstreetclassics]

thats not to bad steering racks not the most expencive thing and not to hard to change

[tedmcedd]

thats not to bad steering racks not the most expencive thing and not to hard to change

ha! yeah, not hard at all!

glad you have decided to keep the mini again!

[blacktulip]

thats not to bad steering racks not the most expencive thing and not to hard to change

ha! yeah, not hard at all!

glad you have decided to keep the mini again!

lol again i hear!! i can change it if i can find somewhere to do it, a soggy garden dont really cut it lol

[blacktulip]

im not sure if my rack has gone, i found my steering wheel to be loose i took it round the block and it seems to be ok now.

[GreaseMonkey]

A nice quick fix then

[blacktulip]

all isnt ok, still getting a wobbly ride. there doesnt seem to be any play in the rack though im getting a funny side to side wobble whilst going at around 10mph. hopefully when i change the brakes and bushes over it will cure it.

[blacktulip]

i had the mini jacked up again today for another inspection, i found slight play in the passenger side lower ball joint. my tie rod bushes are very perished too. so this sunday im going to tackle the whole lot, changing the brakes front and back, new brake hoses, track rod ends, tie bar bushes and put my new wheels on too.

oh, and i found a bonus in my boot... my spare wheel is a cooper 's' reverse rim wheel

Edited by blacktulip, 12 March 2009 - 09:19 PM.

[tedmcedd]

are you putting your 'S' brakes on then?? hopefully changing all your bushes and bearings you'll sort it out!

[blacktulip]

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been doing some preperations today for the change over. i took the first caliper off and it has siezed up on both pistons. the 2nd one has only siezed on one piston. im not too sure what to do about it. ive heard that overhauling the seals can be dangerous. this is one area that im not willing to take a chance on. i might have to get some nice 4 pots.

[analogue_radio]

Why can it be dangerous? I gave my front disc & calipers a refurb, new pistons, seals etc..

[blacktulip]

ive heard there is a risk of the seals falling out?

[analogue_radio]

Not if it's done properly.. depends how corroded your calipers are though I guess! mine weren't too bad.. but the lip where the top seal sits can often corrode and then cause the seal to pop out because it isn't firmly in.

[blacktulip]

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today i took the mini into my garden seen as it was a lovely day and got a few bits done. the rear rakes are now changed to the spacered type plus new studs. as for the fronts, i couldnt do the discs due to reasons above but the alloys do fit on the standard set up, i need to find out if there would be any problems driving it like this due to the rears being 1" wider on each side. so for now its staying put.

i also took the time to fit my new stainless overiders, plus polished up the front a bit. it looks so much better like this IMO. next job other than the brakes is to look at evening the ride height out and some new dampers.

for the first time for ages i actually got a good day to do stuff, i could have carried on for hours. felt really good getting hands on.

[Whatty]

Wow - a Mini in Black Tulip

That takes me back, my first car was a '73 Mini 1000 in Black Tulip. My Mother bought it in 1982 from a local school teacher who'd bought it new in Northern Ireland with the reg AIB **** . The teacher recorded every petrol fill up, journey and service in school exercise books (each to his own I guess). Ma then gave it to me when I passed my test in '84 and I then thrashed it around Norfolk for two years before upgrading to a 1.1 Golf ( how much more modern did that feel!) My younger brother then took over the Black Tulip for six months before putting it into a ditch one night near the Lotus Cars factory and that was the end of her........Did sell the registration for more than we paid for the car so it wasn't all bad.

I have no idea why I'm telling you this but your car just brought back a lot of memories of some great times including Caroline T. - but thats another story altogether.

Thanks for the memories and good luck with your project.

[blacktulip]

i bought some brand new gaz lowered dampers. still on the look out for some alloy calipers. i might just buy new ones instead.