Big job? (for a novice mechanic armed with Haynes manual)
General purpose grease or anything special?
David
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A tricky job rather than a big job. You have to support the engine on a jack as the engine mounting is on the cover. Small hands are a bonus for this job. standard grease
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Hi David,
hope your car is continuing to improve. Here's my mini 30. (I'm not a learner anymore, the photo was taken a year or so ago)
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Hurray! My carpets are dry & clean again! I'll be putting them back in soon so my car will be back to its former glory! Hope David's dried out OK!
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Mini is drying (though after a lot of swearing trying to get the footwell soundproofing out) but I need more help with the clutch issue.
Armed with my Haynes manual, a healty selection of tools and a little fear I started to try and get the clutch cover off. I eventually got all the ancilliary systems off or out of the way but I ran into two questions.
1. The 'bolt' holding the hydraulic piston to the lever, which moves the shaft in and out (cant remember the correct terms) won't come out. I got the split pin out but I can't push out the bolt. It pushes out from behind but there's not enough room to get a mallet at it. I've tried tapping it with a vice grips but it won't budge - any tips.
2.With the car jacked up and the engine supported your mean to remove the bolts tieing the engine to the subframe. As far as I can see, there are two ways of doing this. The engine appears have a sort of bushing between it and the subframe. I can either remove the nut and bolt holding the bushing to the subframe or I think I can remove two bolts holding the engine to the bushing. I think the latter is the way to go as I don't have to try and fiddle with a nut buried behind the clutch cover. Anyone have any thought's tips.
For those of you coming late: car got flooded, changed oil, cleand fuel system, got engine running, drove around block.
Day or two later: engine still runs but cannot select gears with engine running.
Can select with engine off.
Pedal appears to run full travel but shaft on clutch(Verto) doesn't appear to got to the stop.
Oil is once again emulsified with water.
David
Armed with my Haynes manual, a healty selection of tools and a little fear I started to try and get the clutch cover off. I eventually got all the ancilliary systems off or out of the way but I ran into two questions.
1. The 'bolt' holding the hydraulic piston to the lever, which moves the shaft in and out (cant remember the correct terms) won't come out. I got the split pin out but I can't push out the bolt. It pushes out from behind but there's not enough room to get a mallet at it. I've tried tapping it with a vice grips but it won't budge - any tips.
2.With the car jacked up and the engine supported your mean to remove the bolts tieing the engine to the subframe. As far as I can see, there are two ways of doing this. The engine appears have a sort of bushing between it and the subframe. I can either remove the nut and bolt holding the bushing to the subframe or I think I can remove two bolts holding the engine to the bushing. I think the latter is the way to go as I don't have to try and fiddle with a nut buried behind the clutch cover. Anyone have any thought's tips.
For those of you coming late: car got flooded, changed oil, cleand fuel system, got engine running, drove around block.
Day or two later: engine still runs but cannot select gears with engine running.
Can select with engine off.
Pedal appears to run full travel but shaft on clutch(Verto) doesn't appear to got to the stop.
Oil is once again emulsified with water.
David
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