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which bit do you need a photo of? happy to pull mine apart for a few pics, although behind the speedo is a bit bleedin tricky :D
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Alex wrote:Today would probably be good Mark ;D that is a brilliant response ;D ;D ;D
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I used to have an old mini that failed an mot on all 4 UJ's, every time you put it in gear in clunked, had done it for years but no mot picked it up until i moved house and changed garage. took them apart and on some of them there was the inner cross piece's, the outer buckets but no roller bearings, you could grab the drive shafts and turn then quite a way, been driving like it for at least 3 years, the clunking was the slack being taken up :) in past experience i would say you should be fine but thats only my choice, up to you really. if dont put full power through i would guess you should be ok, but up to you really. rich
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make sure the belt is not too tight......
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One thing i remember from my old mini, similar starter motor, was that when it had a problem similar to what you describe, i found by spraying liberal WD40 on the shaft that the gear slides up and down, it made a difference and help engage properly, if i took it off the gear was quite slow at moving my end and did not spin back to the start position very quickly, lots of WD after a clean up worked, not brilliant solution and i had to keep doing it every few months but kept it working until i sold it ;D are the teeth on the gear in good condition or have they wore down too far? rich
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right, just been out to the car, couldnt wait till 2moro, have also been looking at replacement parts and it looks like i do have a spacer, but it is corroded to the main starter body so looks like one piece :) as a rough guide i would say it is about 8-10mm wide, i can get a better measurement in the morning when its light enough to find my vernier and measure it for you. rich
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No problem, am sure i dont have one on mine, just checked on rimmer bros website though and it does show one, either mine is missing or i really should pay more attention when rebuilding my car :D will have to get the bonnet up in the morning and have a nose :) rich
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I have either not been paying attention when removing mine or it has not got one, as far as i can remember mine has no spacer, just the hole it bolts to and the motor itself? rich
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I fitted one to mine, bought a T piece and pipe from my local mini shop as the threads are the same, really easy to fit but as others have said, you do watch then all the time, nice to know the pressure is good but can't stop watching it! Rich