From john.bullas at gmail.com Mon Nov 1 07:43:05 2010 From: john.bullas at gmail.com (Dr John C Bullas) Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:43:05 +0000 Subject: [Mini] ADMIN: spammer on mini-list Message-ID: I trust several of you complained JB =========== Hello, Thank you for reaching out to us and making us aware of this situation. The user's account has been suspended and is pending further investigation. We confirm that you have been removed from the list. Regards, Pam MailChimp.com / Client Services Online training: http://www.mailchimp.com/support/webinars/ ===QUOTED MESSAGE========= Subject: MailChimp Compliance: Mailchimp.com Direct Abuse Complaint CampaignID: mailchimp7f7467c60f6ee98d22bafb0d0.abf0364e44 Name: Dr J C Bullas Email: JOHN.BULLAS at GMAIL.COM Comments: spamming to harvested email addresses from a discussion group -- =========================== http://uk.linkedin.com/in/drjohnbullas From steve at stevedix.de Wed Nov 3 03:58:25 2010 From: steve at stevedix.de (steve at stevedix.de) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:58:25 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Mini] Unbelievable...! Message-ID: <741692775.403446.1288781906074.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxltgw04.schlund.de> BMW has FINALLY woken up to the fact that the classic Mini was a small car. B This has surfaced on a German website : B http://img2.auto-motor-und-sport.de/Mini-City-f498x333-F4F4F2-C-ef9e3073-4232 92.jpg B B B -- steve at stevedix.de From ricp at minijem.plus.com Wed Nov 3 04:10:21 2010 From: ricp at minijem.plus.com (Richard Porter) Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:10:21 GMT Subject: [Mini] [minElist] Unbelievable...! In-Reply-To: <741692775.403446.1288781906074.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxltgw04.schlund.de> References: <741692775.403446.1288781906074.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxltgw04.schlund.de> Message-ID: <75a1577051.ricp@user.minijem.plus.com> On 3 Nov 2010 steve at stevedix.de wrote: > BMW has FINALLY woken up to the fact that the classic Mini was a small car. > > This has surfaced on a German website : > > http://img2.auto-motor-und-sport.de/Mini-City-f498x333-F4F4F2-C-ef9e30 > 73-423292.jpg Crap web site. That jpeg downloads as a text file so they've got the content-type wrong. Pillocks! -- Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/ mailto:ricp at minijem.plus.com I don't want a user experience. I just want stuff that works. From john.bullas at gmail.com Sun Nov 7 08:48:39 2010 From: john.bullas at gmail.com (Dr John C Bullas) Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 15:48:39 +0000 Subject: [Mini] UK: use of MTB Slime in car tyres, source of vacuum hose terminations Message-ID: Firstly, anyone used mountain bike SLIME in car tyres? as I have a leaky rim to try and sort out Secondly, who sells the terminations for vacuum hose to fit the hose to the back of a vacuum gauge? Help and advice most appreciated FB -- =========================== http://uk.linkedin.com/in/drjohnbullas From joe at bcdef.net Sun Nov 7 09:51:48 2010 From: joe at bcdef.net (Joe Barbera) Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:51:48 -0500 Subject: [Mini] UK: use of MTB Slime in car tyres, source of vacuum hose terminations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3E3A6FBD-E5C7-4C7D-99CA-003FC67DA75B@bcdef.net> I have used it in my Elise and it does work On Nov 7, 2010, at 10:48 am, Dr John C Bullas wrote: > Firstly, anyone used mountain bike SLIME in car tyres? as I have a > leaky rim to try and sort out > > Secondly, who sells the terminations for vacuum hose to fit the hose > to the back of a vacuum gauge? > > Help and advice most appreciated > > FB > > -- > =========================== > http://uk.linkedin.com/in/drjohnbullas > _______________________________________________ > Mini-list at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mini-list/joe at bcdef.net From millerls at ado13.com Thu Nov 11 15:02:23 2010 From: millerls at ado13.com (Larry & Sandi Miller) Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:02:23 -0800 Subject: [Mini] Primary Gear Oil Seal Message-ID: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> Any hints on installing the Primary Gear Oil Seal without the special service tools listed in the manual? I've already destroyed one seal in a mis-guided attempt to install it. I tried with the seal already installed in the housing. The engine is out of the car. TIA Larry From tom at carrott.org Thu Nov 11 15:57:28 2010 From: tom at carrott.org (tom at carrott.org) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:57:28 +1300 (NZDT) Subject: [Mini] Primary Gear Oil Seal In-Reply-To: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> References: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> Message-ID: <20495.202.37.75.130.1289516248.squirrel@carrott.org> On Fri, November 12, 2010 11:02 am, Larry & Sandi Miller wrote: > Any hints on installing the Primary Gear Oil Seal without the special > service > tools listed in the manual? > > I've already destroyed one seal in a mis-guided attempt to install it. I > tried > with the seal already installed in the housing. Wrap the spline with electrical tap and especially make a ramp between the spline and the sealing surface on the primary gear. Wrap the tape in the right direction so the overlaps don't interfere with the seal. Grease the tape. You can tap the seal in with a punch. Use lots of small blows around the circumference. I made an installation tool. I don't remember all the details but I recall the outer race of a differential bearing was the right size to press the seal. You just have to arrange for the flywheel bolt to push on it. I used a plate which the flywheel bolt passes through and welded rods of the right length between it and the pressing ring. To use, you push the seal into place by hand (with the tape and the grease to protect it), put the installation tool on top and screw in the flywheel bolt which pushes the tool which pushes the seal. From ricp at minijem.plus.com Thu Nov 11 16:06:46 2010 From: ricp at minijem.plus.com (Richard Porter) Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:06:46 GMT Subject: [Mini] Primary Gear Oil Seal In-Reply-To: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> References: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> Message-ID: <8ce8b77451.ricp@user.minijem.plus.com> On 11 Nov 2010 Larry & Sandi Miller wrote: > Any hints on installing the Primary Gear Oil Seal without the special > service tools listed in the manual? > I've already destroyed one seal in a mis-guided attempt to install it. > I tried with the seal already installed in the housing. > The engine is out of the car. OK. Assuming you've got the flywheel off, you can get the old seal off by pulling the primary gear out with a puller. I use the centre of an old clutch plate held on with a jubilee clip, and hook the claws of the puller onto that. Leave the brass ring on the crankshaft. Put some pvc tape round the teeth of the primary gear so that you don't damage the new oil seal (it's not a bad idea to tape up the splines too). Replace the primary gear plus oil seal onto the crankshaft. Keep the seal on the smooth bit of the PG as far as possible. You should be able to press the seal into place, or if necessary tap it in carefully with a suitable drift around the outside. Be careful not to push it too far through the hole! Remove the tape and refit the remaining bits and pieces. Voil`. If you have taken the clutch housing off altogether then it's straightforward to fit the oil seal (use a flat bit of wood to knock it in flush with the housing), but protect the teeth of the PG as above when you refit the clutch housing. Alternatively, carefully locate the PG in the clutch housing and refit both together. -- Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/ mailto:ricp at minijem.plus.com I don't want a user experience. I just want stuff that works. From brett at nicho.id.au Thu Nov 11 16:25:53 2010 From: brett at nicho.id.au (Brett Nicholson) Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:25:53 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Mini] Primary Gear Oil Seal In-Reply-To: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> Message-ID: <855766.95339.qm@web51304.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hi, I use a length of thick-walled exhaust pipe about 2 or 2 1/4 inches in diamater (even better with a flared end) and a square metal plate about 2.5 x 2.5 inches with a hole in the middle. - Run some electrical tape or similar around the teeth for the clutch plate to protect the seal from damage. - Slide the seal over the taped-over teeth into position. - Slide the exhaust tube over the taped-up teeth so it's positioned to press against the seal. - Insert the flywheel bolt through the metal plate and insert the bolt in the end of the crank. - Turn the flywheel bolt slowly and it should push the seal into the housing nice an square. You might have to support the seal by hand at first. As an aside, I use a small two-legged puller to gently remove the primary gear complete with seal when changing the seal in the car. Cheers, Brett Nicholson Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. --- On Fri, 12/11/10, Larry & Sandi Miller wrote: From: Larry & Sandi Miller Subject: [Mini] Primary Gear Oil Seal To: "Mini-List Mini-List" Received: Friday, 12 November, 2010, 9:02 AM Any hints on installing the Primary Gear Oil Seal without the special service tools listed in the manual? I've already destroyed one seal in a mis-guided attempt to install it. I tried with the seal already installed in the housing. The engine is out of the car. TIA Larry _______________________________________________ Mini-list at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mini-list/brett at nicho.id.au From ricp at minijem.plus.com Thu Nov 11 17:19:50 2010 From: ricp at minijem.plus.com (Richard Porter) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:19:50 GMT Subject: [Mini] Primary Gear Oil Seal In-Reply-To: <8ce8b77451.ricp@user.minijem.plus.com> References: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> <8ce8b77451.ricp@user.minijem.plus.com> Message-ID: <1999be7451.ricp@user.minijem.plus.com> On 11 Nov 2010 Richard Porter wrote: > Put some pvc tape round the teeth of the primary gear .... Oops. Yes the gear is on the inside so you need to tape up the splines, not the gear teeth. -- Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/ mailto:ricp at minijem.plus.com I don't want a user experience. I just want stuff that works. From john.bullas at gmail.com Fri Nov 12 06:09:26 2010 From: john.bullas at gmail.com (Dr John C Bullas) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:09:26 +0000 Subject: [Mini] Primary Gear Oil Seal In-Reply-To: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> References: <7D961599-5437-43F4-8DBF-2111521770CA@ado13.com> Message-ID: "JUST LIKE HE SAYS...".... the tape should be wound from the block outwards so it presents a smooth "drop" to the lips of the oil seal if you can source a short section of metal pipe the same diameter as the bit of oil seal that needs pushing in all the better - this would emulate the genuine service tool here: http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=36654&title= Two - part primary gear oil seal tool, (known as clutch seal tool). It includes the sleeve that slides over the primary gear to protect the seal membrane on the gear splines, plus the outer body that pushes the seal home square. This is achieved by using the flywheel bolt in the end and tightening. JB On 11 November 2010 22:02, Larry & Sandi Miller wrote: > Any hints on installing the Primary Gear Oil Seal without the special service > tools listed in the manual? > > I've already destroyed one seal in a mis-guided attempt to install it. I tried > with the seal already installed in the housing. > > The engine is out of the car. > > TIA > Larry > _______________________________________________ > Mini-list at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mini-list/john.bullas at gmail.com > > -- =========================== http://uk.linkedin.com/in/drjohnbullas