[Mini] Ancient list window decal. A small piece of history.

[Brett Nicholson]

Thanks Andy,

I did change all the synchro rings (genuine), the hub springs and balls and
the selector fork when I rebuilt it last time.  But I will probably change
the synchro rings again while I am in there.

I was warned not to reuse that gear due to the dog teeth wear, but I had no
choice at the time.

Cheers,
Brett Nicholson (bnicho)
Greendale, Victoria, Australia.


On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 7:03 AM Andy Hayward <Andy.Hayward at ntlworld.com>
wrote:

> Hi Brett,
>             If my memory is telling me the truth, the 2nd gear jumping-out
> problem is probably due to the synchro rings, I advise you to get these and
> change them at the same time as it may well be the gear itself is not at
> fault (though is best changed if the gearbox is opened).
>
> Regards, Andy.
>
>
>
> On 14/08/2019 01:43, Brett Nicholson wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The list is very, very quiet.  I think because there are so many FB groups
> out there now.  I recall the days when there were 200 odd messages and I
> struggled to read them all.
>
> The new house is great, but still so much to do outside and in the
> workshop. It's a bit like a Mini project, it never seems to end.
>
> Right now it's the coldest part of the year here in Australia.  We had
> snow on the weekend, which is quite rare. The Mini and Moke and tucked up
> for the winter, but I have had my old Land Rover Series 3 out a couple of
> times.
>
> The Mini (1966 Mk1 Austin Super-Deluxe 850cc) has a big oil leak I need to
> sort.  I suspect it's a diff seal.
>
> The 1971 Moke is jumping out of second gear. When I rebuilt the engine and
> gearbox a few years ago the dog teeth on second gear looked a bit dodgy.
> At the time I could not source a new DAM6240 wide ratio A+ second gear for
> love nor money.  So I had to reuse it.  Guess what?  It started jumping out
> of second gear within a few months.  The part has now become available new,
> so I bought one. I really cannot be bothered tearing it all down to change
> it. It's been like that for about 6,000 miles, so it can wait a few more!
>
> My 1965 Mini Traveller project is sleeping in a shipping contained, where
> it has been stored for the last four years while the new workshop and house
> was built. In the spring I will drag it to the workshop.
>
> On a sort-of Mini related front, a couple of years ago I bought a 1966 BMC
> Mini Tractor very cheap.  These have an A-series 948cc Diesel engine.  With
> a whole 21hp it's no rocketship.  But it does make me wonder what would
> happen if I turbo'd it using MG Metro bits and gave the injector pump a
> tweak.  I guess I would probably end up with Mini 850 levels of power for a
> short time until it blew up :P
>
> Cheers,
> Brett Nicholson (bnicho)
> Greendale, Victoria, Australia.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 8:34 PM Richard Porter <ricp at minijem.plus.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 13 Aug 2019 John Lieberman  wrote:
>>
>> > Wow!  That's an oldie, alright.  It's really a shame that activity on
>> > this list has dwindled to the point that it is now.  Hope you enjoy your
>> > new place!
>>
>> I've still got that on my SSD. We really need to switch to facebook
>> messenger or whatsapp.
>>
>> --
>> Richard Porter                      http://www.minijem.plus.com/
>> t: @westernexplorer                 mailto:ricp at minijem.plus.com
>> I don't want a "user experience" - I just want stuff that works.
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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@nicho.id.au
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________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/andy.hayward@ntlworld.com
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mini-list/attachments/20190815/63c7d49d/attachment.html>