On 03/03/2020 16:32, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Bob Eager wrote:
On Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:44:48 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

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Bob Eager wrote:
On Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:21:24 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

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Harry Bloomfield wrote:
I used to tinker with my Mini 50 years ago and mostly made a mess
of it, so I gave up.

They never came any simpler, than a mini.

Mini wasn't that simple a car to work on. Compared to say a Morris
Minor.

Apart from changing the brake master cylinder, as I recall.

True. ;-)

I changed that for a 1952 Series I Land Rover. I did the front UJ seals
on that. The harder one was the clutch change - single handed.

Very heavy box?

Easiest clutch change I ever did on a RWD was a Mk1 Escort. Finished
before elevenses. ;-)

But the Triumph 1300 FWD took the biscuit. All done from inside the car
without removing the box or engine.


My MArk 1 Astra estate allowed for that.
After removing the front nearside wheel and the
inner wheelarch cover, a plate couldbe removed
from under the bell housing and three special clips
used to hold the pressure plate off. The splined
shaft could then be withdrawn through the wheelarch
and with the plugs removed you could turn the
pressure plate around and remove the bolts holding it
to the flywheel.

Pressure plate could then be dropped out below.
Probably similar to the way the Triumph allowed.