In article , Andrew
wrote:
On 03/03/2020 20:03, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 03/03/2020 11:21, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , 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.


I know I wrote my 1963 mini 850 off in 1970 and built it into another
body shell when I was 17....best thing that ever happened as being a
good mechanic has saved me a fortune over the last 50 years......OMG
the memories....rubber suspension units requiring a compressor stupid
engine above the gearbox with idling gear bearings that used to
go....rotten rear subframe ..engine tie bar rubber problems etc etc
,,,,

ENORMOUS socket set needed to work on the lower front ball joints, which
to be fair could be unscrewed and fixed with a repair kit and new shims.

Most people used a geordie spanner to tighten them.

Is that similar to a 'birmingham screwdriver'?

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