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 3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
22nd Sep, 2007 at 08:34:34pm
Ok fitted some hi lo's to a g reg mini and i cant get the passenger side to lower ? Am using new lowerd type gaz shocks on front and using the donuts off the car, the hi lo is wound right in on passenger side yet i can get 4 fingers in between tyre and body but on drivers side the hi lo is wound half out and i got 2 and half finger gap neither side is resting on the bump stops and i get full travel on the damper ? Is there an easier way mf doing this ?
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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22nd Sep, 2007 at 09:52:47pm
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 2645 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
22nd Sep, 2007 at 10:16:02pm
As Gav said, also is one of the Knuckle joints more warn than the other?? Have seen cars in the past sittin on the piss where one side has warn thru the plastic liner?
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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 09:34:47am
If they are old cones they may have deteriated to different levels. Also old cones can have a habbit of not going fully home on the seat on the HiLos as it's a larger diameter than the trumpets they came off.
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 02:25:35pm
cheers, never encountered this problem before :( is there any tips on getting the donuts out of the subby without pulling it to bits ?
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 04:43:14pm
It's not possible so don't waste time trying ... best tip I can give!
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 04:51:56pm
yeah thats what i thought when i had it up on the jack :( hence cutting corners and leaving them in !
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 05:43:57pm
It's approx 3:1
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 06:12:14pm
yeah no sweat, its Tuks Tuks 1Ltr mini, will pop the top arms off then replace the donuts, fingers crossed.
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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715 Posts Member #: 1381 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 09:11:46pm
Richie, I was working on a pair of Hi-Lo's yesterday. They were corroded to the rubber donuts, finally got them free and I have dismantled the units for a re furb.
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 09:15:26pm
Good call danboy ..... why have I never thought to measure the thread pitch .. lol Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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Site Admin  15302 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 09:16:16pm
My money is on the knuckle joints TBH, seen this many times, the gaiter splits or pops off allowing shite in, then the joint wears out rapidly.
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
23rd Sep, 2007 at 09:45:07pm
the plastic cups on the top arms Tom? Dan, i did copperslip the shit out of em to make sure they didnt bond up etc etc. before we started the stock trumpets were fitted and there was a clear drop on the drivers side, reckon i will get some plastic cups for the top arms (cant be expensive) then change the donuts and see where we go.
Edited by Richie on 23rd Sep, 2007.
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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 2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
24th Sep, 2007 at 08:04:26am
Well if it was down before you started then it's the cups (in the top arms yes). IIRC there are two types of knuckle joints (or maybe some are non-genuine) giving different heights. I know the ones I put in made the car waaaay higher than the ones that came out. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
naeJ m !!!!!!sdrawkcab si gnihtyreve ?droabyekym ot deneppah sah tahw ayhwdd |
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 6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
24th Sep, 2007 at 08:55:39am
also, if your using minisport adjustarides, they use knuckles with a wider shank than std "Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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 53 Posts Member #: 1675 Advanced Member |
24th Sep, 2007 at 11:33:10am
My car seems to have issues with richie |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
24th Sep, 2007 at 12:12:30pm
On 24th of Sep, 2007 at 11:33am tuktuk said:
My car seems to have issues with richie  nothing goes smoothly...  What has Richie done to upset your car?????? 
There are definately at least two lengths of knuckle as the MPi cars had a much thicker (maybe and extra 3mm or so) shoulder than the older type. If anybody knows where I can get a pair of the MPi type from please let me know as I can't locate anybody with them in stock! Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
24th Sep, 2007 at 12:27:21pm
There is a spacer that goes between the knuckle and the trumpet that lifts the suspension an inch (on the front) possibly making it the same as an "MPi KNuckle joint"? Can't find it now that I am looking for it though. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
naeJ m !!!!!!sdrawkcab si gnihtyreve ?droabyekym ot deneppah sah tahw ayhwdd |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
24th Sep, 2007 at 12:30:45pm
Jay, seen the spacers but on Candice's MPi it is in the shoulder, not a spacer.
Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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940 Posts Member #: 1424 Post Whore Carnforth, Lancs |
24th Sep, 2007 at 12:52:56pm
Later knuckle joint:
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2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
24th Sep, 2007 at 02:36:18pm
Yes but I think that is different again from the MPi one. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
naeJ m !!!!!!sdrawkcab si gnihtyreve ?droabyekym ot deneppah sah tahw ayhwdd |
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3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
30th Sep, 2007 at 09:05:19pm
Tuk Tuk got it sortid, a couple of lads got it on the ramps and noticed that one hi lo had come out of alignment DOE, would seem i was the butt of their jokes :) the car still needs leveling Tom showed me it was still slightly lower on the drivers side. but at least its 99% sortid.
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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