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NCA 2008 Report

Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
What can transform a peaceful sylvan lawn in Gold Country into a carnival overnight? The annual Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party of course! Those who were there got to see first hand all the eye candy, but for those who were not, the Mini's ranged from an electric Moke to a VTEC powered Classic, to Randy Steven's tricked out CVT to Robert Holt’s Purple Haze convertible to three full on Mini race cars: my sprint car, Jacques Andres' enduro car and Eric and Colin Herricks's rally car, and many in between.
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Race Report -USTCC

Infineon Raceway, April 11, 2008.
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
My Mini has a new setup for this race. Speed parts from my sponsor Mini Mania have been added by my sponsor Bay Bridge Motors and USTCC sponsor Nitto has provided four brand new NT 01 tires. This will be my first official race with the US Touring Car Championship and I look forward to hitting the grid with more horsepower and quicker lap times.
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MINI Clubman Review

Published: 21st April 2008
The new MINI was launched in 2001, to much acclaim. Although bigger than the original Mini, what it lacked in rear legroom, it made up for in unusual styling and a vast array of personalisation elements, much loved by a local estate agent.

The MINI Clubman has the same raft of options but its main benefit is the extra length, which should make rear passengers happier.
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Trailing Arm Bearing Removal
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Trailing Arm Bearing Removal

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May-05-2008 04:36PM mini_fly   838282
May-05-2008 06:54AM xcc_rider   838161
May-05-2008 02:40AM Charlie_Croker   838124
May-04-2008 05:05PM mini_fly   838095
May-04-2008 04:24PM zip-tph   838081
May-04-2008 02:33PM mini_fly   838054
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mini_fly
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Posted: May-05-2008 04:36PM Reply

Thanks Dan and Cosimo,

I think I'll use a 1/2" ready rod to pull the bearing and bushing into place.

I also think I'll install and size the bushing before I install the bearing just to keep it from getting contaminated.

Henry

xcc_rider
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Posted: May-05-2008 06:54AM Reply
I tried the bearing puller with no luck and had to grind the shell, split it and pull it out that way just like you did.  I also broke a 1/4" rod trying to press in the new bearing and had to go to 3/8" for added strength.  dan

"I don't know much, but what I do know I know little of "

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Posted: May-05-2008 02:40AM Reply

just drift the brass bearing through and out the other side.. the whole piece will come out with the grease tube and the roller bearing... easy peasy!! I have a hundred or more this way..

Cheers,

 Cosimo  

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mini_fly
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Posted: May-04-2008 05:05PM Reply

Thanks for the tip Zip!

I ended up taking a die grinder to it and carefully split the race.  A few hits with a punch and it pried out very nicely.

It appears that the bearing does sit against a lip.  That is why I could not get much meat on it with the punch.

I found the size the bushing is supposed to be bored to in the old yellow Haynes.  Funny that they don't print that stuff in the newer editions.

Any suggestions around getting it to size?  I have heard using a brake cylinder hone.  I am going to see if I can borrow a reamer from work and use it.  I am just wondering if I may need a couple sizes to get down to 0.8125".  It looks to be about 0.805" when I squeeze it together.  I'm just not sure what the range of a typical reamer is.

Henry

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Posted: May-04-2008 04:24PM Reply

What worked for me was a "blind bearing puller". Kind of an expandable arbor designed to be used with a slide hammer. I bought a cheap (30 bucks or so) set at Harbor Frieght. Didn't bother with the slide hammer... Just insert the arbor, expand it, and give it a good whack with a drift from the back side.

And if the bushing is giving anyone a hard time (like mine) tapping it to 7/8-14 (UNF) lets you thread in a bolt and whack that out too.

 

mini_fly
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Posted: May-04-2008 02:33PM Reply

I'm in the process of rebuilding a trailing arm and I am having trouble getting the bearing out.

The bushing came out easily as expected but the bearing does not want to budge.

I'm using a long punch and a BFH but all I am succeeding in doing is removing a lot of grease from the arm.

Can anyone tell me if the bearing sits against a lip in the arm?  My punch does not seem to be getting a good bite on the bearing and there is still way too much grease in there to see anything.

Thanks,

Henry

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