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| Dec 1, 2017 08:51AM | malsal | |
| Dec 1, 2017 06:03AM | CooperTune | |
| Nov 29, 2017 07:55PM | malsal | |
| Nov 29, 2017 06:18PM | Tegski | Edited: Nov 29, 2017 06:20PM |
| Nov 29, 2017 04:51PM | minibitz | |
| Nov 29, 2017 12:34PM | Tegski | |
| Apr 27, 2016 04:55PM | Spitz | Edited: Apr 27, 2016 04:56PM |
| Apr 27, 2016 12:38PM | mur | |
| Apr 27, 2016 11:24AM | Spitz | |
| Apr 27, 2016 08:08AM | malsal | Edited: Apr 27, 2016 08:15AM |
| Apr 24, 2016 06:57AM | 6464 | |
| Apr 24, 2016 04:47AM | mur | |
| Apr 24, 2016 03:01AM | CheerzM8 |
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He is installing Hi Lo's so he can just cut the old trumpet if he needs to. If he does not want to do that an ac re charge is not out of the question as the system only takes around one can of freon or so.
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I think he wants to remove the upper bolts to allow access with spring compressor. I have worked on one where the dryer mounts directly over the RH bolt and has alloy pipes not hoses. If I recall it was a later car as well. Steve (CTR)
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Originally Posted by Tegski
That was my thinking - was not going to attempt to move the aircon bits as could see it all going downhill fast!
Perhaps there is enough room for the hi-lo trumpet to be shortened to access from below...?
Guess I'll find out shortly
Back cones done - front to go.
Perhaps there is enough room for the hi-lo trumpet to be shortened to access from below...?
Guess I'll find out shortly
Back cones done - front to go.FWIW on injection JDM Mini's i have loosened up the bracket and move the drier over and managed to loosen the tower bolt.
Earlier JDM carbed Mini's usually have the drier in a different place.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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That was my thinking - was not going to attempt to move the aircon bits as could see it all going downhill fast!Perhaps there is enough room for the hi-lo trumpet to be shortened to access from below...?
Guess I'll find out shortly
Back cones done - front to go.
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Best to take the drier off. On JDM minis the drier is right above the subframe tower bolt. You can loosen the bracket connecting the dryer to the pedal box and try and move it out the way, but I would say there is a 50/50 chance if busting an alloy pipe in the process.
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Hi
Looking at doing same job on son’s 1998 jdm Mayfair.
Did you find a solution or have to degas aircon?
Thanks
Looking at doing same job on son’s 1998 jdm Mayfair.
Did you find a solution or have to degas aircon?
Thanks
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That must be a later than 90 car...mine did not have that thingamajig in that spot
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It is not easy when the receiver dryer is right there.
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Cheerz....let us know how you got on with this.
I've done just what malsal has done on my Jap spec MINI with AC ( change rack ). I don't recall having to remove anything other than the wiper motor cover to loosen the large bolt .
I've done just what malsal has done on my Jap spec MINI with AC ( change rack ). I don't recall having to remove anything other than the wiper motor cover to loosen the large bolt .
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Originally Posted by CheerzM8
I've recently picked up a JDM spec Mini, and have to change out the front suspension rubber cones and trumpets. When working on the right hand side, do I need to completely remove the air conditioner drier/ receiver, in order to access the sub-frame tower bolt? Or is there a way to just move it out of the way without disconnecting it?
On one occasion due to the cone thread not being lined up and pretty buggered up when i did finally get it loose (thanks to the previous owner) i was able to loosen up the front arm and not remove it completely but it would depend on how collapsed the cone was and if you want to save the trumpets. If you install Hi Lo's you can just cut the aluminium trumpet and pull the rubber donut out.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
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cones and trumpets can be changed from the wheel well by taking the top arm off. The only bolt that will need to be accessed from the engine bay is the 1/4 bolt on the other side of the threaded rod. I used a long extensions about 20 inches with a universal at the end then the socket. it fits just above the flywheel cover. I don't know if anything or everything is in the way for you. It will be tight.
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It is pretty tight in there on the late cars. Have you tried loosening the mounts to sneak a socket into position? Since it is just suspension work, you can remove the upper arm to pull the hardware above it out, so you could do that part of the job without removing the tower bolt. That does not solve the problems of the rubber subframe mounts that should be changed out to hard items, but you could do the rest of the car and then do that tower when you need to service the AC.
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I've recently picked up a JDM spec Mini, and have to change out the front suspension rubber cones and trumpets. When working on the right hand side, do I need to completely remove the air conditioner drier/ receiver, in order to access the sub-frame tower bolt? Or is there a way to just move it out of the way without disconnecting it?
