On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:34:27 +0100, Rob Morley 
said in <20080930203427.01d7062b@bluemoon>:

>It shouldn't be, but they have a tendency to sag with age.  Check the
>knuckle joints are OK, and the trumpets haven't been cut down (a
>popular mod in its time).  If they're OK you need to either replace the
>cones to restore the original ride height, or fit some HiLos so you can
>adjust it.

Usual one is the suspension knuckles, or actually just the plastic
cups, but you buy the assembly because the ball end is usually
knackered as well.

Guy
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On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:19:17 +0100, Rob Morley 
said in <20081001001917.267426fc@bluemoon>:

>Once the cup is gone the ball grinds against the suspension arm with
>considerable force - leave it for long and it can wear away the recess
>that the cup fits in so a replacement cup isn't properly supported and
>wears rapidly or breaks up.  Not totally off-topic - the weird
>suspension was designed by one Alex Moulton.

I know this; I think there used to be a bodge with something called
liquid metal but it was All A Long Time Ago.

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On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:27:46 +0100, Rob Morley 
said in <20081001102746.41cf0c59@bluemoon>:

>Too long for me, but have you seen the prices[2] that rough old Minis
>are fetching these days?  I gave one away a few years ago because I'd
>lent my welder to a mate and never got around to picking it up ...  :-(

Yebbut that's why they are worth so much - scarcity value.  Most of
them have rusted into a small pile of oxide flakes by now.

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On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:27:40 +0100, Rob Morley 
said in <20081001132740.07c6da8f@bluemoon>:

>Most rot needn't be terminal for Minis - there are
>probably more reasonably priced panels available for it than any other
>'classic' car, and fitting them isn't too tricky.

BTDT. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Harold_the_Barrel

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