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Afternoon all. Day two of the run down to IMM and we’ve developed a bearing noise.

We are suspecting diff or gearbox main bearing.

Does anyone know of anybody in the Swiss/German/French border area that could help?

I‘m Just north of Stuttgart. What do you have on your mind? Check? Fix? Park until Return?
Cheers Philipp

Try to call Gregor
http://nicksgarage.ch/kontakt/

Ok we pressed on gently and nursed it to overnight stop at aSchwendelberg just south of Lucerne.

We jacked up the front and ruled out wheel bearings so probably diff bearings or main gearbox bearing.

phil82 wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 4:55 pm I‘m Just north of Stuttgart. What do you have on your mind? Check? Fix? Park until Return?
Cheers Philipp

All of those to be honest.

We think that it’s most likely to be diff as there’s no problems with gear selection suggesting the mainshaft is still located ok.

Whilst I used good secondhand main roller, the diff bearings were reused from the 850 so my money is on diff bearings.

Happy to have the job done by someone who knows what they’re doing and can get the right parts and be a day late to IMM.

Gary, Automobiles BMC at Lyon may be able to help if you are that way

https://www.auto-bmc.com

Try Facebook French pages - Dominique Sabat who is near Frejus but has many contacts within the Mini community in France. As well as Automobile BMC who may have contacts in your location.

Hi,
I have asked a guy from Mini Club Luzern for a recommendation. As soon as I get details I will let you know.
Daniel

mini1960 wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 9:12 pm Hi,
I have asked a guy from Mini Club Luzern for a recommendation. As soon as I get details I will let you know.
Daniel

Thank you so much!

Hi Gary,
his recommendation was also www.nicksgarage.ch or Rolf Bosch from www.minifun.ch.
Both are Mini specialists. Hope you get it managed!

Daniel

Thanks for all your help. We got the car to Nicks Garage where they’re currently fixing a wheel bearing. Oddly there was no play and when we checked yesterday, could feel nothing untoward with it. However, this mornings run from Lucerne to Zurich made the bearing reveal itself.

Glad to hear that you are getting sorted. Sounds like it is not as bad as it could have been

Good news, Gary.
Wish you a safe trip to Italy and enjoy the IMM!

So pleased to hear all is well, and nice to know how helpful forum folk can be of course.

Enjoy and smile eh?

gs.davies wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 10:37 am Nicks Garage

We went there on an MER event 25 years ago. He had/has a yellow Clubperson Estate iirc.

All that's good about this forum in one thread.

Regardless of what I'm driving or where I'm going, I will always stop if I see a mini at the roadside. Even if I can't help, at least they can use my ancient phone or use what tools or two rope that I have got