MK1 bodge to Cooper replica

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I then proceeded to lap the valves in. Replaced the timing chain again. New head gasket and engine was all back together.
I removed the grey diaphragm and fitted a new standard item as the rate at which the clutch arms needed replacing did not justify the grey item.

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The boots on the shafts was also replaced and a new speedo cable fitted again.

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For the first time since I have been building minis, I painted the water pump pulley yellow. Engine went back in the hole.

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Finally I changed to a spin on filter adapter and removed the old purolator setup.

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[Philsa]

As part of the ongoing maintenance, opened the RH hub and found this the state of the wheel bearing/oil seal sludge...

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I then refitted this spacer for the oil seal that I found recently while having a cleanup, should help keep the oil seal in place in future.

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Some new wheel bearings and oil seals later, the hub was good as new again. Also replaced the outer cv and the boot.

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The new diaphragm meant I had to adjust the clutch. After all adjustments were made, clutch still was not happy. So I resorted to one of these.

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Then I found the slave cylinder was leaking too much, as it was a used one that I just fitted a new seal to. I sourced a new clutch slave, after bleeding it, the master just kept losing fluid. After stripping the new slave cylinder apart I found no seal fitted behind the piston. Had a nice chat to the supplier and about it and exchanged the slave. Fitted it up and finally had a very well working clutch pedal indeed.

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