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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Kate on 23 March 2015, 11:45:36
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Hi all.
My daughter has a 2001 Mini Cooper. This morning she couldn't engage any gears. She said the clutch pedal is hard to press and she saw some liquid on the ground.
I thought it sounded like a hydraulic leak or could it be something else?
Can anyone recommend a good garage/mechanic in the Midlands? She lives in Warwick.
The gearbox on the Mini was rebuilt 4 years ago.
I feel bad as I chose the car for her. :-[
Thanks very much. :y
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Sadly thats going to smart a little as gearbox out on a mini is not the nicest of jobs,I seem to recall that the slave is accessable but for anything else its box out :-\
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Sorry to hear this, Ms.Kate. :-\ :-* :-* :-*
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I think she might have hit the gearbox on a speed bump. ::)
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If the hydraulic system had emptied I'd expect the clutch pedal to drop to the floor rather than become rock solid.. rock solid to me would imply that the slave is unable to actuate the clutch for some reason (bearing/clutch jammed etc)..
Looking at pictures on the interwebs (I've not been under a new Mini) it looks like it might just be possible to clout the gearbox off a speed cushion without taking out the engine sump, so maybe.. it'd have to be a fair old whack to damage the casing, though, I'd have thought.
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I just hope it's not too expensive to fix. :o
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I just hope it's not too expensive to fix. :o
Are you paying?
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I just hope it's not too expensive to fix. :o
Are you paying?
I'm sure it will end up costing me somehow. ;D
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Is she attractive & single? If so I'll go and have a crack at
it the car..
*ducks*
Honestly though, if the pedal has gone rock solid I'd be inclined to think it's more a mechanical than hydraulic failure which is going to mean splitting the box off (and a Google images search does not fill me with confidence on that one :( ).. where's MDTM when you need him?
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She's very pretty but she's got a boyfriend. I don't think it will last though.
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Foiled again, Aaron. ;)
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Serek's agreed to have a look at the Mini on Friday.
What's the best way to transport it from Warwick to Huntingdon?
Should I try Shiply?
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Serek's agreed to have a look at the Mini on Friday.
What's the best way to transport it from Warwick to Huntingdon?
Should I try Shiply?
No. You don't wanna go anywhere near Shipley, miles away.
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Serek's agreed to have a look at the Mini on Friday.
What's the best way to transport it from Warwick to Huntingdon?
Should I try Shiply?
No. You don't wanna go anywhere near Shipley, miles away.
I meant Shiply the transportation web site. ;D
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Foiled again, Aaron. ;)
I dunno, Kate says it won't last.. :P ;D Alternatively if she takes after her mother.. Kate are you single and attractive?
OK, I'll stop now before TB bans me as some kind of sex pest.
Kate, last time I looked there's usually people advertising on eBay to transport cars (make sure they're insured etc!) relatively inexpensively as well..
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Has she got breakdown cover with relay?
Get it towed a couple of miles in the direction of chez Serek and then a quick phone call. "Well, I was off to see my aunty in Huntingdon when there was a big bang and the clutch won't work any more". :y
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Has she got breakdown cover with relay?
Get it towed a couple of miles in the direction of chez Serek and then a quick phone call. "Well, I was off to see my aunty in Huntingdon when there was a big bang and the clutch won't work any more". :y
She broke down near Manchester so she already used the AA to get her back home to Warwick.
Great idea though. :y
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Foiled again, Aaron. ;)
I dunno, Kate says it won't last.. :P ;D Alternatively if she takes after her mother.. Kate are you single and attractive?
OK, I'll stop now before TB bans me as some kind of sex pest.
Kate, last time I looked there's usually people advertising on eBay to transport cars (make sure they're insured etc!) relatively inexpensively as well..
Ah...I see.....you're partial to a milf. ;) :D
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I cannot confirm or deny that :P
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The only quote I've managed to get is £90.
Seems a bit steep.
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75 miles, I think about £1.50 a mile is the average so £90 sounds fairly good..
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One pound a mile for the round trip rings a bell... so from base to car, then car to garage, then from garage to base... :-\
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One pound a mile for the round trip rings a bell... so from base to car, then car to garage, then from garage to base... :-\
£90 seems really cheap to me: we charge £1.20 a mile base to base, plus the call out. And the VAT.
Although paying cash helps a bit.
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Foiled again, Aaron. ;)
I dunno, Kate says it won't last.. :P ;D Alternatively if she takes after her mother.. Kate are you single and attractive?
OK, I'll stop now before TB bans me as some kind of sex pest.
Kate, last time I looked there's usually people advertising on eBay to transport cars (make sure they're insured etc!) relatively inexpensively as well..
I don't think you are Kate's type............... ;) ;)
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I don't think I'm anyone's type, Vamps! (although I am pretty sure I know what you actually meant ;D )
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I don't think I'm anyone's type, Vamps! (although I am pretty sure I know what you actually meant ;D )
I'm not gay by the way! :o
Sorry, did you mean fat? Yes I know I need to lose a few pounds. :-[ :-[ :-[
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I don't think I'm anyone's type, Vamps! (although I am pretty sure I know what you actually meant ;D )
I'm not gay by the way! :o
Sorry, did you mean fat? Yes I know I need to lose a few pounds. :-[ :-[ :-[
You have PM.
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Perhaps Vamps meant I'm too young for you ;) as for size, the last thing I'd call anyone is fat (unless Vamps meant I'm too fat for you, which given I am the size of a small elephant might also be true!)
Sooo back to Mini gearboxes before I offend anyone else? :-[
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If the pedal has gone hard then there is something restricting the slave cylinder movement, as stated by others, if it was just a fluid leak then it would be dead easy to press.
Can the gears still be changed?
Not a pleasant job Mini gearboxes/clutches.....not nearly as bad as VW diesels but still not great.
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If the pedal has gone hard then there is something restricting the slave cylinder movement, as stated by others, if it was just a fluid leak then it would be dead easy to press.
Can the gears still be changed?
Not a pleasant job Mini gearboxes/clutches.....not nearly as bad as VW diesels but still not great.
Thanks Mark.
Would it be best to take the car to Serek do you think?
It sounds like a big job?
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I don't think I'm anyone's type, Vamps! (although I am pretty sure I know what you actually meant ;D )
I'm not gay by the way! :o
Sorry, did you mean fat? Yes I know I need to lose a few pounds. :-[ :-[ :-[
You have PM.
Hey I was just teasing/joking by the way.
Yes I have had a female partner in the past.
Yes I know I'm fat but I joke about it all the time.
I'm not like some other female members that have been on the oof, I don't get offended easily.
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I wonder when Lizzie Broom will be back. ;D ;D ;D
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I'm not like some other female members that have been on the oof, I don't get offended easily.
;D ;D :-X
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I'm not like some other female members that have been on the oof, I don't get offended easily.
;D ;D :-X
Pml ;D ;D ;D
Saucer of milk for Kate :y ;D ;D
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I don't think I'm anyone's type, Vamps! (although I am pretty sure I know what you actually meant ;D )
I'm not gay by the way! :o
Sorry, did you mean fat? Yes I know I need to lose a few pounds. :-[ :-[ :-[
You have PM.
Hey I was just teasing/joking by the way.
Yes I have had a female partner in the past.
Yes I know I'm fat but I joke about it all the time.
I'm not like some other female members that have been on the oof, I don't get offended easily.
:-* :-* :-* :-* What could be more natural. ;)
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:)
I wonder when Lizzie Broom will be back. ;D ;D ;D
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I'm getting the Mini transported to Serek.
I hope he can sort it, he seems like a good mechanic.
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I haven't heard anything but good about him so I think it'll be well worth the transport costs :y
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I haven't heard anything but good about him so I think it'll be well worth the transport costs :y
Thanks that's very reassuring. :y
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I'm getting the Mini transported to Serek.
I hope he can sort it, he seems like a good mechanic.
Aye, Serek's a good lad. :y