I’m just about to do this Did you put fluid into the pressure pump or just air.? Thanks Steve

I didn’t see him check the bearings in the arm it has needle rollers x 2 in each arm did I miss it?

Hi, I really enjoying your videos, they're very educational. 👍 I've just recently bought a 2003 hatchback model (52 plate) mini and the boot light is on as if the door is open but when you look at the car, the passenger side of the boot looks fine and flush, as if it should be, but the drivers side has a gap and slightly proud when it's closed. Any ideas how to repair it? Thanks, Rory.

Should have took the bump stop out

Hello. Sorry can you point me to the video where you replaced the support panel with the Heritage part, mentioned in this video about 3:56 into this video? I cannot find any videos online that show that part being replaced. Thank you.

Hi mate do you need drain the oil out of the sump?

I personally prefer to fill oil to 3/4 for DPF equipped cars. To allow for possible fuel dilution / seeping into the sump from auto regens.

looks great, but the mini anorak in me has to point out that they're meant to be riveted on.....

looks fantastic! WIsh I could get you to do mine!

Loving the McDonald Minis sticker! Used Clarke for many, many years, still missed!

what is the brand on the spot welder ?

Incredibly helpful, thank you for taking the time to film and explain 😊

Brilliant upload !! a huge help, Thanks a million fella !

the heel board and the way they connect to the subframe was designed by a five year old..I have never seen anything more useless than that disaster

I've got an alegro same set up ,Ihave this kit thanks now know aluminium spacer and o ring goes on first doing it on sloped driveway im draining oil out before job

That hardest part of this job looks to be the handbrake cables getting seized on the caliper, thanks for the video and I'll be doing mine when I'm back from London this weekend.

Nice job, awful music...

Did you hone the cylinder ?

Nice work👍

Excellent, thanks for this. Ended up chucking the old filter on as couldn’t get it out the housing…. What’s the knack?

hi guys, nice to see someone else from scotland on here

Superb!

Hello. I’ve watched plenty of your old mini videos. Stumbled across the R56 cooper D oil change. My son has the same car. I have a 93 SPI cooper. Getting to the point, have you done an R56 cooper D auto gearbox transmission fluid change video?

So glad to hear it's not gonna be a "Garage Queen"... Cars should be driven... Keep up the Great Work Buddy. 💪💪💪

So Sorry that I'm "Late to the Party"... I just stumbled onto your channel. I Love what you're doing, in such limited space. I'm restoring a '72 Chevy Nova, and have to work outside. Right now, we have a foot of snow, and it's still snowing (I'm in Canada) I Love the job you did on the engine steady. It's the kind of stuff I'm doing, while the weather puts a stop to the bigger jobs. I just rebuilt my pedal assembly, and painted it. (Little bits and bobs that all need doing) I plan on watching your entire build, and look forward to seeing how it goes. 💪💪💪

Nice work! Nice to see someone with some protective equipment on!

Great video for a bit of a pig of a job. I changed both cables on my r52 convertible today. One tip I found elsewhere for releasing the cables out of the body near the lever. You used a thin screwdriver but the bracket over the 2 cable ends on my car had no gap to get a screwdriver down. However, I found another guide from an American forum and they recommended using a deep 11mm socket to release the clips. I tapped the socket over the end of the cable and then from underneath the car was able to pull the cable free. Was pretty straightforward and not too many swear words were uttered.

When checking, the oil, the dipstick may smear oil when removed, so rotate the dipstick when checking the oil level

3.7 litres or Four US quarts for our US cousins

Oil should be BMW-LL 04 Longlife spec why you using GM OIL not mini/bmw or castrol shell etc to LL04 spec. Correct oil and filter is essential. Also note…use good fuel filter like Bosch or Mann and not those cheap inferior ones, they may cause major issues. Never use wrong oil and it’s 5w30 SPEC Bmw LL04 fully Synthetic.

How much was the filter kit from main dealer

Hi mate I've lost you on fb after getting hacked and can't find you now..get in touch buddy.

would this work and fit my 1963 vw bug???

That 'old dust shield' that you refer to is the oil seal. The aluminium thing with the O ring is just a belt and braces after market thing

Hi Sean, great video, where did you get the drift tool you used to fit the metal ring? I can only see metric drifts online. Thanks

For all r50 owners who cannot get the fitting/cable end out of the caliper... Heat, i tried drilling,pulling cutting hammering. Took a blowtorch and heated the outside for 10 seconds and the cable poped out with little force. The fitting is tight and the old gasket gets stuck, heat is the answer.

Hi, i was wondering what settings (and wire speed) you have it on for welding on car panel thickness sheet metal? Did you also set the spot weld timer or did you leave that off when you were testing during the end of the video?

Thanks for the upload, very helpful 👍

Hi , I’ve recently got a supermig. How do you set the gas regulator up with the correct amount of gas with no gauges ? Thank you

My clutch on the thirty has gone quite heavy with an annoying squeak. Considering taking the slave cylinder off and cleaning up the piston? Reckon that's worth trying first or just go straight to replacing the slave cylinder?

Whose panels are you fitting on the front Sean .. great progress .. loads of good knowledge .. will be doin drivers side inner wing .. door osts ans step using heritage panels .. watched yout videos on this and oearnt losds ... regards Ian .. fellow scot from dumfries lol 😆

thanks for the video! Do you have more videos with this 1.6D diesel Mini model?

Thank you for the excellent video. I’ll subscribe. Just one question please, do you think it would be possible to move the handbrake cables out of the way by just undoing the handbrake end? Our mini is a 2004, so knowing my luck I’ll have the same grief at the calliper end ! Be good to hear your thoughts please Best wishes Jase

I bet you can solve any problem with that hammer

Good video, I’ve just done this job with exactly the same bearing kits replacement kits. I also noticed that the spacer is slightly less than half the depth of the original spacer. I also used the original spacers, there’s nothing to wear on them after all. I very accurately measured the width of the original bearings when placed together against the same for the new bearings placed together and they are exactly the same. So using the old spacer shouldn’t cause an issue.

Excellent job on the cross member Sean the mini looks well done from what I seen 👍👍

Hi Sean definitely finding these interesting 👍👍

Good job done there 👍