THIS WAS NOT A MINI ADVENTURE!! BOOK TIMES DON'T ALLOW FOR AGEING OF VEHICLE'S....

[@alanbicknell7696]

I spent my entire working life in the motor trade and never understood why book times never allowed for vehicles becoming more difficult to work on as they got older.

[@Scott-oi4go]

Definitely know the feeling I'm doing a C1 2010 every nut and bolt has snapped so time consuming I could cry 😭

[@johnmoore7825]

Great vlog baz, you should name your apprentice (in blue) Wayne ! Then he could be Wayne A Rooney? …………

[@richiehall6]

Brilliant 😂😂😂

[@brianhunt9026]

The sort of job a diyer would do over two complete weekends and enjoy it once in a lifetime.

[@Lexusman65]

Great job Baz as always.Don,t envy those mobile clutch fitting guys doing this.

[@RichardFanders]

This is one of the many reasons I generally prefer a high mileage young car over a low mileage old car.

[@ifoundmytv]

I rebuilt a gearbox on one of these last week. Its been the biggest fight I've had for a long time! I feel your pain sir 😢

[@danielcarrington3056]

i do mini's for living and yes they love bit off rust on subframe bolts etc

[@garyparker5012]

Looks like you had the mare of a clutch job today mine was on a Nissan quashqai and it went really well Great video 🤟

[@keithr3682]

Hi bas a nice clean engine bay go a long way with the owners 😂😂

[@kie185]

Great job Baz

[@RichardStefanits]

I did a clutch job on a T5 transporter last year and used a very similar alignment tool from aliexpress or whatever (alza, etc). I went to different local shops and I asked for the same thing and they told meg it won't last. I told them I don't care I only need it for one job. No they won't order that for me for 6 or so GBP but they order a really fine one for 80, and the next step is like 400. No thank you, ordered the first one, did the job, and the tool did not break.Yay.

[@Flyboy1066]

Baz great blog and true professional , you smashed it again 💪❤️

[@rhysellis2666]

Split the subframe, never touch the front bits. Tight fit steering rack electrics to bulkhead. Got one apart at the moment, found the gearbox input shaft worn causing friction plate splines to strip awaiting auth/scrap

[@SparKMotorWurks]

100% With you at 7:30 - nothing worse than clutch dust on your arms getting itchy or having it rain dirt & rust impacting bolts off

[@Finglesham]

You know, I al 77 and I remember in teh 1960s my mate and I changing a clutch on a proper car with rear wheel drive in his garage without your fancy kit and finishing before bed time.Then did a test drive to the pub. No breathalyzer then of course but not wise . Anyway you do a great job but the cost must be horrendous. Stupid modern designs.

[@m_lockwood-tj9kv]

At least you haven’t got the workshop manager asking how long is it going to be,got another job waiting.

[@84qball]

Hi having worked for a vehicle manufacturer and having a friend who set standard repair times . The main consideration was warranty time. Before all the rust and corrosion happend 3years ? Great vlog

[@tomcurran65]

Awful when you have to assume every bolt is going to round or snap, and in the back of your mind is "have I got enough drill bits, and spare nuts and bolts?" Bag of clips was a bargain at that price though!

[@Philunited]

Huge job them mate 😩

[@lindadavies5298]

Im suprised the clutch isnt a dual mass as those mini produce more than 100bhp as the rule of thumb says.

[@wayneschenk5512]

Wow corrosion was mad.

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

I recommend an induction heater for those stubborn bolts and nuts!

[@jvmclovin73]

I slide the centre plate onto the first motion shaft splines before fitting it, the box seems to go on easier, with no stand , just the power of Grey Skull 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@miked6505]

book times are set by the factory on brand new vehicles, we always said subject to it coming apart

[@itswais77]

Removing the gearbox was the easiest part of the job with them

[@mistsmogguru8378]

Cable ties were created for these cars

[@sparky5916]

That mini would be a write off if u were Australia no way u would be allowed to register it with that amount of rust on critical parts of sub frame.

[@Matt-pc5nb]

And that's a good one for the age.😂😂

[@keithstockdale9633]

Great video Baz - did you advise the customer to replace the subframe or was it just surface rust? How much did this job cost please?

[@russellpage1745]

Baz, get yourself an induction heater, you'll p!ss through those rusty bolts.

[@bazmeredith]

One on the way

[@MatthewEllis-d1h]

I have one,it’s bloody amazing 👍

[@the_retired_mechanic]

Me too best bit kit

[@chrism5433]

Just did a oil filter housing. But not near as rusty into service position 🙏

[@mickpursell]

good job baz do you have to get radio codes cus you dich earth lead on bat

[@MadMurdock69]

Subframe looks ripe.. Sure you can replace them though..

[@Matt-pc5nb]

Do you have to drop the subframe. I thought you could just remove the crash bar section. Fiddly, yes, but with all them rusty bolts under the car, is it less of a headache 😮

[@kevinrobertson2037]

Sometimes more is less in the car trade mate 😉😉😉

[@bazmeredith]

All cars are the same but all are different when it comes to repairs the next mini I do of a similar age everything could be perfect to remove, hence why I do a lot of wetbelt jobs as it's the same job but you can run into different hurdles

[@jimduk]

@@bazmeredith ah but you need to keep the videos varied for your youtube fans ;o) . In response to earlier comment yes mini clutch can be done with Subframe in Situ.... but everyone has their own preferred way. Those specific rusty sections are notorious to go bad in Mini, but a good dollop of Dinitrol before it gets quite so bad does wonders.... but then your average car owner wont think of that :o( Plastic clips snapping ? a yearly "squirti-roone" of pure silicone oil keep em nice a supple, to be honest i do it on everything plastic (don't use WD40!)

[@tam1381]

It's very close between Mercedes and Bmw but I think The Bmw Mini are just worst JUNK going. It's very close though.

[@colinbrown3364]

Flywheel didn't look too healthy.

[@bazmeredith]

If I had any doubt it would have been replaced or machined

[@bathlanegarage9797]

that's well crusty.

[@stevekirkman3441]

If you look on the actual autodata website repair times are based on manufacturers warranty repair times not retail repair times so your on a loser straight off the bat, autodata is basically shite for the money they charge lol

[@mike-s8n8y]

And clueless people still buy these and don't watch real video's about these junk cars , cheers

[@darenliddle4411]

not buying a mini its rotten

[@bazmeredith]

They're not all the same and it's not exactly rotten it's just age related nuts and bolts rust on every car

[@georgedaville4662]

I think people forget how old the first of the new minis actually are . The first one were in 2002 if I remember correctly?