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  1. smokintires

    smokintires New Member

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    #22 smokintires, Jun 30, 2014
    so the pelican article was talking about prying out the dust cover for the axles and they slide out, this worked great for passenger side, but the driver side is different, theres no cover to pry with a screw driver, my haynes manual says just pry out the axle will a screw driver or tire iron, anyone have an opinion or a way to make it easier? i sprayed it with PB blaster and im waiting for it to soak for an hour or so. i was about to pull the trans off the motor and it felt a bit stuck, realized its must be the axle so i have to remove it
     
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    Rangerx New Member

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    #23 Rangerx, Jul 1, 2014
    It's a 2007 mini Cooper HT
     
  3. smokintires

    smokintires New Member

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    #24 smokintires, Jul 11, 2014
    so its all back together, the clutch engages very close to the floor and the pedal has much less resistance than i remember, im guessing i need to bleed it again? and yes i know about compressing the slave all the way, i did it with a piece of steel and two long bolts, the fluid level on the reservoir is good.
    but also a few other things im thinking of:
    *i only replaced the slave cylinder after i saw the pressure plate and flywheel were gone, could that have been a bad move and i need the master?
    *i used cheap brake fluid (Valvoline.com > Products > Valvoline > DOT 3 4 Brake Fluid Valvoline > Valvoline® DOT 3 & 4 Brake Fluid) is this bad fluid and i should go get ATE or pentosin fluid?
     
  4. nkfry

    nkfry New Member
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    #25 nkfry, Jul 15, 2014
    Did you replace the clutch?

    A single mass flywheel conversion will dramatically change pedal feel, heck even a new MINI OE clutch will feel "softer" than your old played out clutch. The pedal starts to feel stiff on stock clutch cars as the miles tick by, so you may be noticing the clutch acting as it should.

    That fluid isn't going to cause poor pedal feel, while it's not a good fluid, the higher brand fluids will shine under hard braking, or track use. If you drive the car hard, and are heavy on the brakes, then yes, by all means replace the fluid with a quality fluid such as; ATE or Motul.
     
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