Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread

[ghosty]

No result alas. Also it's a rubbish drive so I'm going to use the cooling off period and just not bother with the thing. Electronic power steering, gearbox that feels like it's slipping all the time, the leather steering wheel feels like plastic, fly-by-wire throttle that seems to have input lag, inconsistent power delivery...

[Junkman]

I wouldn't touch a manual box, never mind an auto.

There's no fucking dragons, witches or magic involved in an auto box.

Exactly. I have done many and they all worked beautifully afterwards.
I've done so many TH350s that I could overhaul one blindfolded, and I do mean that seriously.
Torqueflites are a bit tricky because you need to shim the clutch packs so they don't obstruct the oiling holes on the shaft. Guess how I learned etc etc...
I would never, however, do a box I didn't do before without a manual. You need the info regarding clearances, brake band adjustment, and so on.

[John F]

No result alas. Also it's a rubbish drive so I'm going to use the cooling off period and just not bother with the thing. Electronic power steering, gearbox that feels like it's slipping all the time, the leather steering wheel feels like plastic, fly-by-wire throttle that seems to have input lag, inconsistent power delivery...

Unlucky, mate. I've found BINIs to be a good steer myself, although I've only driven early-ish ones.

[ghosty]

I suspect the early Eaton supercharged ones are alright, my late uncle had one. This one is a turbocharged PSA engine.

Today I bought an impact gun and used it to open the gearbox. It doesn't look like too bad a job.



The engine is ready to drop in once the gearbox is finished.

[Hooli]

TBH that doesn't look much different to a manual box. I was expecting more obvious differences to stand out.

[captain_70s]

No result alas. Also it's a rubbish drive so I'm going to use the cooling off period and just not bother with the thing. Electronic power steering, gearbox that feels like it's slipping all the time, the leather steering wheel feels like plastic, fly-by-wire throttle that seems to have input lag, inconsistent power delivery...

Modern, innit. TADTS.

I've only driven an old 1.4, didn't like the seating position and cramped cabin. I then bought a Corsa D 1.4Tinstead though though devalued by £4k in 12 months and most sat around as I prefered to drive the Dolly 1850HL so the laugh's on me...

My parents love the things, my Dad ran a Cooper S for a few years and my mother had a early Mini One CVT as her first car, then a metallic bronze Roadster an has just acquired another one after a couple of years of driving a CR-V. A mate also had a John Cooper Works for a while which was a bit of a pocket rocket...

I think the newest generation are utterly gopping though, the Union Flag rear lights make me want to vomit and the rear lights on the Clubman looks like they were added at the last minute because somebody forgot them.

[Hooli]

All Binis are gopping, it's just the newer ones are so utterly gopping they make the early ones look not quite as bad.

[ghosty]

It's been pretty easy to work on.
However, the new gearbox clutches were the wrong size. I got annoyed, emailed Rock Auto and went back to sleep for three hours.

Old Man found a scored clutch in one of the packs and swapped it round to somewhere it hopefully won't slip as much. I don't have much hope of finding a correct clutch pack anywhere as that's the only rebuild kit I've managed to find for a Honda ML4A. Reassembled now, and will be mated to the engine tomorrow. After that it's engine in, plumbing, and done.

[ghosty]

I used to think Binis were cramped too but the mother's has a panoramic sunroof that makes it a lot airier. It felt like a lot bigger car than it is, though. However the windows are too high up and the windscreen is tiny, quite a bit is obscured by the rear view mirror too. Seats are nothing special but not uncomfrtable.

[Hooli]

Hurrah for finding a fault. It's always good when you do so you can explain why it had issues.