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Post by chadpatrick on Dec 1, 2009 19:55:46 GMT
I will soon be doing a rebuild on my auto tranny. I have looked through the rebuild manual and noticed there are a few special tools that will be needed. I have come up empty after several searches for a place to purchase these tools. Anyone know a company where I can buy them?
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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Dec 1, 2009 20:06:14 GMT
Some can be home-made,some can be adapted from the equivalent manual tool in question and some are being reproduced and sometimes the odd original or two appears on ebay etc Mra Minis would be a good one to ask about re manufacture of special tools as he can machine unobtainable parts he may be able to re manufacture some of those tools too
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Post by morris1100 on Dec 2, 2009 9:51:35 GMT
One of the things that puts people off working on an auto is the list of special tools that the book shows for doing any job. The truth is that most of them are not really needed if you use a bit of lateral thinking. When repairing the forward clutch the book shows a special tool for holding the clutch while removing and refitting the end cover. You can hold the clutch with a screwdriver (and a helper) or make the holder out of a bit of thick wire or rod. I used a screwdriver and no helper! It was fiddly but not hard. The second special tool in that job is a jig for lining up the oil pipes so that they fit in the cover when you re-fit it. I made the "jig" out of a bit of cardboard. But the reality was that you can stick your fingers between the end cover and the box as you re-fit the end cover to wiggle the pipes into position. It is all easy if you put your mind to it.
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Post by chadpatrick on Dec 2, 2009 15:17:01 GMT
Thats the post I was looking for. Awesome. I consider myself mechanically inclined and thought I could figure it out without the tools. Since this is my first attempt at the mini auto rebuild I wanted to hear about someone say it was possible with normal backyard tools. My '78 mini goes under the knife in February and I definitely wanted to keep it an Auto.
Thanks for the posts guys.
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Post by jockduck on Dec 5, 2009 10:44:54 GMT
Yes special tools are not that hard, if you can splash a bit of weld around you can make most of them, I believe that the manual flywheel puller can work on the torque converter you might need different screws, I made a couple of spanners for undoing the centre bearing nut, a couple of used clutch plates and an amount of 1/4'' steel plate, hacksaw and a file they work great. Access to a lathe is also very handy to make the locater pin for the aux pump housing. I also made the little holder that holds the forward clutch in place out of a bit of bent up 1/4" steel rod. Some of the special tools are for using while the engine is still on the 'box but if you are working on the 'box with the engine off you can get your hands in to move pipes etc. If you have time you can ge around all of the problems. Ian
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Post by mra-minis on Dec 27, 2009 12:47:46 GMT
However if you still need the special tools........ we are here
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Post by kiwihcn on Dec 27, 2009 19:30:36 GMT
Hi I had no special tools, just good old kiwi ingenuity and a google search to show me what the tools looked like so I understood their purpose. made do with screwdrivers, vice grips, and heat/ cooling to remove the converter
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