I spent a couple hours today working on the hubs and I have gotten a little bit closer. After wrestling with the bearing seals, I finally removed the bearings from one of the hubs. I was then able to throw a quick coat of paint on the hub. My hope is that a quick lick of paint will help make the old parts look a little newer.
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Well as is the way with my Mini, progress does not come easy. After deciding that I won't be able to complete shimming my ball joints with the shims that I have, I decided a call to 7 was in order. I have received a large box with some new parts. First was my shims, but I also got new bearing seals, a set of track rod ends (because both of mine had tears in the boots) So that's the parts, now for the quasi-progress. I decided that removing the tie rods would be a nice easy job. Boy was I wrong... I was able to remove the passenger side with little effort, but the bolt holding the tie rod to the control arm was totally seized. I tried spraying the hell out of it with PB Blaster and using the breaker bar, but I just ended up rounding off the top of the bolt. It seems heat is the answer. A minute or so with the propane torch and I finally freed the stuck bolt. Now I just need to install the new rods.
People know me all too well. I was recently gifted with a new piece of art. It may be small, but I really like it. Now I just need to find a good place to hang it.
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