44 June 2019 MiniWorld

[ Expert advice ]

Problems with your Mini? Tim Mundy helps you get them sorted...

a hammer where the metal

part of the spring contacts the

trumpet. Some force is needed

but, at the same time, you need

to take care that you do not

damage the components. You

will need to do this at several

points around the spring. If

you do not actually contact the

metal part of the spring then

the screwdriver will bounce o

the rubber. Grease the trumpet

lightly during reassembly to help

prevent problems next time.

No rear brakes

I have a 1984 Mini Mayfair with

drum brakes all round and I am

having trouble with the rear brakes

not working a er fi  ing new brake

hoses to the front. I have jacked

Tim Mundy has worked on Minis since the age of 13.

In the 1990s he worked for Oselli Engineering and

has been writing for MiniWorld for 22 years. He has

owned more than 20 Minis and built two from scratch.

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Post: MiniWorld Q&A, Kelsey

Media, Cudham Tithe Barn, Berrys

Hill, Cudham, Kent, TN16 3AG, UK

&A

Separating

springs

I have bought a set of Hi-Los to fi t

to my 1988 Mini. I have managed

to remove the rear rubber springs,

together with the trumpets, but

I cannot separate the spring

and trumpet as they seem fi rmly

stuck together. Do you have any

suggestions? I do not really want

to fork out for new rubber springs.

Keith Leyton

The trumpet and spring can

o en be di cult to separate,

particularly if they have never

been apart during the life of a

Mini. The best thing to do is to

tap a screwdriver down past

the rubber and tap it hard using

Rear suspension trumpets can be

difficult to separate from the rubber

spring. These came apart easily.

Dual-circuit Minis

do not have a rear

brake limiter valve.