Mini Cooper S Strut Mount Replacement R50-r53 (2002-2006)
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9 ай бұрынHere’s my take on how to replace the strut mounts on an R53. I leave the shock in because 1, it’s rusty, and 2, I see no reason to remove it.
@scepticpsych 6 ай бұрын
This needs to have more views. I had to replace strut mounts 3 times (cheap mounts) and I pulled the entire shock from the car. It's so much easier leaving the shock in place as you did it, just tried it myself and it was a breeze.
@GlasWolf 13 күн бұрын
Did my R50 Cooper's strut mounts today and this video really helped me. Thanks a lot for posting it.
@zevisgarage 13 күн бұрын
@@GlasWolf Cheers! Glad it helped!!!
@jayvvie 4 ай бұрын
My pinch bolts are broken have to extract them, didn’t know that this could be don in the meantime. Great vid!!! Bless
@zevisgarage 4 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@tombanes Ай бұрын
My pinch bolt head snapped off while REinstalling it , it was due to all the stress from removal. My jaw dropped. It was a nightmare to remove. What finally work was drilling 3 holes in the threaded side of the bolt and honing out a slit for a flat head screwdriver with a square shank. I heated the bolt with a torch BUT you have to heat the shoulder side of the bolt, not the threaded portion. It is the swelling rust that is causing the resistance. Took me 5 hours to figure this out.
@zevisgarage Ай бұрын
@@tombanes Rust is evil!
@8draco8 Ай бұрын
That bolt in the middle, holding the mount is an absolute pain to remove and it's 21mm in pre-facelift R53. I would advise having a special tool for the removal of that bolt.
@tombanes Ай бұрын
FYI don’t buy KYB get Lemforder which is BMW MINI . I spent $60 on each mount thinking KYB would be top of the line. They stretched as soon as I put them in . So I had to replace them after I did the full rebuild of each strut. I did it this way. It is super easy as the mini springs have very little movement when under load .
@zevisgarage Ай бұрын
Good to know!
@nnickers3355 2 ай бұрын
Love it. About to do this today. Saved me pulling out the whole shock.
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