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Lower engine steady bar bushes change on Austin Mini
Vehicle ➔ Mini 1000 year 1988
Difficulty ➔ Easy
Time ➔ 1 hour
Summary
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If your mini ''clunks'' when you accelerate and/or decelerate, it's time to change the engine tie bar silent blocks.
The silent blocks used in this tutorial are identical to the original silent blocks. There are also polyurethane silent blocks (CRC5329POLY) which are firmer.
Required Tools
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Packaging :
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All the parts above are sold individually.
• 21A1108: There are 2 spacers on the engine tie bar.
• CRC5329: There are 4 silent blocks on the engine tie bar.
• 21A1108: There are 2 spacers on the engine tie bar.
• CRC5329: There are 4 silent blocks on the engine tie bar.
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Remove the engine tie bar
Op 01
Locate where the front right lower engine tie bar is.
Op 02
Remove the nut and bolt securing the tie bar to the engine side bracket. Use the 14 mm spanner and the 9/16'' spanner.
Recover the 3 flat washers and the spring washer.
Op 03
Remove the nut and bolt securing the tie bar to the subframe. Use the 14 mm spanner and the 9/16'' spanner.
Recover the 3 flat washers and the spring washer.
Op 04
Recover the engine tie bar.
Change the silent blocks
Op 05
Remove the 2 spacers from the engine tie bar. Push by hand or use a large flathead screwdriver.
Op 06
Remove the 4 silent blocks from the engine tie bar. Pull by hand.
Op 07
Fit the 4 new silent blocks (CRC5329) on the tie bar. Push by hand.
Op 08
Fit the 2 spacers (21A1108) in the silent blocks. Push by hand.
If necessary, use a vise.
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Reassemble the engine tie bar
Op 09
Fit the hexagonal bolt (BT606171) with a wide Ø10 mm washer on the engine tie bar.
Add a 2nd wide Ø10 mm washer.
Op 10
Fit the tie bar on the subframe and engage the bolt.
Add a flat washer (GFK1115) and a spring washer (GFK1126).
Screw the nut (GFK3213) by hand for now.
Op 11
Fit a hexagonal bolt (BT606171) with a wide Ø10 mm washer at the other end of the engine tie bar.
Add a 2nd wide Ø10 mm washer.
Op 12
Engage the bolt on the engine side bracket.
Add a flat washer (GFK1115) and a spring washer (GFK1126).
Screw the nut (GFK3213).
Op 13
Tighten the 2 tie bar fixing nuts. Use the 14 mm spanner and the 9/16'' spanner.
The 2 nuts must be tightened to 23 mN. Unfortunately, since the space around the tie bar is very small, it is impossible to position a torque wrench. So just tighten it firmly.
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