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Knuckle joints
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:39 pm
by Pickford
anyone know if the knuckle joints on the rear subframe are the same as the front ones on a k series?
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:33 pm
by etrebus
Mine are different the rears are more like a knee joint ,but the fronts are a ball and socket with a nylon cup like the old mini's
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:37 pm
by etrebus
Mine are different the rears are more like a knee joint ,but the fronts are a ball and socket with a nylon cup like the old mini's
Re: Knuckle joints
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:39 pm
by Pickford
Hmm strange I've not had a look at the fronts but they look very similar and my rears have the nylon cup on
Re: Knuckle joints
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:35 am
by DotMatrix
In the a-series both of Them have a nylon cup.
Re: Knuckle joints
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:31 am
by Pickford
Had a research and the fronts are the same as an a series where as the rears are the same type as the mgf problem is they seem to be 50 to 70 pounds each that seems very expensive to me
Re: Knuckle joints
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:33 pm
by etrebus
I had a joint wear , but was able to smooth it out with a soft pad and regrease