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Old Jun 18th, 2012, 09:20 PM
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My 55 Cooper S so far...

Not quite a lemon, but this car is certainly racking up the parts bills. I've had the car a month & this is what I've had to do so far:

New exhaust (Typing covered in cuts & bruises & dirt having fitted this tonight)
New Aux belt
New indicator lens
2 x new non runflat front tyres
4 x wheel refurb
Timing chain tensioner
Oil Change
New pads & discs all round

So mostly wear & tear parts. Adds up quick enough although the car is 100% better than when I got it. However, in the course of fitting the new exhaust tonight, I noticed the o/s front wheel is wobbling,so the wheel bearing is next up.

Question for the clever guys - When I remove the driveshaft nut, does it rotate left or right to undo? Since I'll need a breaker bar to shift it, it won't be immediately obvious to me which way it goes & some driveshaft nuts are threaded the 'wrong' way to ensure they don't undo in use. Anyone know?
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Old Jun 18th, 2012, 09:47 PM
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I think mine is getting like yours with spending a lot on it, mines a 05 plate ive just had my power steering pump replaced, needs a new exhuast, accesory belt & back brakes all doing. And i've had the car from April. I'm hoping after the work the car will be perfect haha! Hope yours is the same! They're not cheap cars to fix haha
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