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SamHarrison · Apr 10th, 2006, 03:45 PM

My cooper took a massive blow to the offside front wheel..so bad in fact it broke the alloy.

I read recently that the tower can "Mushroom" so i had a look and yes it was clear to see that the tower has mushroomed.

please note it was not me that did this to the car but the previous owner.

Is this mushroom effect going to cause many long term problems (the tracking was out but has since been corrected) and can it be corrected/flattened?

Sam

pocketrocketowner · Apr 11th, 2006, 02:34 AM

Anything made of metal can be fixed or put right, given enough skill. It will take some serious workmanship but yes, the problem can be corrected.

greyghost2004 · Apr 11th, 2006, 02:37 AM

I've seen some carefull application of a hammer and piece of wood used to correct the problem then a set of strut tower plates to help prvent it from happenning again.

Mark

MiniFr34k · Apr 11th, 2006, 02:44 AM

so why exactly is mushrooming bad?

greyghost2004 · Apr 11th, 2006, 02:47 AM

Appaently depending on the severity of it there can be a variety of issues including, alignment, tracking , tire wear and the inability to fit a strut tower brace should you so desire. There was a lot of discussion about this on NAM. Here is one of a few of the threads.
Mark
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...&highlight=srp

SamHarrison · Apr 11th, 2006, 10:55 AM

Cheers people...

I have seen the protection plates spoken about above sold by mini mania in wales... i think i need to get this done at some point..

i've spent to much getting this car fixed as the previous 2 owners abused it terribly...

Apr 10th, 2006, 03:45 PM	#1
SamHarrison Javelin Sam Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Essex Local Time: 06:19 AM Posts: 214 Offline	Mushroom Strut Tower My cooper took a massive blow to the offside front wheel..so bad in fact it broke the alloy. I read recently that the tower can "Mushroom" so i had a look and yes it was clear to see that the tower has mushroomed. please note it was not me that did this to the car but the previous owner. Is this mushroom effect going to cause many long term problems (the tracking was out but has since been corrected) and can it be corrected/flattened? Sam

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Apr 11th, 2006, 02:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
pocketrocketowner Best Personal Regards Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ile de Vaux, France Local Time: 06:19 AM Posts: 2,069 Offline	Anything made of metal can be fixed or put right, given enough skill. It will take some serious workmanship but yes, the problem can be corrected.

Apr 11th, 2006, 02:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
greyghost2004 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Local Time: 10:19 PM Posts: 97 Offline	I've seen some carefull application of a hammer and piece of wood used to correct the problem then a set of strut tower plates to help prvent it from happenning again. Mark

Apr 11th, 2006, 02:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
MiniFr34k fr34king n00b! My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Local Time: 03:19 PM Posts: 2,214 Offline	so why exactly is mushrooming bad?

Apr 11th, 2006, 02:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
greyghost2004 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Local Time: 10:19 PM Posts: 97 Offline	Appaently depending on the severity of it there can be a variety of issues including, alignment, tracking , tire wear and the inability to fit a strut tower brace should you so desire. There was a lot of discussion about this on NAM. Here is one of a few of the threads. Mark http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...&highlight=srp

Apr 11th, 2006, 10:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
SamHarrison Javelin Sam Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Essex Local Time: 06:19 AM Posts: 214 Offline	Cheers people... I have seen the protection plates spoken about above sold by mini mania in wales... i think i need to get this done at some point.. i've spent to much getting this car fixed as the previous 2 owners abused it terribly...

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