Two guys from my dads shop are going to help me (read: install) my MINI Mania pulley tommorow. Does anyone have any advice for this install? Randy's How-To is too involved and takes way too much off the car. MM says you don't have to do half of that.

Anyways, if you have just some basic install advice, it would be MUCH appreciated. We are going into this somewhat blind.

Thanks
Tom

 

See this for a walk-through of installing it by jacking up the engine.

I'd search for comments using 'jacking' and 'pulley' to ge a complete picture.

HTH, Jeff

 

>>Two guys from my dads shop are going to help me (read: install) my MINI Mania pulley tommorow. Does anyone have any advice for this install? Randy's How-To is too involved and takes way too much off the car. MM says you don't have to do half of that.
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>>Anyways, if you have just some basic install advice, it would be MUCH appreciated. We are going into this somewhat blind.
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>>Thanks
>>Tom
Maybe you should ask Mini-Mania.....

 

TomM,

Here is another link that can augment the others suggested:

Randy's Method #2

A friend and I did my pulley install using these directions - had I known about Dave, I would have referenced them as well.

I highly recommend the correct puller - either arrange one from Mini-Madness or Randy. I tried three different 'vanilla' 2-ton pullers and they were useless which yielded a 5 hour ordeal in getting the stock pulley off. Save yourself the hassle and stress - even if you have to postpone the install.

Good luck, you'll love it.

Raven

 

pay attention to randy's install #2. I did it that way and had it done in 3hrs

the only thing i fudged was the pulley removal, i used a HUGE gear puller, it destroyed the old pulley, but it was relatively simple

 

Well it took them 4+ hours to install. I guess those two tools, the pulley remover and belt tensioner tool, really are necessary, which isn't what we were told by Mini Mania. Anyways, the pulley is on now, everything fits fine, and it RUNS FRICKEN GREAT!!!

What a difference.

Thanks everyone.

Tom

 

geeezzzz 4 hours!! I just saw randy do the job in 39mins!