There's been some recent discussion about the orientation of the wiper rack when installed in an OZ Mini, specifically round-nose in case the later Clubman/Leyland Mini is different.

If you can access the engine bay of your car could you please see if your rack is installed with the cross-tube containing the drive cable up high in the scuttle like the photo below, or with the tube below the drive spindles, and report back on here with your answer.

Much appreciated.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Don't forget Doug, there is the flat scuttle panel and the indented scuttle panel in the round-noses. The wheel boxes sit differently depending on which panel it is.

That may be where the confusion arises. The Mini parts books image shows the rack with the tube below but my MK II had the tube above.

So please anyone that can, respond with how your rack is installed and what type of scuttle - flat or indented.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

I have two with flat scuttles (and DR3/DR3A wiper motors) and one with an indented scuttle (and AW12 wiper motor) and all have the tube closest to the viewer. John Sneddon's book documents the change of wipers on Pages 79 and 141 (I haven't checked all likely model entries), and the scuttle change would have had to change simultaneously due to the changed wheel box positioning (lh park vs rh park as previously.

Mine is like yours Doug and its a post April 68 wiper scuttle.

Passenger side Sept 69 build.

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Clive G
1969 Mk II Cooper S
1970 MK II Cooper S
1963 Triumph Spitfire
1982 RX-7 Series 2

Doug. checked your request out and mine is the same as your's. Car is dated April 70 Mk 2. Indented scuttle.
Sorry not good on the photo attachments.
If you need a photo I could email one
Cheers

Doug, My 1965 English MK1 and my 1967 Aus MK1 Cooper S's are both like yours. Most I have installed / removed or seen have been the same.

But, I have seen some installed the other way but they don't sit neatly and sometime fowl the wire harness tangs, but will work. I have always assumed they were reinstalled incorrectly.

John

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1965 MK1 English Morris Cooper S (Downton)
1967 MK1 Morris Cooper S
1972 Clubman GT (6/72 Cadiz)
1968 MG Midget

Doug
My car is a 1965 cooper s with flat scuttle and has pipe down
it would appear that the indent model will provide more clearance for the pipe [cable outer] and my experience was that i needed to use an under the bonnet rubber bush that was thicker for the flat scuttle.
I suspect clearance issues may have something to do with bushes used and note that PUB1056m has amended part numbers for these although strangely no reference to mark 1 or mark 2 e.g.bush for top shown as 54704794 and was 54711100 and bottom bush now 54704794 and was 54711101.
Have checked my pile of bushes and note the following thicknesses on the skinny side of the tapered rubber like bushes:-
54702174-5/16" these are the ones I used to get clearance
54702194- 1/8"
54711100- nil
54711101- 1/8"
It seems the above bonnet bushes are plain whilst the underneath and larger ones have a raised bar on the long side.I have not had any difficulties with clearance between the pipe and the wiring harness as fitted.
Admittedly I have played about with my car and had fitted a rover two speed self parking intermittent etc etc unit but have since removed it and replaced it with the original single speed self park unit.
Suggest the difference may be the with bushes used as I needed to use thicker bushes to get clearance even with the pipe down.
Cheers
Ian

This is mine, approx October 1969 build, hope this helps.

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Are they big? I like 'em big!

My 2 Minis are both tube uppermost. One is a 74 Clubman and the other is a 71 K. This post has come at the perfect time as I'm having problems fitting mine to my 76 Clubman at the moment.

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TOO MANY MINIS AND NOT ENOUGH TIME

Hi. My 69 deluxe with flat scuttle has the tube below the drive spindle




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Australian 69 DeLuxe w/ hydro suspension. Single HS4 (twin HS2 being assembled). 1275 1100s engine (998 due for rebuild) . Clubman remote gear change. Automatic front subframe.