Hello ausminiers,
I have been told this is basically a bin job. Asking if its fixable and worth fixing. How would one go about it and are all the weights etc still available to buy?

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

You can get all the internal moving parts from another distributor, or a specialist distributor rebuilder. I’ve seen people repair the lower collar by making up a spacer ring with some grub screws. It’d be worth fixing an original 23D for a Cooper S if it’s the right stamping.

https://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=3 ... 5&p=277965

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thanks for that I havent seen that before. It is an original mk 1 s dizzy.

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

I built dad's mk1 distributor up with epoxy metal putty and filed it back, still fine many years later (I think)

Machining up a collar like timmys photo is a good idea

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where do you get that stuff simon?

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

I had one repaired by the machine shop of Dad over 20 years ago. It had a broken collar due to an over tightened clamp. It was welded and then machined to standard size.

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

HI Carter
Don't bin it i weld them up and re machine them or turn it down make a collar a nice fit and locktite it works fine.
As for the in sides as Tim said take it out of another dizzy, if the bushes are worn you may have to make them as i don; think you can buy them any more.
Graham Russell

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Anywhere.. Supercheap etc. all have it

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Cool thanks Simon

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

this is the kind of stuff I used -> https://www.bunnings.com.au/selleys-50g ... lsrc=aw.ds

but again, if I was to do it again (and maybe I will next time Dad has his car up here) I'd do it as per Timmy's picture. Makes way more sense.. The way that clamping shoulder thingy isn't solid is just dumb, it's like it's designed to break

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