Bolt size for Front end sercice mode
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Push comes to shove drain the radiator and then swing it to the side, do not have to remove any AC hoses. I use a wet vacuum. Remove the bleeder screw just behind the radiator and pull from the plastic fill tank at the firewall. I wrap tape around the hose to build the size up so that there is a good seal. I then refill when done via the hose at the top of the radiator. A small funnel that fits in the bleed screw hole for top off. That way I don't worry about overfilling or underfilling.
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I believe in that video (or maybe another), Mod MINI corrects himself on the mistaken suggestion to use 10mm bolts.
Last edited by AoxoMoxoA; 05-13-2018 at 06:06 PM. Reason: Clarification
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If I understand you correctly, you're referring to the bolts you screw in to allow the radiator core support to slide outward, correct? If so, the ones I use are M8 (1.25) x 145mm long. They screw into holes that you remove shorter M8 bolts from when you remove the aluminum bumper. That portion of the video referenced above appears at 3:45 in.
I believe in that video (or maybe another), Mod MINI corrects himself on the mistaken suggestion to use 10mm bolts.
I believe in that video (or maybe another), Mod MINI corrects himself on the mistaken suggestion to use 10mm bolts.
Those are the ones! In the alternator one, he just says M10 and he even has it as text on the screen
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Just thought I'd follow up with I bought some M8 1.25 x 120mm bolts at lowes today and they worked perfectly. I swapped out my crank position sensor o-ring and pulled my bad alternator, I'm just waiting on the UPS man to bring my replacement alternator and I can put the car back together. Now I just wish I hadn't found my clutch slave cylinder leaking fluid...
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water pumps can go ant any mileage, 60K or 260K. and we never use bolts in service mode. it's easy ans just hangs in place. no extra costs.
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