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- Links for tools & parts below! Similar process for any 2007-2013 Mini Cooper or Mini Cooper S R56, for Coupe/Roadster R58/R59 or first generation Countryman / Paceman R60/R61.
**be sure to verify fitment for your specific vehicle for vehicle parts suggested below**
*** Parts ***
Crankshaft seal / rear main seal
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Clutch kit for N14 engine (228mm disk size):
amzn.to/3dxFEtU
or
ebay.to/3wvojKz
Dual mass flywheel for N14 engine (228mm disk size):
amzn.to/3urt8mz
or
ebay.to/2PqDDrr
Clutch kit for N12/N16 (base Cooper non-turbo):
amzn.to/3ml5i9h
Flywheel for N12/N16 (base Cooper non-turbo) (Flywheel replacement optional on this engine):
amzn.to/3unSOjK
Clutch kit for N18 turbo engine/ Countryman/Paceman (235mm disk size)
ebay.to/2R60pFs
or
amzn.to/2PsjykA
Dual mass flywheel for N18 turbo engine/Countryman/Paceman (235mm disk size)
ebay.to/3dBdiyK
or
amzn.to/3cQOAvm
Redline MTL Transmission Fluid (2 liters/quarts)
amzn.to/3miHiTW
Long funnel with tube
amzn.to/31Q2HKI
*****Tools ****
Milwaukee Fuel 3/8 mini impact gun
amzn.to/3unFDiR
Milwaukee Fuel 3/8 mini ratchet
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Ridgid 1/2 impact gun
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(But I’d suggest getting Milwaukee M18 instead)
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External star (Reverse Torx) socket set
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Torx socket set
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Socket extension set 1/4, 3/8, 1/2
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Exhaust hanger pliers:
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Snap ring pliers:
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Transmission jack
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Hydraulic lift table (mine is no longer available, choose from similar options)
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Pole jack (mine is no longer available, choose from similar options)
amzn.to/31OS9eW
MaxJax low-rise residential shop lift:
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Video recorded with Gopro Hero 8 Black
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How to remove front end R56:
• Front End Service Mode...
How to replace transmission clutch, flywheel, throwout bearing, rear seal / crankshaft seal for R56 R55 R58 R59 R60 R61 Mini Cooper, Cooper S, Turbo, John Cooper Works, JCW GP.
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I know you did this video years ago, but I'd like to thank you for doing it. This has helped me quite a bit. I'm halfway through this job (Just got the flywheel off), and I'm just doing about an hour or so of work a day. I don't think I've ever cursed an engineer out more than I have working on a mini, so I'm thankful for folks like you that can share some wisdom so that I can save a ton of money and a tiny bit of my sanity.
I just did this job. This video super helpful. After I put it all back together, I had trouble with the DSC and brake lights on the dash. You have to make sure you don’t accidentally turn the steering wheel while it’s disconnected or you will get all kinds of error codes. Make sure you take it apart straight and keep it in the same position when you put it back together. Also, make sure you unplug the power steering plugs as other commenters have said. That is one thing missing in this video.
Before the video: Maybe I can get a few tools to work on my MINI.
After the video: NOPE, don't think so.
This is definitely beyond me, I would definitely be panicking. Love how calm and collected you are, you can tell the experience behind the voice.
Awesome vid, quite thorough...however...at around 5:50 you can see 2 connectors on the power steering module on the steering rack. I never saw you mention those 2 needed unplugged and I dropped my subframe and they...disconnected themselves. 😞 Hopefully they'll clip back on or I'll have to zip tie them. Just wanted to share in case anyone else is doing this clutch work!
Yeah me too. And that was after I saw your comment. Shame on me. Just forgot.
Great video, very concise instructions. Personally I prefer to take the engine out because, for me anyway, I'm more confident and faster at removing the front end rather than the sub-frame whilst the car is on jack stands.
Thank you for making such a brilliant video, it made the job so much easier and quicker than having to decipher a workshop manual.
Using this video every step of the way on my mini clutch install, however I’m install a twin disc clutch and it’s a nightmare to get the gearbox back onto the engine and everything to line up. Gave up today, back onto it tomorow. Just wanted to say thanks for a great video!
Fantastic detail and explanations! Really nice to see a true professional at work (and not Bubba working with a claw hammer and Crescent wrench). After watching, I feel like I could do it, but, Man, quite a job! Might want to pay pros to do this one!
I vividly remember a relatively well-known MINI performance shop using a claw hammer in a video about installing an LSD... You have a fancy shop and work on (new at the time) MINIs and you have a claw hammer in it? Wasn't at his house or anything.
That clutch alignment tool collection ROFL.
You are working very nice. Good tricks in that bag of yours :) Well done.
is Jordan Peterson working on mini's ? lol Best "how to" on TH-cam !
I don't know who that is but thanks for the comment and support!
Great video! Any idea how much different is an F56 would be? Want to install a limited slip differential and wondering if I should tackle the job on my own.
Yesssssss!!!!!!!!! Thank god your still making Mini goodness, we've missed you mate.
Thank you so much! A few years ago I used another of your videos to change my 2006 mini's clutch. This time it will be my 2013 one. The throw out bearing gave out. This will be my guide once more. Thank you!
Awesome that your still making videos.. much love from UK
They are much loved and needed .... :)
Thank you for posting this video. I used it to change out my clutch on my R56 and have to say it was an immense help. Between this and my manual it made it really simple. Using your other video to work on my R53.
Thanks again for doing these! I used our R53 video to do my old R53 and now I'm sure I will be using this in the future for my R56 JCW! These are the best!
Great video, it definitely confirms that I will definitely not be doing this myself 🤣
Thanks for this. I did it the “through the crash guard way” once (then put the rear main seal in wrong) now doing it this way. they seem equally laborious but the tedium of all the trim buttons / clips when doing it “thru the crash guard” is totally annoying
this way looked “heavy” at first, but its not really
on the floor, with crawler and stands 😄
best video about for clutch replacement and step by step guide top work man
Nice to see how the process for the R55 - R59 is more of a refinement of the process for R50 - R53
Thanks to you, i installed Alone my clutch kit and Flywheel. You're the best!
How much did it cost altogether since you weren't paying for labor.
You can also use an Allen wrench to hold the bolts instead of vice grips just my 2 cents, great video!!
Gawdang you've done alot of clutch jobs! And love the shop setup, u even have a crane lol so badass. Ty for the tips
Thanks for the detailed process for replacing the R56 transmission.
However, Not sure if removing the engine is easier; I never had the luxury of a lift; if I did, I would indeed consider doing it this way. For me, with the engine and tranny out of the car, bolts were visible and accessible for wrench swing, separation of the housing, and housing alignment (working alone) during reassembly were seemingly more straightforward, especially without a lift.
The clutch alignment tip without a tool was gold! Definitely, this is a walk in the park for you! Well done.
It's relatively easy to remove an r56 engine, so sure, if you want avoid subframe removal, this a possible method.
Thanks for the very helpful video
Thank u for the video, gonna attempt it tmrw, never changed anything that complicated in my mini2009, most was brakes and oil, fingers crossed.
Thank you and have a great life ❤
Your garage sir is a one day dream garage of mine. Great video!
You make everything look so easy! Excellent video congratulations I’ll never be able to do something like this! Ha
Super helpful, thank you! Finding I can do it without having to put it into service mode means I should be able to get it done in a weekend! Also thank you for the clutch and flywheel links, Amazon was cheaper than anywhere else I could find for good name brand stuff, I hope you have affiliate links set up and get a little cut!
Going to add this video to my saves. Great guide. No doubt i'll need to change mine at somepoint!
Hey there, Yeah glad to see that youre still wrenching on Minis.
You saved my life back in 2015 when I watched every Mini Video, was very helpfull.
Thanks for the content.
Greetings from Germany
Just added to the tip jar. Thanks for all your content and thanks for coming back to us!
Thank you!
Amazing in depth information! if only everyone explained things this well about cars on TH-cam lmao
Can tell this is not your first rodeo with the mini, Great job, this is my first Rodeo with an 2010 with an automatic, Bought a parts car for the Transmission, Had to remove it so a little experience there but the nose was off the car already, I do have a mid rise lift which is great to have. Thanks for sharing.
Heck yes. Got a Valeo kit and was hoping your video would come out before I had to use it!
excellent as I'm currently undergoing my clutch/flywheel change at the moment, except I'm opting for the front off route as I've no car hoist etc
my only concern is I'm outside & the reinstallation of the of the gearbox, due to the size & unequal weight. I've also a stuck leaking drive shaft also to content with "so my gearbox needs to be split" I say stuck as x2 garages couldn't remove the shaft in situe & have recommended replacing the shaft when the clutch needs changing so my new jobs
change clutch & fly wheel
replace upgrade intercooler
replace & upgrade front rear control arm bushes
re-fit decat pipe
& then lastly rebuild the last rear brake caliper so all my brakes are 100% rebuilt
…soon i‘ll try to do mine (r56 2007 120ps) like in your video! I‘m very happy with your tutorial, thankful from Austria
Don’t even have the car I have a r53 but man you’ve helped me so much with that I figure why not help you lol great video mate!
Just about the most insane clutch job I've seen - what is the going shop rate for one of these?
My daughter in LA has a 2013 cooper needing a new clutch at 99k miles. Local dealer wanted $5000 for the clutch and another $2600 to fix various oil leaks. A check with a couple local independent shops wanted at least $3k for the clutch (no quote for oil leaks). She ended up taking a $2000 salvage offer to get rid of the car. This was the last of several money-pit events and she’s glad to be done with it. Pretty ridiculous design that a clutch replacement cost effectively caused scrapping the car that was otherwise in good condition.
$3,800 Colorado
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Perfect example of a flat rate tech..nice job
Awesome video thank you. Was hoping there was a way to do this without having to pull engine as well
Wow !! All these work for a clutch repair !! But awesome job !!!
Glad to see the videos coming back
I have a 2009 cooperS. Shifter is not sloppy, when I let the clutch out it just sits there like it’s in neutral. I can go through the gears with the engine running with NO grinding. Does that sound like a clutch problem? Any help is greatly appreciated from anyone. Thank you.
Welcome back! I was having mini repair withdrawals.
wow, i was looking into buying a manual mini, but after watching, i'm honestly now hesitant to get one. the mini would be used and if it starts having problems, the parts and repairs seem they would both be costly.
Clutch install in under 45 minutes?
Amazing!
It takes longer than 45 minutes. Unless it's a race or something.
It’s the magic of editing
I'm also thinking of attempting this on axle stands, however I think I'm going to take the front off and pull the engine and gearbox out and whilst its all out walnut blast the inlets? God these cars are hard work but when they are running right they are a blast!! Already done timing chain and valve stem seals in situ so might as well do the clutch LOL.
nice work, been watching you on and off over the years, I like the upgrades for the lifting in the shop.. jack stands to quick jack to maxjax ,,
Yeah this is a little better - thanks for watching
Thanks for the video and advice. Those who designed the Mini transmission and front end , had a true brain fart, maybe they should have asked Toyota how to design easy maintenance engine and clutch.
Thinking I could do this ,but not so much ,that’s a lot of work ! Great Video though.
Excellent video, however this may actually make me have second thoughts about buying an R56 fixer-upper project car :/ specially without a car lift and indoor workspace, i think something like a miata would be a better DIY project, there's people who drop and install gearboxes on them in a matter of 2-3 hours, alone, on jack stands
Thank you for an awesome and thorough instructional video! 😊👍🏽
You Made it look so easy! Good job!
How may hours labour with this method versus the front end removal ?
Is there any way to check the clutch wear level without taking off the bell housing? For example taking out the slave cylinder or checking some place else? Cheers
good job ! i've misfire on cylinder 3. impossible to resolve. Bobine/spark/sensor t° are news, injector/compress/calage are good. Idee? ISTA just say misfire on 3. Thank
Without a car lift and transmission jack, my experience tells me that removing the engine out if the front of the car with trans attached is easier than trying to remove the subframe and doing all the work of removing and aligning the transmission from underneath the car. Maybe even easier than if you have the lift etc..... but I've never done it that way.
Well yes, if you have a cherry picker and don't mind the extra disassembly, you trade time for needing less heavy tools. it's definitely more time consuming to remove entire engine.
You can also use a cherry picker to suspend the transmission, taking the weight off and making easier to align from the top.
There noise coming from my trans but only while in transition of shifting gears until clutch is either fully engaged or disengaged. Noise only occurs during clutch pedal action and most noticeable when down shifting. Can it be clutch or internal bearings?
I have a lot of pretty heavy vibrations on lower RPM in my 2012 Mini Coupe when i accelerate (in almost all gears, worse the lower the gear), and it smells really burned when I floor it, signs of a bad clutch? It can slip, but very rearly.
Hard to say but if it smells burned, probably clutch.
Who has a lift at home and a bunch of tall jacks? Can't this be done with the car on the ground, using an engine hoist to lift the trans out from the top?
Great video, impressive.
To be fair, and im not at all saying that the clutch isnt the issue here, but its also common for bad engine mouts to actually pull on the shift linkage when the engine is under load especially going up hill pulling it out of 6th gear and into neutral.
@Mod Mini - You can work on my JCW anytime! Pity I'm in Maine.
Did I miss something? I did not see him install a new throwout bearing.??
Thanks so much this video was a huge help, just finished mine up
I was wondering what kind of gloves you use when you're working on these cars. I have a tendency to cut up my hands when I'm working on my 1st gen mini, and I've been trying to find gloves that I could use to help prevent this. Love the videos, I'm about to replace my cv axles using your tutorials. Thanks in advance!
These are disposable cotton gloves from Harbor Freight (USA)
Well done I have a 2011 Mini Cooper d 1.6 engine would I follow the same instruction or is the gear box and clutch difrent in deisal engine thanks
Excellent job! How much should this cost if I were to take it to a shop?
wow this is so informative. I feel confident for when I need to do it. Thanks so much
Hi Mod Mini,
Great video and a fan as well. I am using this video to replace the rear main seal on my 2007 R56 automatic, as it's mostly the same procedure except for some linkage parts on top of bell housing and removing the torque converter on the engine block side. Question for you... Are any of the screws / bolts removed, especially for the clutch and or torque converter (in my case) areas 1 time use? or can they be reused?
There is a round crank hub cover with 6 - 13mm bolts that hold it on and they were very hard to loosen, but all came out. When I tried to re-install these however, they seem to stop about 1/16" to 1/8" before being flush and I am afraid they might break off with the extreme force needed to re-tighten these bolts. Thanks for your time and looking forward to your response.
Pretty sure all bolts are reusable but do google search as I don't know about the flex plate.
Working on this now. Don't know if you'll see my question, but just in case: Do you know how much I can lower the engine safely while only one mount is connected? I have the transmission mounts removed and I need to lower the engine/transmission down to my lift. I think my gap is too high and I'll need to come up with a stack of wood or something to lower it onto. Don't know what my target is for how much I should lower the engine at most. I hope this was clear.
Edit: I've got it down to 3" of engine lowering with a solid wood base on my lift. I'm hoping that lowering 3" is okay on the other mount. Will take it slow and see if I can tell if there is a problem.
Can you remove engine from the top without removing tranny and front end on Gen 2? Sure looked like it work when I replaced the cylinder head. Great videos!
Wow. How many of these have you done? Did you learn this on your own? I'll never be able to do this. I'm just amazed by your skill. How much would it cost to do this job at a transmission shop?
I'm here because I need this on my mini Cooper countryman and I've been quoted after taxes $4000. By two shops in my area. I couldn't find another that was capable of working on my mini.
Didn't think I would be able to do it, but I am currently in the middle of it and it's possible.
I have a 2011 R55 Mini and had the clutch, flywheel and slave cylinder replaced at a local garage and when they removed the battery cable to do the job and when they finished everything up and put the battery cable back on the clutch works fine but the windows won't go up or down and turn signals don't work and interior lights don't work. What can be done to correct this?
is it mostly the same procedure for a 2012 Countryman?
Hello Sr I had a situation I’m trying to fix my 2009 mini base! I swap the engine And put my old manual trans! And she start good but she staying on neutral maybe I forgot something. If you could give me some ideas of what it could be, I would appreciate it.
Hi there. I am prepping to do this over the weekend (2009 R56/N12, base Cooper) and have been watching this video every day for the last few days. I have been seeing conflicting info on reusing the transmission fill and drain plugs or not. Additionally I am seeing conflicting info on using the Redline MTL Transmission Fluid for the GS6-55BG transmission. Folks say no but other data states the Redline MTL is a valid replacement for the BMW part number listed in the Bentley manual. Do you have opinions/experience on either of these two questions? I appreciate your time.
Do you have to bleed the clutch if you do this procedure?
Damn it looks much easier than on the R53S
R53 would be a lot easier if the supercharger intake was not in the way.
اهلا صديقي انا من ليبيا لماذا دائما تفسد هذه القطعه في ناقل الحركه في سيارة ميني؟ وعهل هو عيب في السياره ام هناك طريقه للمحافظه عليه
Great video. Thanks for the quality instructions.
Awesome work , thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have a question on a canaidian / European 2003 Mini Cooper s should I buy one in good condition or stay away from it since I live in USA . Concern is getting parts for it . Thank you
I changed the gasket now I have a connector I don't know what it attaches to if I can get some guidance.
Hey Curt, I was wondering if you've ever had to fix water in the rear lift gate on a gen 1 r53?? Thanks for another great vid
great video thanks for creating it, really came in handy.
Wow, thanks for this great video, you really helped me out here!
what are those gloves you always wear? Type? Brand? Where do you get them?
Do you have video on how to replace connector under seat for air bags?
Hey there! Do you have the torque specs for the pressure plate bolts and the flywheel bolts??
Nothing holds the electric steering rack motor to steering wheel?
I'm 55 years old. I have owned 3 cars, the last 2 a Renault 5 GT Turbo that I did 110K miles in and an R53 Cooper S that I have done 70K miles in. And I have NEVER needed to have a clutch changed. Nor have my dad, my mum, or my brother. People keep telling me clutches are a regular service item and they will fail in normal driving. I don't believe them. When I sold the Renault 5 GT Turbo the buyer wouldn't believe it was still on the original clutch until I pointed out I was giving him a pile of paper 2 inches thick of everything that had been done (including replacement turbo) so why would I hide a clutch change? So while I appreciate people doing track days or racing are driving rather differently and may need a clutch change, what is it with clutches needing changing with normal road driving? What are people doing to them? Sitting with their foot on the clutch while stationary at junctions or what?
Typical repair interval for a Mini Cooper is about 140k miles. It is definitely a wear item, but will last longer if you don't have a lot of stop-and-go driving or if you are skilled in driving a manual transmission.
@@ModMINI I've seen clutches listed as something that should be changed every 30K miles. Your 140K miles interval (for a Mini) makes more sense, and I've never got close to that kind of mileage. Thanks for replying, this is something that has always baffled me.
Thanks for this mate, its very much appreciated!!
Brilliant video
Ah the money pit. I love my mini though
Great clip... thanks for sharing
Add 2 wire connectors to remove from electric power steering
Yup, I missed that on the edits.
What is the purpose of draining the transmission oil
What is you recommendation in my r56 the clutch was remplace a the mini dealer 3 years ago after 14000 miles the clutch fork fail. What is you opinion remplace the Clutch again and new fork o just new fork and trust bearing! I hope you can give a opinion!!