Morris Minor Owners Club

Try neat concentrated orange juice, we used to use it to clean aluminium prior to welding.

Is there any handy way of finding out what diff I have other than taking it out? Put the car in neutral on axle stands, mark a rear tyre and the prop shaft, rotate the rear wheel one full turn and count the turns of the prop shaft. One full turn of a wheel should result in the prop shaft rotating 4...

I get a single drop every week but I have fitted a hif 38 carb which has a vacuum pipe fitted to a crankcase breather oil trap.

The LED light outside our house now points upwards!! This is actually an improvement as when it pointed towards the floor it constantly flashed on and off.

IIRC the manual states that the handbrake cables should not need adjustment. If someone has tightened them up in the last 50 years to remove play, you will never be able to adjust the rear correctly as the cylinders will not be able to push the shoes against the drums. It may be worth slackening off...

As your likely to be bleeding the brakes, it may be worth checking the condition of the rear flexible hose, they have been known to perish inside which causes a blockage and has been reported to act as a one way valve, as pointed out above.

moggiegeek wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:52 pm Arrow should point to master cylinder?

Mine is the opposite, the arrow denotes the direction of flow, so towards the rear axle.

I must admit that mine is still on the shelf and I will fit it the next time I do anything that requires the brakes to be bled. You can fit it anywhere on the pipe running to the back brakes, obviously forward of the rear axle. Make sure that you fit it the right way round.

It may be a daft suggestion but you have fitted the callipers the correct way round with the bleed nipple at the top?

Is the rubber washer you speak of the same seal which is removed when converting to disc brakes? Yes, it looks like a top hat. You need to remove it when fitting disks or the retained pressure will keep the front brakes applied. Fitting a servo reduces the effort required to press the pedal, so if ...

Before you press the pedal there is no pressure in the brake system and the pistons will be as far in the cylinders as they can. Once you press the brake pedal, the pistons move out and push the shoes out. Inside the master cylinder is a rubber washer which retains some pressure and keeps the piston...

It runs on ethanol. Have a look at https://magazine.astonmartin.com/people ... iendly-db6

I have them fitted but many don't. Have a search for bee hive springs

Did you have a look at the rocker shaft?

Try Minimine, Stoke-on-Trent. Phone: 01782 595999

Heat up until the colour runs then plunge into vinegar, the acid will prevent oxidation.

Have you used a clutch aligning tool? Is the spigot bearing the correct size for the shaft?

The problem that you have is that most stainless exhausts are made of 304 stainless which is easily magnetised. It is usual to tig weld a stainless exhaust, I use a grade 309 filler rod, the main problem is cleaning prior to welding.

Sometimes the throttle return spring can be too strong leading to erratic opening of the throttle. If I was going to replace my throttle cable this is the type I would buy:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191850948805?fits=Car+Make%3AMorris%7CModel%3AMinor&epid=9015924526&hash=item2cab3528c5:g:...

Club stores were recently advertising nos pistons and rings. It may have been in Minor Matters?