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by Mark Wilson
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:51 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Clutch advice
Replies: 11
Views: 526

Re: Clutch advice

I'd got the rear scroll and gearbox shaft down as potential culprits, but a cracked engine plate is an interesting addition to the list. I'll report back in a few weeks when I get the opportunity to get the engine out.
by Mark Wilson
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Clutch advice
Replies: 11
Views: 526

Re: Clutch advice

Thanks, useful advice. I rebuilt the gearbox with parts from Heathrow Transmissions.
by Mark Wilson
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Clutch advice
Replies: 11
Views: 526

Re: Clutch advice

Yes, lots of slip, no other odd noises. I've a major garage clearing operation before I can look at the propshaft, but the car will go forward and reverse, although not up my steep drive, so I think I can rule out half shaft or diff issues. It was working ok in all gears the day it failed, but got s...
by Mark Wilson
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:30 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Clutch advice
Replies: 11
Views: 526

Re: Clutch advice

Thanks Phil. When the problem occurred I found that the free play was almost non existent, and I'm fairly sure I set it correctly on assembly. Unfortunately resetting the free play didn't cure the problem. Could this suggest that the plate has somehow disintegrated? I will do as you suggest and rech...
by Mark Wilson
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Adderley Park Built Minor's
Replies: 15
Views: 26026

Re: Adderley Park Built Minor's

My Adderley Park Traveller was only registered in April 1971, but is MAW5D 1286***F, so 1969 according to this list. I think it's more likely to be late 1970, in line with Ray Newell's Traveller book.
by Mark Wilson
Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Clutch advice
Replies: 11
Views: 526

Clutch advice

Hi, haven't been on here for quite a long time. I finally "finished" my 10 yr+ Traveller restoration last summer, but although it performed very well on a few test runs the clutch failed on the first trip out with my wife. The ignominy of arriving home on a breakdown truck :oops: Could hav...
by Mark Wilson
Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rocker Advice
Replies: 27
Views: 3020

Re: Rocker Advice

I was advised four or five years ago by a staff member at Minispares that the "Cooper S" rockers linked to earlier were of dubious quality and that he personally felt they should not be selling them. They may have addressed the quality problem since then, but the advert looks the same.
by Mark Wilson
Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:07 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: A strange one.
Replies: 22
Views: 1947

Re: A strange one.

No, it wasn't obvious. As I said, I jacked each wheel and they all rotated freely. At that stage I still thought it was the engine losing power, but was checking for binding brakes as a possibility.
by Mark Wilson
Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:23 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: A strange one.
Replies: 22
Views: 1947

Re: A strange one.

I very much doubt that this is the answer here, but last year I experienced very similar symptoms towards the end of my rebuild. I could get a decent tickover, could back it out of the drive, but as soon as I turned it to go up the steep cul-de-sac it died, or with enough welly it moved very slowly ...
by Mark Wilson
Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gearbox filler access
Replies: 7
Views: 795

Re: Gearbox filler access

Thanks, that sounds like a possible way forward.
by Mark Wilson
Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gearbox filler access
Replies: 7
Views: 795

Re: Gearbox filler access

Some people seem to be naturally clean and tidy, some just seem to make a mess whatever they do. Guess which type I am... :-?

Thanks all!
by Mark Wilson
Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gearbox filler access
Replies: 7
Views: 795

Gearbox filler access

Probably a daft question, but is it humanly possible to get to the gearbox filler/level plug from below, even using a lift if necessary, rather than lifting the carpets? My reason for asking this is that I have just fitted a beautiful but totally impractical interior in biscuit, including the carpet...
by Mark Wilson
Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Impossible to stop water leak
Replies: 22
Views: 3758

Re: Impossible to stop water leak

Great detective work! The ends of the channels do appear to be the weakest link in the frame design, and clear drain holes are critical. I drilled extra drain holes closer to the B post in both inner and outer channels.
by Mark Wilson
Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A guide to waxoyling a Moggy?
Replies: 6
Views: 1029

Re: A guide to waxoyling a Moggy?

All good advice. I'd add removing the scuttle panel trim to reveal the kidney panel. Drill a couple of holes into the raised parts each side of the recess to get your choice of preservative into the areas between the inner wing, flitch panel and hinge pillar. This is possibly the worst area for rust...
by Mark Wilson
Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:53 pm
Forum: Useful Tips
Topic: Glove box magnetic catch
Replies: 1
Views: 2203

Glove box magnetic catch

I've just replaced my ineffective original plastic bodied magnetic catch with this metal bodied one from Screwfix https://www.screwfix.com/p/carlisle-brass-magnetic-catch-nickel-plated-15-x-14mm/2077P?kpid=2077P&ds_kid=92700058168039572&ds_rl=1244072&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn-jIuaqf-wIVzMztCh1...
by Mark Wilson
Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Traveller Rear Window sliding channels
Replies: 3
Views: 588

Re: Traveller Rear Window sliding channels

The holes in the glass channels don't need to correspond particularly closely with the timber channel drain holes. One point I recently found important when trying to stop leakage into the rear foot wells was sealing the front end of the timber channels where they meet the B post. If these aren't ef...
by Mark Wilson
Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brighton Speed Trials
Replies: 2
Views: 624

Re: Brighton Speed Trials

Fantastic! I love the way they cunningly disguised the vernier scale laser start line micrometer as a yard brush :D
by Mark Wilson
Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:39 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: Doris The Morris
Replies: 2
Views: 1991

Re: Doris The Morris

Very nice! What's she doing in the restoration projects section, though? Have you just finished a restoration, or are there horrors lurking under that sleek exterior? :)
by Mark Wilson
Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Impossible to stop water leak
Replies: 22
Views: 3758

Re: Impossible to stop water leak

Do you need to remove the back seat? I did, as it happens, as a bit of misalignment of the seat and armrests stopped it folding forwards, but in a "normal" (is there such a thing?) Traveller the seat should fold forwards out of the way. When I removed the capping in mine (twice) to try and...
by Mark Wilson
Sat Oct 29, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Seat webbing
Replies: 8
Views: 2046

Re: Seat webbing

Sorry, bit late with this one. My seats are actually MGB seats, but very similar construction. I restored them about two years ago with diaphragms, but these have already disintegrated - despite the car being off the road! I've now fitted webbing. I overcame the stretching problem by attaching stron...