Morris Minor Owners Club

Thank you all very much for your input, Really good of you all, Cheers Steve

Hi there,
Can someone please tell me what would be written on an ID tag under the bonnet of a 1950 convertible,.Just so i know its a factory vert or a 2 door been converted. Thanks Steve.

Thank you all for your advise . Very kool Regards Steve

Whether you remove the engine and gearbox together or remove the gearbox from below you do not have to remove the gearbox cover only the 4 upper screws for the gearbox cross member mount which are accessed from inside the car. If the captive nuts in the chassis rail turn that is a completely differ...

Even easier if you have a 4 post hoist. Some things to take into account when removing the gearbox. Disconnect the battery. Be careful of the heater valve when lowering the engine. Mark the diff & propshaft flanges before disconnecting the prop so that it all goes back together the same & k...

Engine out is definitely the easiest, and if the gear box has to come out as well you only have to take the floor up and undo the propshaft and mounts etc. then lift it out by hand. I am 80 next year and can still manage it out in a day with out too much trouble. :D Hi Smithskids. Wow nearly 80 and...

les wrote:I would have thought engine out would be better. In fact you only need to disconnect and raise it up, then you can swivel it through 90'degrees to get at the clutch, while it hangs there.

thanks for that

simmitc wrote:Clutch replacement is easiest with engine out, leave the gearbox in place. Contrary to what some instructions quote, there is no need to drain any oil.

Cheers Simmitc .

I always found that the easiest way to remove the gearbox is to drop the box out from underneath using the hoist (or jack) to support the engine. Removing the gearbox from underneath is made easier if you can get the car up on car ramps at the front and axle stands at the rear under the axle. I do ...

Hi There,
Going to replace clutch kit on my Morry early next year, I have access to a hoist . Is the easiest way to just drop the box out ? Its a 52 minor with 1100 gearbox and 950 motor. Cheers Steve.

liammonty wrote:The most noticeable difference when driving is that the synchromesh is a lot better - the ribbed case box uses baulk ring instead of cone synchromesh, and it works much better!

Cheers Liam

Cheers Phil.

Phil.
So what year did 1100cc motor arrive. Were they put in minors and vans and travellers ? Cheers Steve.

Thanks for that Phil.

Hi There,
I have a 52 Morry that was powered with thou motor and ribbed G/Box among other mods to it, But whats the ribbed gearbox all about, I have know idea . Cheers Steve.

Taper roller conversion, Beautiful.

So Job done, Now fitted Taper roller bearings to the Morry Thou stubs and they are amazing, you can notice the difference. There use to be a bit of pressure on the steering wheel when you put car into a tight curve.Now doing it in the same curve and same speed it just flows without any pressure on s...

firedrake1942 wrote:Modern replacement carpets do not have the rubber grommet that use to fit over the carpet and into the hole on the gearbox cover in the floor. Now it is a carpet out or at least push aside job.

Cheers Firedrake1942.

The computer may have given you the replacement numbers but the bearing shown in your photo above is a taper roller bearing which is totally different to the ball race bearings originally fitted to your hubs. Whilst there are taper bearing conversions available for your hub I personally would be wa...

So been to bearing specialist and they put the numbers of the old bearings into the computer . One was 7303B and the other was 7205B. This pic is the Replacement type of bearing that is crossed over from those numbers for morry thou stubs which is what my 52 morry has up front, . 23172537_1699453783...