Morris Minor Owners Club

Well all back together, and guess what.... the clutch is dragging!! Aggghhhhh....... Just looking for the matches and fuel! After having everything apart and reassembling plus bleeding twice it still drags! With the engine running you cannot get it into 1st, if your a bit rough with it you can get i...

Right ok, so had everything out over the weekend! New clutch fitted with a new carbon release bearing. Completely stripped the master cylinder checked all the parts, cleaned and re-assembled and I did not find part no.11 (as per diagram) in the set up so I am assuming the system is set up correctly?...

Hi Phil, Thank you for all your help and very detailed replies. They really have been a huge huge help! Lol you would have thought she heard it but she didnt say! She did however complain it smelt hot leading up to this and also that once she noticed smoke from the back of the engine. I couldnt find...

Ok so as promised here are the extra photos. It has a carbon thrust bearing that has worn right down and then the back plate to the thrust bearing has started to rub onto the fingers. SO.... verdict, has someone fitted a carbon release bearing to what should be a roller bearing master cylinder? If I...

Hi Phil, I will get some more pictures tonight so we can find out whats up. Its hard to explain but there are two parts still on the fork. Although the one half looks exactly like what should be on the clutch fingers (a large round block with three flats) but this is clearly badly damaged/worn and n...

Thank you for all your help and advice guys! Ok so its definitely a carbon thrust plate as the two halves are still there. However if I push the clutch fork back to the released position (As if you were driving along) and then let go, it slowly springs back to gently put a bit of pressure on the clu...

Hi Phil, Thanks for taking the time to reply! Ok so it a carbon thrust bearing but no sign of any plate that sits over the fingers? Just to make it clear the two halves of the carbon thrust bearing is there (although look a bit rough) should there be an extra plate between the thrust bearing halves ...

Here are the pics

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22759412@N07/14202114156/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22759412@N07/14038597458/

Hi guys, after a bit of help. Its not a moggy but my friends Austin Healey Sprite, but it does have an a series 1275 engine. Yesterday she was towed home by the aa after total clutch failure! Engine out this evening and I was amazed to see all of the fingers bent Inwards!? You can feel a lip on the ...

Does anyone own a classic or unusual car in the Cheltenham/Gloucestershire area that would like to come to a lovely small village fete? I am organising the car show again for Swindon village fete in Cheltenham. Held on sat 5th July 1pm-4pm and anyone attending I will buy them a burger/Hotdog and dri...

Cheers for all the positive replies guys :D Yeah I liked the strangeness of the wings and they look good painted up. Needs another coat of blue which should bring it up a bit more glossy and then replace the rear lights for some nice vintage ones. Since it was repaired its been used a lot! Not only ...

We sorry for the late reply but its been a hectic week!! After collecting the trailer on Thursday night (19th) I decided that we would take it away with us on holiday to France Jablines (East of Paris) so with just a few days to restore it, pack and get the Morris ready I had my work cut out! Here a...

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of replies! In the process of moving house so the Morris Prototype is currently in storage hidden away. I will be moving into my new house at the end of this month (Oct 2013) and finally it will have its own double garage to be pampered in :) Once moved I will update you...

Ive added a video of the noise the engine is making. Sounds pretty bad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOK5arWk ... e=youtu.be

Thanks for all the great replies guys! Hadn't thought about the lights yet! But very good point. Not sure what would look best? Guessing around 1930's What would you guys go for?

Just though I would share with you guys a little trailer I was given. Not sure if its a genuine vintage trailer or just made to look like one but it should look nice behind the Morris when its all been rebuilt. Only collected it yesterday and so far just stripped it of all the rotten wood (all of it...

Yeah that's not a bad shout! Ill pick up a can of engine flush tonight. Not sure what oil was used but im guessing some very old school stuff. I race Honda C90s and I had an engine once that had previously been run on very old school mineral oil that had got way too hot then left for years, dried al...

Ok not as good as I hoped :D Got in the car this morning, fired it up and surprise surprise the loud tick was back! :D same symptoms... about 3/4 mins into the drive its slowly quietens down. Back to the drawing board! Good suggestion with the oil pick-up, ill drop the sump off tonight and give the ...

ok so some interesting and fairly conclusive findings to report! First I did a compression test, I did it cold so not sure if it would be an accurate representation of the piston ring health but just wanted to rule out head gasket, readings from cylinder 1 backwards were all about 155psi and the bac...

The only think that made me think it wasn't the rockers was that it sounds faster than that. When you listen to it the ticking sounds like it would be in time with the piston moving rather than a rocker. When you put the screwdriver on the rocker gear bracket and listen to it, it is very loud, defin...