Morris Minor Owners Club

The handbrake should not normally be adjusted via the screws at the lever end, it should be set up once & should require little attention other than a squirt of grease into the grease nipple on the cable under the car. Routine adjustment of the rear brakes is done via the adjuster screw on the s...

kerriphoto wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2015 12:29 pm Hi Everyone!
Anyone else based in Bristol or Bath?

If you are still here, there's loads of us, we have an active Bristol branch, as it is now called. We meet 1st Tues every month.

Personally, I'd like to see the MMOC commit to maintaining this forum, as it is an invaluable source of information that has built up over more than a decade. I agree, unfortunately there are others who are obsessed with the numbers on facebook.... I am delighted to report that as a result of the a...

I have never looked at the FB page but I am in other (non motor car related) groups to do with local stuff. It strikes me that FB just isn't set up for the kind of discussions we have on this forum. It is hard to follow threads on FB. Facebook does not have a proper indexing & searching system,...

You are not the first to ask this question, and you won't be the last. There is no standard solution, but wherever you find a number of Travellers parked together (cue collective noun thread) you will see a variety of solutions. Over the years I have seen (and used) variations on roller blinds, fab...

How fast does the Starter spin when off the car? It does sound like a heavy load, but lets rule out a sluggish starter. As phil says, clamp a jumper lead from the starter to the battery earth ... The good 2nd hand starter was tried off the car when I picked it up, it spins freely. For information, ...

Have you checked the serviceability of the earth return from the starter to battery. There should be a woven earth return wire between the gearbox and gearbox cross member/chassis mount. This return wire may be placed elsewhere but it is important that it is in place. To check serviceability - conn...

The starter on my car is playing up. Long story, so make yourself comfortable.... The car had been in the garage to 2 weeks, was starting fine beforehand. When I came to start it, it would only turn over slowly, too slow to start. It's a 1275 ex Marina block with HC pistons and big valve head, it's ...

SU fuel pumps get a bit of a bad press, they have a bad reputation for failing because when they do fail, it is a showstopper. The reality is that they go on for years, decades even, pumping thousands and thousands of litres of fuel, with next to no attention. Eventually they decide enough is enough...

I have the 1990 printed version, and the cd version from about 2002. OK the cars don't change, but possible mods etc do, so it might be worth the club considering revising it. Are any committee members on here? Perhaps it could be suggested?

With lots of room for a servo on the carb side of the motor why do you need to move the battery? Or is it just something you wanted to do. 20230622_155213.jpg There's plenty of room if you've got a 1098 with a standard exhaust and carb, but not so much if you've got a 1275 with a 3 branch exhaust a...

Smart motorways are not the problem, dumb drivers are. I think I could put it a bit more eloquently. The main problem being addressed is the capacity & ability of the road network to carry traffic. Smart motorways are a part of the solution to that problem, but only a part. Smart drivers are al...

Smart motorways are not the problem, dumb drivers are.

Has anyone fitted a fire extinguisher under the bonnet? The type that can be operated remotely?

Having had 2 windscreens go over the years, I cannot recommend enough the benefits of a modern laminated screen. The difference when this broke (crack in screen) compared to a conpletly blown original was incredible. On top of that mordent screens don't come with the 60 years of scratches that refl...

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I've done exactly that, next to the broken cage, out of view in the photo, is a rebuilt 3.9:1 diff.
Was certainly an eye-opener for me. I knew diffs could fail, but not like this! I guess it'll make an interesting door stop.

Got the rebuilt diff, now a 3.9:1, back yesterday. Here is the shocking truth:- IMG_20221024_175315384_HDR.jpg The carrier has split apart. No wonder the half shaft broke! Whether this is cause, or effect, I don't know, but one of the diff bearings had certainly gone. I've been hearing a rhythmic ru...