Morris Minor Owners Club

the was pump fitted to the offside engine bay, black to earth red to switch on the dash. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/connections%20at%20pump%20live%20red%20black%20earth_zpsbkbvxbmz.jpg black wire attached to live feed bar as indicated by arrow. other end to...

the black and red wires to the switch, but when the ignition is on and the button is pressed, nothing, not even a whirr sound coming from the pump. where have I connected it up wrong?

wiring up the wash pump this morning, the black wire to earth against it's own mount, red wire live feed to switch. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/connections%20at%20pump%20live%20red%20black%20earth_zpsbkbvxbmz.jpg the black wire from a bar on the main termina...

the button for the power wash wipe, finally fits the hole, I wrapped my largest drill bit in wet and dry and spun it in the hole making it larger so the button finally slipped in with a click, now to wire it up to the pump motor and the fuse in the main bus. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/da...

new Lockheeds arrived today, as per the ESM way, arrived the day after ordering them. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/new%20lockheed%20wheel%20cylinders%20a_zpsjwk4wbe6.jpg replacing the shoes gets easier with practice, that or front shoes are a doddle to fit co...

with a first coat of black, left to dry out.

cleaning up the master cylinder and the hole it sits in inside the chassis, I'm aware that most of the debris down inside this hole is in actual fact the remains of the top coat of paint blistered off by the spillages of brake fluid. The red primer does seem to have been protected by the top coat an...

well without doubt my master cylinder needs a deep clean, but when I replaced the cap and watched for leaks while pressing the brake pedal nothing leaked out, the oil in the chassis was spillages caused while topping up, but still the pool on the garage floor was joined by another flow, and here's t...

bleeding the brakes, and with every depression of the pedal I could hear a squerting noise coming from the master cylinder, then I noticed this huge puddle developing underneath the front axle stands, directly below the front chassis leg. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarep...

epic restoration thread, with multiple Morris vehicles in your pictures. How did you strip the bonnet, chemical or bead blasted? a very watchable thread I have to say.

sounds like it's coming along really well, but come on Pete, pictures! or it didn't happen .

jakel and biomed, thanks both for your observations, I'll make sure they are dealt with.

this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but after so many failures I decided to motorize the windscreen wash pump, a kit from ESM, so far Ive wired the earth between the clean metal washers of the pump mount, connected the hoses up, just the lead to the switch and then on to the power. http://i50.p...

thanks for all you help with the rear shock top mounts gentlemen, one more item to strike through , five down only eight points to go. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/rear%20shocks%20done_zpsetiyfjmv.jpg my next problem was solved as Phil suggested by tightening...

Thanks Bob, thanks Phil, I'll be getting on with the shock mounts first thing. The drum mounted reversed, looks odd, but it does hold it all together and not block your view. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/drum%20reversed_zpsufzq4kdp.jpg once Ive completed the ...

Thanks Bob, clean and tidy. My next puzzle is the rear shock absorber top mount, it's been incorrectly fitted from the start, my fault, now the rubbers are failing and it's time to fit the proper mounting. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/rear%20shock%20top%20old...

thanks Phil that clears that up. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/rear%20hub%20seal%20in_zps4naq7lwe.jpg so on with the hub, i've re- filled the diff oil and am going to place a sheet of paper down there overnight and check it for oil drips in the morning. Plenty...

and here we go, use of a narrow chisel and away it came. now for the new seal, I was going to put it in the flat face down, opposite to how it is in this picture, but you say it goes in like this, open face toward the bearing http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/old%...

I was just over on the ESM WEBSITE, and noticed the difference.

the remains of the old oil seal are taking a beating to get them out, if I can only crimp them down so I can get a purchase on them from behind I could break it out. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/davidsidebottomsquarepantsdave/rear%20hub%20old%20steel%20ring%20still%20in%20place_zpseigckbjk...