Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks for your kind offers. Tomorrow I am going to try and clean up my old bolts by running them through a die and use new nylock nuts and threadlock. Not ideal, but I am running out of time to get back on the road and a MOT. I have only managed to find machine screws so far, but not bolts (part th...

Thanks Phil & Richard

My original Grumpy bolts are T rated (8.8) and have heads 5.5mm thick.
Unthreaded is 7mm, threaded is 16mm, length 23mm.

Al

The qty 8.......3/8" plain washers go between the back of the swivel & the nyloc nuts fitted to the reduced thickness head bolts that attach the caliper mounting bracket to the swivel. The reduced thickness bolt heads are required to allow clearance between hub and bolt head. http://www.mo...

Thanks everybody for the explanation.

I failed my MOT with a "clunk" from the suspension, hence the complete rebuild. I am beginning to think that it was the clunk behind the steering wheel!

Al

Re 1098 MM. The lower trunnions have two thrust washers with a chamfered face. Does the chamfered side go towards the trunnion or outwards suspension arms? Is it there to hold a ring of grease under the rubber seal or to allow the rubber seal to be slid on? I can't make it out from the pictures in m...

1970 Traveller built at Adderley Park - 2 bolts
Al

I use an air filter from a Triumph Toledo with a HIF38 if that helps.

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Al

I have had the crankshaft oil seal mod for 20 years and it has started to weep oil as discussed above. My crank was turned smooth mind before fitting the kit. The oil seal was marked B63011312. I am in the process of refitting the kit and I have obtained a Mazda MX5 transmission oil seal to replace ...

Tuesday afternoon in Ross on Wye [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475013866_1097 Meeting the locals, but no collecting tins allowed unfortunately.[/frame] [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475013935_1097 Meeting Bruce at Gloucester station. Good luck driving across Wales with ve...

Monday afternoon at Gloucester Docks and it stopped raining! [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475013117_1097 Heather collects donations[/frame] [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475011431_1097 CCC tag[/frame] [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475011473_1097 Handing ove...

Pictures from North Wilts at the Swindon Outlet Centre on Monday morning. [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475008929_1097 Rosie and friend[/frame] [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475008969_1097 Stylish turnout[/frame] [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1475009022_1097 ...

Lusty Linda - Victor XL231

http://victorxl231.blogspot.co.uk/2016/ ... xl231.html

Al

Are there any body shell changes for the 2 door saloon between a 1957 948cc and a 1968 1098cc apart from the trafficator mountings?

Were the doors made of thinner metal in 1968?

Thanks
Al

Getting there [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1379892201_1097 [/frame] Ray hard at work handing out nice certificates [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1379892400_1097 [/frame] Competition for the most amusing kit on the roofrack? [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=137989...

Lake District - would make a good holiday?

Al

gtt1951 wrote: Have I left anything out? Is anything else needed?

Chocolate cake?

See you all tomorrow. I will be on the run too.

Al

bpr81a wrote:I'll check it out later tonight.

Thanks Jon - all working again now.

Al

Hello website admin I just tried to change my signature photo, but I get a PHP error ../mbimages/sig_1097.jpg[phpBB Debug] PHP Notice: in file /includes/functions.php on line 4182: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php:464) [phpBB...

Re Morris Post Office Van stamp. You can buy a minature sheet of 4 first class stamps for £2.40 from next Tuesday. http://www.norphil.co.uk/2013/08a-British-auto-legends-europa-stamps.htm The Royal mail is even selling a framed print for £25 :o http://shop.royalmail.com/british-auto-legends/framed-r...

Possibly a Nuffield 460 built 1961-63. From 62 they were built at Bathgate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIcV6bOQKs0

Al