Morris Minor Owners Club

Soak the joint between the pulley and crankshaft with genuine penetrating oil and leave overnight and try again in the morning. The pulley can either come off nice and easy or can be a bug--r to get off. If you have a multipiece crankshaft pulley which has the mild steel pressed 'V' belt flanges usi...

I have seen worse. If there had been any sign of twisting of the splines I would have said replace but looking closely at the photo I would suggest that there is plenty of life left in those half shafts yet. Refit and enjoy. Re the hub nut photo above - the problem with using a chisel to undo and do...

At least you did not use a cold chisel to undo and tighten the nut.
I have found many a Minor rear hub nut butchered that way.

Comparting the 948cc 'A' Series with the 1098cc is like comparing chalk and cheese and is not what the OP asked. Asking a 948cc engine to propel a Minor fitted with a 3.9 diff is asking too much of the engine and gearbox on anything much more than the level. I have run a 948cc Minor fitted with a Ma...

Having looked at the BMC wksp manual - MM clutch section E - I have no reason to think that the 803cc clutch pedal return spring would not be suitable.

Phil

The clutch spring(s) are available from Moss Europe at just over £2.00 each.

https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-m ... minor.html

Just soak the air cleaner assy it in petrol - that will dissolve the crud.

There is no specified torque for the Minor axle hub bearing nut. It should be done up tight but do not use gorilla strength on the nut./spanner. If you use a socket make sure that you grind out the concave from the centre of the socket. The hub nut is not that thick and you do need all the grip on t...

Those cylinder heads that require a thermostat housing sandwich plate to enable a thermostat to be fitted have 5/16" UNC threads holding the stud to the head. The usual thread for the thermostat studs is 5/16" UNF top and bottom. A 3" long stud is required when the sandwich plate is used. The long s...

I have used the heat method to release and/or remove the Loctite but that Minor hub and bearing assy is a lot of metal to heat up.
Phil

Loctite stud and bearing lock permanently secures the bearing to the housing or shaft and makes it very difficult to remove the bearing at a later date. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Loctite-Stud-N-Bearing-Fit-locks-seals-studs-in-position-60ml/113888571351?epid=1141935458&hash=item1a8449afd7:g:E0oAAOS...

When fitted to a Minor that has been converted to use a 1275cc engine - the 3.7 or 3.9 means that the car can be driven in a similar vein to a modern especially on motorways or keeping up with modern traffic speeds. The 3.7 and 3.9 diff BTA carriers are stronger than the ATA diff carriers fitted to ...

A 3.9 diff fitted to a 948cc engine will leave the engine struggling at the slightest grade. You may find that the engine performance suffers very badly. A 3.9 diff is very suitable for a 1275cc engine but not for a little 948cc My opinion for what it is worth is that a 4.22 diff would be a much bet...

The remote oil filter head is a Mocal after market item https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/mocal-remote-oil-filter-head-with-1-2npt-ports-on-right-m-rfh3b The oil pipe is Dunlop oil pipe and the unions are available from Merlin Motorsport and similar retailers. The rubber oil pipe is secured to th...

There should be no lateral or radial play in the hub or hub bearings. The bearing should be tight on the axle stub and in the hub. See wksp man illustration in the use of a puller to remove hub. It is essential that you use the correct thickness hub gasket as it quantifies the lateral nip of the bea...

The beer or the monks?

Parchment - to modern for me - I use stone with a Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform text.

And you can now get an app for the text conversion.

Not the pressure plate as that cannot be fitted incorrectly. The driven plate can be fitted the wrong way round but it is difficult to do so as the central boss of the driven plate usually fouls the rear of the crankshaft and it becomes obvious that something is wrong before you get to far down the ...

Update:- I have revised the plumbing serving the oil intercooler. One hose goes from the heater outlet at the rear of the head to the intercooler and the other goes from the intercooler to the top hose, or should I say it goes into the hose that takes coolant from the head to the radiator. The radia...

If I remember correctly the post was submitted by Declan Burns and featured the drip tray on his MG TD. There should be absolutely no need for a rear seal/sump drip tray if the sump has been fitted correctly. If the drips are from the jiggle pin hole at the bottom of the bell housing that is a diffe...