Morris Minor Owners Club

You can’t edit or reply on the forum, in that section. Apparently when it was allowed, some took offence to enquiries about their cars. Personally I’m of the view when selling a car, one has to expect some weird and strange comments, the seller is not always polite either, an example being “ No time...

Wow, looks like my corrosion has gone through both sections? Did not know of this internal brace. Are they all the same? It’s possible your rot is just past the reinforcement area, Although that area too could be iffy, as kennatt has said, you might want to check that particular leg for any weaknes...

Hi John, can’t attach to PM, so here it is,——

Thanks for confirming my suspicions, i wanted to send a picture just now, and couldn’t find a way, yes a nuisance..

Can a picture be added to a PM?

That hole is very near the eye bolt structure, so it’s guesswork on how a tester would view it. I have a picture of the internal strengthening in that area, if required.

I don’t think loosening the head nuts is advisable.

I had a feeling that repair patches were no allowed If within a certain distance from an area of structure, which may include the eye bolt, Hopefully someone will confirm or correct me.

You could also check the torque on the head nuts.

It’s all happening here! Thanks for posting.

Lovely garden Mike, you’re doing your bit for nature.

Ok put your reference books away, as I’ve found the answer! It’s the caterpillar of the Lime Hawk Moth. Nature eh, what would we do without it ? Guess we’ll find out one day.

I’ve found this picture John, it shows the first hoop in position, the other three should follow held by the housing you see in the photo, the first hoop has a strap.

Thanks for the update.

That’s good, all you’ve got to do now is wait for that broken extractor to work itself out when things get hot ! Only joking —-Well I hope I am!!

Hopefully the swarf from drilling came out the other end! but If you’re happy———- it’s the sort of thing that would give me nightmares.

Might be worth getting to know him, these people are getting hard to find. I knew an old boy once, now sadly gone, wouldn’t throw anything away and was very resourceful, he was a one off and I learnt a lot from him.

I thought you said you’d drilled a hole through the plug to allow the extractor to be used ? Is the extractor still in the hole?

No components were harmed in the making of this gearbox.