Morris Minor Owners Club

Yeah, this "metric" fad won't last. People will get fed up with these sloppy tolerances and go back to good ol' inches, like we have in the 'States.

All of the outer races appeared to have the proper fit to the hub: a snug fit but could be easily tapped out with a drift. Perhaps the bearings are just worn, although the contact faces of the races look great. I am considering going to tapered roller bearings. Is the jury still out regarding stub a...

Hmmm. The hubs turn smoothly with no noise or roughness, but there is definite play. I can watch the movement from underneath and inside, and the movement is of the hub on the stub axle. It is not much, and turning down the spacer reduced the play.

I am sorry to dig up an old thread, but I thought I'd report on the condition of play in my front wheel bearings. I had 2 thou taken off the spacers and bolted everything back up tight, but still have a bit of play in the hubs. Has anyone else needed to take off more from the spacers, or is there an...

I seem to have the infamous aftermarket bearing play in my hubs. Is there a consensus on how much to take off of the spacer to snug things up?

My best bet is to find another Midget 'box. Here in the States Mogs are a little thin on the ground. Oh, and no, I have no idea why the bush was missing. Wasn't on my watch!

No, I am certain that there was no old bush...nor grease nor anything. The noise was not there prior to fitting the new one.

It is noticeably smoothest in top, but upon letting off the gas I get a pretty buzzy vibration. I did experiment with the prop shaft, rotating it 180 degrees, (no change).

The mounting rubbers were renewed last year, but before the replacement of the spigot bush, and the cable has a bit of slack to it. (That was my first thought, too). I need to have a prolonged look-see under the car to see if there might be a secondary vibration (exhaust?) problem; i.e., perhaps in ...

You will find me very difficult to insult! Yes, oil is 20w50, up to proper level. Strange because this was the only change I can identify. There is particular vibration on the overrun. Shoulda let sleeping dogs lie?

In the course of rebuilding my engine I removed it and noticed that there was no pilot ( input shaft /spigot?) bushing in the flywheel. I dutifully fit one and now my transmission is noisier in all gears than before it had 'support'. Any ideas?

Here's what I ended up doing: (the faint of heart/purists should look away now)- the flex was in the A pillar itself (plus a little pin wear). I tried tapping a new, larger hole, but no dice (Olde American Measurement). I finally drilled all the way through to the mudguard, then used a hole saw to o...

Maybe I'll just start getting in and out on the passenger side...

I will check that out. Are the pins replaceable or is it time for a new hinge?

Hmmm, well the only reason I paid any attention to it is because the door has started to sag, and lifting the end reveals a noticeable flex on the hinge side of things.

When I got my 58 2-door, I noticed that there was a bolt missing from the upper door hinge on the driver's side. I finally got around to trying to replace it, and found upon inspection that it had a broken-off drill bit in the hole. After much unpleasantness, I was able to drive the stuck chunk of b...

My standard torque procedure is to tighten as far as I am able, then go another quarter turn...

Silly Roy! It's NEVER the coil!

Hmmm...if I move the spare distributor, fuel pump, dynamo, fan belts, radiator hoses, and toolbox, I should just have enough room...

Thanks, Phil, that's very informative and reassuring- sincerely. Even so, I'll keep my spare set of axle shafts where I can find 'em!