Morris Minor Owners Club

Although a new second gear is expensive (compaired with other gears) I want to replace it. There may be small cracks that I can't see and getting the gearbox out is a lot of work. Also I believe the damage could have been a lot worse.

Last week second gear in my 1098 gearbox all of a suden made a rattling noise. I wasn't accelerating fast. I decided to drive the car home without using second gear. On inspection I found two broken teeth on the second gear of the layshaft. I have no idea why this happened. Are there people out ther...

I have wondered about that too. I am also not sure why the rear brake cylinders didn't have this problem (allowing air in) to the same extend as the front wheel cylinders did.

Did some miles and for sure the brakes are tip top again with the old 7/8 m/c. Firm padle etc. So it was definitely the valve in the 13/16 m/c. I will quote from the workshop manual: The combination inlet and outlet check valve in the head of the cylinder is provided to allow the passage of fluid un...

Bingo! I think I found the problem. The valve in the master m/c wasn't working at all because the rubber washer was warped. I am not sure, but it looks like a washer for a 7/8 m/c. So the system didn't have any remaining pressure after returning the pedal. This caused the intake of air at the wheel ...

Update: I bled the system with a close look on the fluid level to no avail. I isolated the problem to the front brakes. I think that the front wheel brake cylinders draw in air (if that is possible) because, when I bleed one of the front wheels as good as it gets, close the nipple and bleed again af...

Today I will get some more brake fluid and follow up all the suggestions and tips I read on the forum on this subject. I have been thinking about the replaced pipe, but I don't understand that so much air is in such a short pipe. Perhaps I allowed the brake fluid level in the m/c to get too low a fe...

Thanks Willie. I was able to get the m/c in without removing the floor panel. At the same time I replaced the pipe running from the m/c to the stop switch. I have bled the brakes on the Morris before without to many problems. This time I am not able to get the air out. I read some threads on the for...

The company that supplied the m/c gave me another m/c with the correct thread. This weekend I want to change the m/c over. I already changed the bolts that fix the m/c into the chassis. So I don't have to remove the torsion bar. Do I need to remove the floor panel? Although the workshop manual tells...

Thanks all. I supplied a brake company with a 7/8" m/c with the question to resleeve it to 13/16". I didn't mind I was given an overhauled 13/16 " m/c instead. But if the thread on that particular m/c is not standard they have to come up with a solution. I will contact them on Monday....

I have a 13/16" master brake cylinder that I want to use for my 1961 saloon. I noticed the bolt for the banjo connection doesn't fit. The 7/8"m/c from the saloon uses an 3/8" 20 TPI thread and the 13/16 m/c uses an 7/16" 20 TPI thread. Is the 13/16" m/c modified by a previou...

Thanks Willie. Maybe it is a New Zealand situation, but both my 1966 1098 van and (948cc) 1961 saloon use 7/8 " rear brake cylinders. The saloon used the 7/8" m/c with 7" front drums and the van used 8" drums and 13/16" m/c. Brake part suppliers in New Zealand tell me that t...

Hi all. I found the leak in my braking system. It is the master brake cylinder. It is not clear to me if I can use a 13/16 master brake cylinder. I read the thread on master brake cylinders. My car was using 7" front drums with a 7/8" master brake cylinder. I changed the front drums to 8&q...

Thanks Wibble.

I often order from ESM. So if it is not too heavy (New Zealand post and package!) something to look into.

Cheers,

Rein

Thanks Onne.

I will try to find one of the "new" editions. I find the updates useful.

Cheers,

Rein

Hi all. Bought an original workshop manual for the Minor. Already owned one, but this one is more recent (1965) with information on the 1098 engine. Unfortunately there is no information on the 1098 stronger gearbox. (When did the factory start using the stronger gearboxes?) Ideally I would like an ...

Thanks
Next time I check the fluid level (in the not too distant future) I will check and see if the area close to the master brake cylinder is dry.

Cheers,

Rein

Although I reset the brake shoes on my Minor I had to top up my brake fluid reservoir. I checked for leakes on the complete brake system. No leaks found.
It shouldn't "use" brake fluid? Or is it acceptable to top up the reservoir occasionally?

Cheers,

Rein

Thanks.
Good to know that the N5 is similar to the N9 and that the Y is an actual improvement. Now I only need to stock N9Y or BP6ES because my motorbike uses them too.

Cheers

N5 and N5Y are available. N5 is a little bit more dificult to get. I will try N9Y again for my next set of plugs and see if I notice any difference.