Morris Minor Owners Club

Quite why going over a bump would do this not sure, but it sounds like the gear on the output shaft of the gearbox has come loose. 103_0282.JPG The gear is not keyed to the shaft, that is just for the tab on the lockwasher. The bad news is that to do anything about it the gearbox has to come out, so...

As has been said nothing wrong with +60 bores if they are serviceable. Sleeved blocks are also good if done correctly, and almost a little harder wearing. Mine has been sleeeved back to standard. Not sure where you are but I have a block thats currently standard, but needs boring, I have just not go...

When I rebuilt my gearbox I also made a bronze spacer up to go on the selector rod so the gear cannot overtravel. It has gone too far and allowed the detent balls from the gear hub to start escaping, popping the side cover off should allow you to get in there and hopefully encourage the gear back. T...

Only red grease near brake seals / hydraulics. Halfords wont have a clue, try motor factors and places like that. I know my local motorists discount have it, I bought a 500g pot which will see me out !.

Just to stick my bit in for bleeding I use one of the vacuum bleeders, attached to the bleed nipple to pull the fluid through. You need a good wipe of red grease around the bleed nipple threads to seal them, but the method works a treat. I can have the whole system bled in half an hour single handed...

They are not flat, without measuring them I reckon they are about 6" at their lowest to drive onto them. They are wide, sturdy and very easy to drive onto, with a definite point when you are on them so you know when to stop. They would have to be going some to collapse, but it is all on a screw...

I have a pair of the CJ Autos height adjustable ramps, they are really good and very easy to drive up onto. They are the manual adjusting type so out with the ratchet to adjust them, but it's a fairly quick process, depending how high you want to go of course. Had a bad experience with ramps and MK2...

I have just stripped my floor back and refinished. Started by all the seams cleaned out and a coat of EM121 over them. Let that cure and then tiger sealed all of the seams, then a coat of EM121 over the whole floor. Once that had cured a light coat of gravitex (stonechip) over the floor. Than finish...

No, it does its own thing with them, and the wipers. According to the manual I do have to point it in the right direction though......

Quite, I have had several new cars, some company provided and now onto my own, all getting progressively more complex. The new E class Merc I have as an owner you have absolutely no chance of doing anything with it, and it has all of the above, no spare wheel, electric handbrake, stop start and more...

I have had several control board failures with my Potterton boiler. Fortunately you can get in the control section without disturbing the gas part. Being an electronic engineer I decided to have a look, some very poor soldering on them and riddled with dry joints - I have an eye for spotting them an...

Result, tough little cars made out of real metal !. Several years back someone rear ended me in a queue of traffic, not in the minor though. I had a towbar fitted, the most he did to me was split my towball cover and bend the electric socket bracket and a mark or two on my bumper which polished out ...

I think there may be something in it for charging the modern AGM batteries, which I think are fitted to vehicles that have the stop/start technology and an abundance of computers to control the vehicle. I believe that you cannot even just replace a battery on one of these cars without a computer, th...

You ideally need a set of hog ring pliers and some hog rings, Amazon do plenty. I need a set myself and they are not expensive.

I stripped my cover off yesterday afternoon and it comes off without destroying it, just cut all the rings off.

Foam and some thin wadding ordered.

I am just starting the exact same job, my rear seat despite being re covered seems to have lost its padding. I havn't stripped it yet as I only pulled it out of the car this afternoon but I am thinking a piece of 25mm upholstery foam on top will work, plus sorting out the springs which seem to have ...

SteveClem wrote:Wish someone could instruct my wife how to find bargains

But they do - they are just expensive bargains

I think I paid something like that for a heavy duty classic Mini battery from my local Motorists Discount.

Thanks for the information, I will lift the base out and have a proper look.

Looks like I can get the cover off without destroying it, it really does not feel much of anything in the base providing any padding.

Need to ensure that the dog is comfy !.

I have a saggy base on my rear seat (the car not me !). The vinyl has all been replaced a few years ago, not by me. It feels like the horsehair or whatever it is inside is all just giving up, which I suppose is not entirely unreasonable after 50 odd years. No one sits in the back these days other th...

I certainly don't ride the clutch, and agree that sitting in neutral is the way to get long clutch life, thats how I was also taught. It's also putting pressure on the crank thrust bearings and causing accelerated wear there as well. I do sit with my foot on the brake though, especially if there is ...