Morris Minor Owners Club

Have had 2 new tyres on my Moggie, tread was fine but the sidewalls had started to crack so I thought best to be safe rather than sorry, I checked through my Haynes manual but I cant find a torque figure for the wheel nuts, has anyone any ideas or recommendations? Also, I converted her to negative e...

I fitted a new door switch on my minor which works fine, the old one would work now and again dispite cleaning,anyway, thought I would make both switches match but unfortunately the wire on the nearside dissapeared into the hole before I could stop it, after I removed the old swich and pulled the co...

I have used the stormforce type for a couple of years now and its been very good, it is breathable with vents, others have commented in the past negative and positive experiences with this make. I have also used the cheaper halfords type on my modern which is fine in the winter. I like the stormforc...

Thanks for all your help, its not that I am reluctant to check the cylinders, its more based on the fact the MOT man told me that it was one particular side that had the problem, anyway, will follow the advice of checking all cylinders but will obtain some more spares and probably end up changing al...

Thanks for the advice, I am going to replace the old cylinder on the front nearside to match the existing new cylinder on the same drum. I will try new shoes also as it is possible that they could have been contaminated even though everything is dry. the car pulls in a straight line so If pulled to ...

Sorry, I did not make it clear it has not got judder, judder and grab have both passed on left and right,the shoes were bone dry when I took off the drum and no sign of fluid weeping anywhere

Need some info from some of you experts,took my minor for its MOT, it failed on one item brake imbalance, I changed one of the brake cylinders on the front near side as the tester said this is where the problem was, wish I had done both now but I could see one had a perished seal and assumed the oth...

Hi all. I have the static type seat belts fitted in my minor for driver and front seat passenger, above the bolt on the pillar is (was on one side) a plastic hook which allows the belt to be hung up out of the way when parked, unfortunately on the drivers side mine has broken off, as a temp fix I ha...

I would agree with the previous comments re tools,parts and service, I have done a number of motorway and cross country trips with mine and its been fine,as others have said keep it around 60 mph or so , you will get used to people on dual carriageways who feel they have to overtake you . The only t...

found it ! there was a break in the wiring in the loom on the right hand side, only affecting this light circuit, managed to repair it, indicators now functioning, thanks for your help Guys

My near side rear indicator has stopped working,I have checked the bulb which looked ok,swapped it over with one on the off side and it worked fine so it cant be that, the tail lights work fine, when indicating left the light on the stalk blinks once then goes out. indicating right works pefectly. T...

thanks for the info,

my brake lights have stopped working, I guessed it was not the bulbs, chances both had gone were I reckon small but checked them anyway and they are both fine, I assume its the switch,I had a bad earth on the main beam switch a few weeks ago and sorted this but where exactly is the brake light switc...

I just purchased a replacement mirror, original came off at 70mph on the M6 ! to be exact it was just hanging on as I was leaving at a exit,tried to smoothly slow down and find somewhere soft for it to land on but unfortunately it hit the kerb and well, that was that. Moral of the tale is to periodi...

Glad you are ok.Many people who do not own one appear to think Minors can only do 30mph,at least it appears that way from experience, driving out in front of you at junctions at the last second, cutting in front when in traffic, having to get back in front of you if you overtake, dont these people e...

I have the Monsoon version and have had it for nearly 1 year, so far I have to say I think its worth the money, its protected my Minor when not in use pretty well particularly from snow and it has not let any water in either,you do need to bend a bit to fit the straps,I find it easier to wrap the en...

Just make sure the connections on your battary are on tight ,I had a similar thing with mine when after re charging I fitted the battary and it worked fine but the following week it was dead,I checked the leads and found one had worked its way slightly loose,when connected properly it started straig...

I agree that you are going to need fuel anyway but my reason for posting was there may be others out there who did not realise there was to be a double hike in two seperate price rises, I put 5 gallons into my Morris today so I dont feel that panic buying is something I subscribe to and neither woul...

I realised the rise in VAT would affect pertrol but I forgot that from Jan 1st fuel duty rises again( I got reminded by a friend ),then petrol goes up once more when VAT increases to 20% in early Jan so the message must be buy it now if you can, fortunately my Moggie fired up for the first time in t...

Hi Everyone, I have a 69 Minor 1098cc, I want to fit a new choke unit, I have a new one which will push in gradually rather then using the matchbox wedge trick( I made up a rubber wedge) ,my question is how best do I gain access to the retaining nut keeping the existing choke cable to the dashboad? ...