Morris Minor Owners Club

i always thought nyloc nuts replace the need for spring / shakeproof washers? personally i've never had a nyloc come loose, and i know my 'modern' '74 Midget uses nyloc extensively, so why not on the Moggie?

Today in Bath - beautiful day to be out in your Moggie.

With respect to the warning light issue, for those that are interested, you can get a 20A 10 minute delay timer, https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product/836/category/210 which seems like a good idea, you can wire a warning light across the output as well, but 10 minutes should be plenty to de...

Mine stopped working, and when I removed it the paxoline had broken. I repaired it using printed circuit board from Maplin and replaced the rivets with BA nuts and bolts, using the remains of the paxoline as templates. It would be interesting to see if yours is repairable.

Glad I asked. I must admit I was a bit sceptical. I fitted a roller bearing conversation in a 1275 Midget a number of years ago, it was never right, but I sold the car before getting round to changing it back. On release bearings, I've seen threads referring to potentially inferior items where the c...

Read a comment on the Facebook page recommending the following: Soak the the whole thust bearing in a quality friction modified oil for at least 3 months before installing. It will last a lot longer. As it will be at least 3 months before I reassemble Vanessa, I've got time to do this. Firstly is th...

Pardon? Ah, that's better

if the photo is rotated by 90° when you view the post, it wasn't me When i view the post on my iphone or iPad mini it is the right way up.

How's this?

So as an update I contacted Paul Parts, and they sent me a pair of springs by return, which arrived from Austria in a couple of days.

Many thanks Phil, much appreciated. I take your point about buying, but as i have the angle lying around, and the means to drill and machine the holes, they won't take me long to make. I can then combine it with a suitable spreader bar that will match up with my chain hoist, for which i have some su...

Hi, Can someone with these please confirm the dimensions and hole size for the lifting stud, I'm making a pair out of 3" x 1/4" steel angle which I assume should be up to the job.

Thanks.

Brilliant, many thanks biomed, I'll drop him an email today.

The 'detent' Spring on my door catch is broken, any suggestions on how to repair? I'm toying with fitting a piece of Spring steel across the top with a rivet or similar to sit in the recess in the catch.

There's a very sad green pre-reg letter Minor sitting on a drive round the corner from us - I suspect it is only a matter of time before my wife knocks on their door.

Hi, my restoration project ( it wasn't intended to be :) ) is also Peat Brown, underneath the poor repaint, and is G reg / 1968 2 dr saloon. https://www.mmoc.org.uk/MessageBoard/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=67387 . Currently our intention is to return her to her original colour, so I'll be interested to...

Returning to the original topic :D i note that Lidil will be stocking their Ultimate Speed Car Battery Charger at £13.99 from Thursday. I've not bought one of these, but a neighbour uses one to maintain his caravan battery over winter, and reviews I've read elsewhere suggest these work OK and are us...

Declan beat me to it - I was just about to say that the fan rotates in the opposite direction to the arrow on the impeller, the direction of rotation as indicated on the Smiths label on the motor body is correct. Having just tried it, the fan runs in the same direction irrespective of polarity. Belo...

Mark, I stripped the whole thing by electrolysis - 8 hours suspended in a dustbin of washing soda connected to a battery charger and then a quick scour with a scotchbrite pad, came up a treat with all of the rust removed. The inside was disgusting, with a line of rust where the water had been flung ...

Thanks. The casing I've painted with Jet Black from toolstation which I used on my Midget heater as well, and gives a good finish, not too glossy, but not matt either. The plastic bits I'll try the same - they've previously been painted partially with gloss which I think would be difficult to remove...