Morris Minor Owners Club

Just been out and jacked up the rear of my Traveller to adjust the back brakes, and found that on my last outing, I came back with less car than I set out with... The car was loaded down with bags of compost and clonked itself on a bump in the track to my allotment. I noticed it was a bit of a livel...

I realised the car was an automatic, but I then kind of forgot about that being a probable reason the Starter could be different. I didn't associate the two. :roll: Not having a Solenoid Start anyway, I didn't know what the connections on the Solenoid should look like. :wink: I'm guessing you'll fi...

Fair points, I must admit that I don't read the signatures :oops: and the picture was just a bit of a very nice looking Traveller. I quite fancy an auto box myself but it's something that I've never got round to doing. No problem, I should have made it clearer. I've got to say, it drives a dream in...

Looking at your photo of the standard solenoid, we can see that the thick cable from the battery and the one to the starter are both on the same terminal. Also, the with with red tracer wire is not connected to the side terminal that actuates the solenoid. That backs up that the standard solenoid i...

I can't imagine why the previous owner used a Pre-engaged, unless they came by it cheap somehow. They can cost nearly twice as much as a simple bendix model. :-? :-? Yep, I think most of the replacement parts are secondhand bits that were to hand at the time the car was being restored, and now I'm ...

Checked the battery voltage, and it's 12.7 volts with the engine off; I tried turning the key and typically the engine started immediately! Had a look at the starter solenoid, and then it came back to me. When I was investigating my starting problem last year (which turned out to be a broken drive p...

:-? :-? That doesn't look to be the case from that photo :-? The nearest terminal seems to be quite brown and rusty. Yes, it doesn't look so good in the photo - I'll give it a go with a wire brush and some switch cleaner. The battery terminals under the dust caps are all shiny though. Is the Red co...

Thanks both for the excellent suggestions! I'll try using the multimeter on the solenoid first. It's the kind with a red button on, but nothing happens when I press it. I'm assuming it's a relay operated by the key, and the red button manually closes the switch? I might not be pushing hard enough of...

Cheers guys!

Seb

Quick question - just recently when turning the key, instead of hearing the starter motor, I'm just getting a clunk. After two or three goes, the starter will operate and the engine will start. The battery is new and fully charged, I got one with high cold cranking amps so there's plenty of oomph wh...

Rather than another plea for help, I wanted to post a success story for a change! I wasn't that impressed by the lighting inside the cabin of my Traveller when I got it, which consisted of one festoon bulb which was too dim to read a map with. Replacing it with an LED festoon bulb from Classic Car L...

IIRC, the brake shoe adjusters are at one end of the shoes and the cylinder and handbrake leaver are at the other end. You need to completely remove the tension from the handbrake cables then adjust the brake shoes then take some of the slack out of the cable. If there is any tension on the cables ...

Thanks both, Section M of the workshop manual states: The forward ends of the cables are provided with adjusting nuts which are locked by locking washers of the tab type. They should never be disturbed after initial fitting. Section M.19 then explains what to adjust if the lever is reaching the end ...

Well, I drove to the steepest hill near me - Swain's Lane which cyclists use for training and which peaks at 19%. Pulled over, into neutral, handbrake on, released footbrake and... weeeeee!!!!!! as we rolled backwards down the hill :roll: So that's going to need sorting before the MOT. Footbrake is ...

geoberni wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:27 pm Looks like a manufacturing defect.
I'd keep an eye on it by checking it in 500 miles or so just to make sure it's not lost any more, assuming you get no other indications in the meantime, like strange squeaks again.

Thanks, I won't panic too much then!

Seb

Thanks Geoberni, several steep hills near me so I'll find one steep enough and try parking on it!

Does the chunk that's missing from one of my shoes look worrying, or should I relax? It's only on the edge, I guess I could just keep an eye on it...

Seb

Did you slacken the handbrake cables right off prior to adjusting the rear shoes? If not you may find that the handbrake works fine but the shoes don't have enough travel to operate with the footbrake. IIRC the manual states that the handbrake cables should not be adjusted. Hi Paul, Yep, when I ins...

I fitted new brake shoes and drums about a month ago, and over the last week a persistent squeak started coming from the back right wheel, only stopping when the brakes are lightly applied. I had a look today, and was pleased to find everything as it should be, just a load of brake dust where the sh...

Allow yourself plenty of time to change a complete handle assembly, it is not just a couple of screws you have to remove, the rear upright part of the window frame has to be moved to get it out. Wow Phil, you weren't kidding! Took me over four hours and a lot of headscratching! Swapping the lock wa...

Left handed drills are good for removing broken screws. I just bought a set for not too much money as the current ones I have were too big, by far.☹️ Small first and increase in size slowly is my method. That's a good idea - I didn't know they existed! I have a screw remover set which works in a si...