Morris Minor Owners Club

You obviously don’t own a Minor, although not a difficult job it can be a bit of a fiddle, that's why some leave them off, I guess.

From that it appears Minors are not the only cars to have these springs, if you’ve done it on other cars. Presumably other BMC range, or perhaps more widespread.

I like your ‘better safe than sorry’ attitude, peace of mind is worth a lot !——— anyone can say ‘that’ll do’ !

Not a good idea to interchange, sometimes the direction of rotation can be discovered by observing the wear pattern on the splines but this can’t always be conclusive.

I can’t fault the logic but I thought beehive springs or not, the shoe springs should always be at the rear, never the front. However, I’m wondering if relying on the shoe springs alone there is a tendency to ‘twist’, bias to the pull of the springs. I think the beehives hold the shoes more ‘squarel...

When’s a Morris Minor not a Morris Minor ?

Yes you’re right and a little used vehicle is quite likely to be in said garage, as mine is. However depending on the location, there is the possibility to site the charger outside. Waterproofing could be another issue though.

I’m thinking along the same lines John, sounds like a plan.

Looks like someone has had them shot blasted in an attempt to clean them up, that’s the sort of finish you can expect from that process. You need to be sure with secondhand brake parts. I’ve got a used cylinder that I feel is fine but I’m reluctant to advertise it.

Refill using distilled water or de-ironised instead of tap water

Like all things in life, it may not strictly need doing but it’s what gives you peace of mind that counts.

Maybe the OP was thinking of this, doubt this would be the case in his example. An interesting read however.
https://www.allmetalsfab.com/galvanic-r ... ar-metals/

With the standard sump plug, draining the oil over the years is bound to leave sediment on the sump bottom, then when you fit a magnetic plug all those particles over the years are suddenly drawn to the magnet, so you’ve probably got all those years worth on your recently installed magnet !

nik60————Have sent you a PM via this forum.

The valves are as your measurements. They came from a Mini Cooper S cylinder head.

I’ll check the postage for you, give me a day or two, I’ll let you know the total, thanks for your enquiry.

[quote= My friends consider me 'ridiculously eccentric' for not having a 'modern' but I'm just not interested :wink: [/quote] Well, for,the first time in my life I bought a new ‘modern’ and don’t regret it. What a pleasure it is to drive something that has everything working and little fear of it br...

Good idea, engine out and you can reach everywhere.

2000 litres, nearly 500 gallons ! are you sure ! Cheaper to buy a new chassis !! That's exactly what I thought when I saw that it's 50 quid for 5 litres. With him being a bit of a celeb, I imagine they gave him the whole lot for free and put it on the marketing budget. Check my maths because someth...

2000 litres, nearly 500 gallons ! are you sure ! Cheaper to buy a new chassis !!