Morris Minor Owners Club

The reason for the change is the 4" bolt pattern but not for the morris wheels. I have a set of Vega GT wheels that I was going to put on my Bugeye but they were too wide. The GT wheels fit perfect on the Morris Van. As for the MG brakes working any better than the marina brakes, this is not a ...

As of now I have the marina disc brake setup on my '64 van. I would like to convert to the MG Midget disc brake, is this even possible without major modifications?

Dave

The silicone fluid will have contaminated the rubber parts of the system - when filled with DOT3 it is not unknown (ie it's very common!) for the seals to swell and distort. I've heard of this happening more the other way - when changeing from DOT3 to Silicone - but I guess the contamination can ha...

Yes - I fear the mix of silicone and DOT3 is not good! If you had the calipers off - are they back on correct sides with bled nipples uppermost ? Basic fault I know - but amazing how many times that happens in Mini world! If you have a servo - sometimes best to hav the engine running while bleeding...

bmcecosse wrote:Should also have a vent on the timing case cover.
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx? ... %20BREATHE...

This is a cover for a single timing chain. All the 1275's I've redone had dual chains.

PS. I did bench bleed the calipers and master cylinder before reinstallation.

Hello everyone, new to the Morris Minors but real familiar with Bugeye Sprite. On to the problem, 1964 Morris Van, 1275 A+ engine, ribcase gearbox, disc brakes (front) drum (rear) Brake system had silicone fluid so I did a complete system flush and now using Dot 3 fluid (brakes worked fine afterward...