Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks again for all your tips.It's been a great help.

Thanks John will do as you suggest & check the other parts.The last Moggy i had was 5 years ago & i lived close by to a specialist so i used to get him to grease the car for me.Using the grease gun was totally alien to me but its very satisfying if you do it yourself...eventually...and right!

Thanks for that John

Just had a go again.Got the top one done.There was a lot of pressure & pumped till grease ran out further down(see pic).did it on opposite locks but coulnt support shock as i only have the one trolley jack. Couldnt do the lower one as the nipple was bigger? Can you get special attachments from M...

phew.thought i'd messed up with the grease as well.Thanks for that.

Bazzalucas wrote:...and when you say 'grease', do you mean EP oil? Or the kind of all-purpose grease I've already got in my gun?

Hi Bazzalucas.I bought a grease gun that had a tube of high temp wheel bearing grease with it.Is this okay?

thanks bmcecosse will try the rag tip.

Thanks Chris.Will have another go tomorrow.

Mike how do you 'clip' the nozzle to the nipples? Do i loosen the nipple on the trunnion at all? Thanks for your help.

I have checked through some old posts but i'm not sure what i'm doing when it comes to greasing the trunnions. I've jacked up,removed wheel as suggested.Unscrewed the nipples,removing them completly.Then tried to pump some grease in the hole(my first time of using a grease gun)by holding the nipple ...

Ouch! wonder what that would cost at todays prices.

I drive my Minors enthusiastically, no point in dropping a 1275 in and not using it. I use the fuel gauge to see if I have enough petrol to make the next filling station. What's 40mpg? I agree Mike.I've never chosen a car because of its MPG.Unless your doing serious miles every week it's never gonn...

Sounds well nice Pete.Bet it was quick!!

That Magnum sounds nice.Any pics?

I used to have that on video.Was a mk1 & 2 escort owner through the 90's.From Vans,estates,populars to a 'big wing' mk1 rally car with a 2.0l pinto that used to snap leafsprings if you wellied it from standstill.My fav was my black mk2 rs2000 that i sold for £1800 in 2003.Dread to think what its...

Hahaha what a donut! wonder if someone ever told them.how embarrassed you'd be.

Be difficult to limit it to one car.I'd buy an old aircraft hanger & fill it with loads of classics but number one priority would be a MK1 LOTUS CORTINA

I was riding my Vespa px125 or my Lambretta Li150 to Scooter rallies all over the uk.Followed by my mate in his trusty back up moggy van.Which 3 of us used to sleep in,in the back.While my mate slept in the front.Stuck my scooter in the back for a lift home in torrential rain one rally.

I've got one that i bought off ebay for my hillman hunter.I put it on my new Moggy this week using some tie cables.Does the job.
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