Morris Minor Owners Club

Pre owned 3/8" UNC plug taps and die nuts can be found on 'e' bay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/187181681057?_skw=pre+owned+3%2F8%22+UNC+die+nut&itmmeta=01JZE5D00TZEQKC47GWMEFKBM2&hash=item2b94e5c9a1:g:YsoAAeSwndtoELeJ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dkztPKIbiXdFZaC6pzJfTNR...

Loctite - Lock and Seal. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235974601069?_skw=Loctite+loc+and+seal&itmmeta=01JZE53S59K8DM0ZDJC70CW9Q9&hash=item36f12ea96d:g:cpQAAeSw8FhoNBpj&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dgL8DoIgEktggXLgH5Um%2Bz8gyr9EPJfOMvl4CTmvJbZ9T2gtxqfIJS7t3FGYB3NeOhy%2FFiX%2BY%...

Did you clean up the threads in the block with a (used) tap and on the studs with a die nut?
If you did then they should easily screw in by hand.

Les
The problem is that the blocks are now so old that I suspect that many of the studs were fitted in the past as you describe. In fact that is how I used to fit them until I learnt better.
Phil

Les Some of those threads that have pulled up go right through to the water jacket i.e. do not have a bottom. Also if the stud is tightened by hand and it will not go in sufficiently far enough then that is a good indication that there is something wrong with either the stud or threads in the block....

The studs should be tightened no more than hand tight when being screwed into the block. The threads in the block should be run through & cleaned with a used plug tap before fitting the studs. Using a new plug tap may result in thread metal being removed so weakening the thread. A good way of cl...

The pulling up of the block threads is a natural progression as the block gets older and many blocks are nearly as old as me. Basically no different to both of my knees getting older and wearing out at the ripe old age of 75 (I am now 77) and having to have them replaced - I would not call them dama...

There is absolutely no need to be scared about countersinking the stud holes in the block. We are not talking about serious countersinking just countersinking enough to remove any existing pull up of the stud threads in the block. The pull up of threads can cause the cylinder head gasket not to seat...

My advice is to throw away the standard Minor ex factory cylinder head studs and fit the better 'A' Plus head studs with flanged nuts. The 'A' Plus studs can be torqued to 50lb f ft dry. I would advise that the revised stud tightening sequence is used. That can be found using the search facility or ...

There is little point in applying grease to a Minor rear bub bearing unless the bearing is going into long term storage. The bearing is lubricated by GL4 EP80/90 oil. The bearing on initial assembly could be filled with grease but there is little point in doing so as once turning the EP80/90 oil wil...

Here is a link to some Made in England Minor rear hub bearings listed as NOS. These are the same as the ones I am using for my axle rebuild:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225979768377?_skw=morris+minor+used+rear+hub+bearing&itmmeta=01JZ8G5SJKAMZSXYBXZ898FV9E&hash=item349d719e39:g:u-8AAOSw9HZlt...

The 5.5J wheel will not put an excess of loading on the bearing even if a spacer is fitted.
As I said above you either live with the current poor quality C3 bearings or find some good (possibly used) original bearings. They are about.
The seal is being fitted the correct way round.

N You are doing nothing wrong in the way you are fitting the bearings. Are your wheels 5 1/2 J ? The J means that the wheel is central over the hub/bearings. If the wheels are the J type the offset of the wheels will not effecting your wheel bearings. I run 7J wheels similar to those fitted to your ...

They look like standard spanners to me.
The sizes are quite normal too.
The E numbers could be the makers identification number/mark.

I can sympathise with you - It is difficult to grind in valves that mate with hardened valve seats. I think that you have reached a good position in that the valve seats do not leak past. It is important to get a relatively wide seating on the exhaust valve so that valve heat can be transferred to t...

Up date on shortening the damper valve holder. I shortened the valve holder in the lathe back to the start of the threads. When the valve holder was refitted and the damper filled with oil there appeared to be no difference in the operation or resistance to or of the arm. So whilst nice to do I do n...

What you describe is normal if using Classic Mini dampers and the original top mount pin. A photo of the damper set up as fitted would be helpful. The use of classic Mini front dampers on the rear of a Minor is quite common. My current rear dampers which are gas filled classic Mini front dampers are...

They are the ones.
The slightly longer length and waist helps to clear the two bolts that holds the two halves of the calliper together.

The bleed nipples in the link are Ford. They are not suitable for the original Marina calliper. They are only suitable for re-manufactured Marina callipers. The genuine Marina calliper bleed nipples are 3/8" x 24 TPI UNF. ESM list the bleed nipples in the link below as suitable for the Marina b...

May be of interest: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205586950822?_skw=churchill+tools&itmmeta=01JYXH4ZGPGVSTADVYK8SCNG9Z&hash=item2fddefeaa6:g:0AQAAeSwd8VoX-8k&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1d0%2FeGsZbe4w3F6ka37LRDSLtMg44ohar0NF%2F8eVhKAyIRctSw3ajAezFdQthuh5%2BAnf4dVYT%2B6mDmFKK45...