Morris Minor Owners Club

I emailed Castrol and, like Mobil, they also do not recommend using the GL5 spec oil with axles containing yellow metals - this is their reply: Thank you for your email Historically the GL-5 products contained sulphur compounds as part of the EP package and at high temperatures could be quite aggre...

...I would only use a GL4 EP90 oil in the Minor rear axle. How about this then... Submitted to http://www.macysgarage.com/myweb6/gear_lube.htm by a chemical engineer, working in the petroleum industry: ''...and you’ll learn that GL-4/GL-5 are performance specifications, not manufacturing specificat...

Perhaps I should first have asked the question:

''Does anybody know if the 1969 era differential has any 'yellow metal' internals''?

I could always look in the BMC workshop manual .pdf and refrain from asking questions that I have the ability to check for myself of course...

Is this not suitable?http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_197933_langId_-1_categoryId_255220 Who knows, if we can't trust what the manufacturers state? I was happy but now I'm confused. Perhaps there is an independent oil testing laborato...

we have never had a problem or claim with any of our recommendations using this product. This made you happy? I'm afraid they all tend to say this kind of thing :( Perhaps I'm being a bit naive in accepting the oil companies word for it. It's unlike me to trust anything Big Business says or does bu...

I am about to change my diff oil and saw that the MMOC has had some posts regarding a possible problem with the additive in the GL5 type. So, me being the worrying type, I contacted the Comma enquiry address today. This is how it went... From: martini Sent: 25 June 2013 14:59 To: Comma Oil Enquiries...

The AP Clutch is far far better than the "cheaper" alternatives which work out much more expensive in terms of time ,money ,skin and blood pressure :( yours 120/180 :wink: Good. I only wish that I had split-pins available when re-fitting the clutch relay shaft linkages. You would think th...

The clutch pedal free play on a 948 should be 3/4" (check after the transmission tunnel is in place, as this determines the 'UP' position). I have a 1098 engine and I checked the free play while watching that the clutch pedal arm 'stop plate' was just below level with the transmission tunnel c...

Glad it's in and better, maybe have a look again after a rest from it! I had the gearbox mounts with the sides swapped over and it fitted but it was very tight on the rear of the gearbox crossmember. Nicer when things can't go in the wrong way round..... Yes, the shaft is aligned much better than i...

MarkyB wrote:Try swapping the engine mounts back again.

Engine mounts (towers) look the wrong way round, compared to mine. Yes gearbox mounts look upside down and too high. Swap engine mounts and flip gearbox mounts and hopefully it will all line up 'cos the shaft looks well out of alignment! I swapped the towers round and fitted the gearbox mounts the ...

I can't tell you for sure without digging my car out - and it's well blocked in at the moment - but I think they are right enough. The diag that Richard posted up shows mounts with that angle. Thanks again. I will get on with the job when I have the time available and let you all know if I can get ...

IslipMinor wrote:The 'angled' side goes towards the front of the car - the picture of yours shows them fitted on the wrong side. You have the angle at the back.

Ok, thanks for the reply, that confirms that my towers are reversed.

The clutch relay rod should not be at that angle at all! The gearbox mounts (14 & 15) look to be upside down - they should be as in the picture below from the MM Parts List: [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1372068200_1899 [/frame] Are the part numbers stamped on them? If so ACA 5370 ...

The angle on the relay shaft is definitely not right - it needs to be straight across..... So move parts at will until you achieve that! Yes, I will be moving the parts around again until I can get the shaft position as straight as I can. The posted reply earlier from M25VAN suggesting that I could...

With the engine and gearbox almost in place you should be able to see which way round the engine mounts go by trying them each side and swapping around if needed. Gearbox mounts are handed and if the wrong way round will foul the rear support. Again try each side..... That's a good idea, thanks, an...

To get at the top two bell housing bolts, remove the engine mounting towers and lower the front of the engine. If you have a 1098 engine and box it is very unlikely hat you have a 1275 diaphram clutch as they are different diameters, different flywheels etc Hi Mike, I did manage to get the top bell...

The relay linkage isn't straight on mine either, so I guess it is normal. If it is working okay without binding then I wouldn't worry. Tom Hi Tom, thanks for the fast reply. I have seen photos of relay shafts on other peoples cars and they all seem to be fairly straight. It's not binding right now ...

Hi all, my name is Martin, I live in Stevenage and I've had a Snowberry White 1969 Traveller, HPP905G, for a couple of months now. I bought it as an unfinished project from a guy who bought it in November 2011 from someone else who had been trying to get it on the road since about 1992. With the hel...