Morris Minor Owners Club

I fitted one new wheel box from ESM a couple of years ago and it was the wrong sweep, I did call them but they said no one had ever mentioned it before I found this information and bought a second hand wheel box stamped with the number 72790A and the correct sweep was restored https://board.mmoc.or...

"Xavier" is called that because his registration number begins with X and because I think of him as a charming but spiteful stroppy little s**t. I did have another called "Helen" but that was because the fist two letter were HL. She went to be made into washing machines long ago ...

The float is quite easy to replace. All you have to do is pull out the hinge pin and swap the float over but you then need to set the correct float gap or otherwise the float chamber will under or over fill. It is probably silly to just replace the float without replacing the needle at the same time...

I do carry a spare SU that I rebuilt before I went on Minors on Tour to Europe. It is quicker to swap the pump out for a good one than mess about at the side of the road unless it is just cleaning the points. I hypothesise that ESM get SU returns because people don't follow the instructions and clea...

My Hardi pump just failed, ESM told me it only has a 1 year warranty as I bought it in 2023 but Hardi told me it's a 2 year warranty and will replace it It's good that Hardi are replacing the pump under warranty but not very encouraging to hear that it failed after such a short time. There are SU e...

Bit of guessing game, is it the float chamber ! Could be! It's easy to buy the gasket and only 3 screws to remove to change the gasket. Just be sure to use a screwdriver that fits well and has a large enough blade. It looks awful to see chewed up screw heads. https://www.morrisminorspares.com/fuel-...

Sorry I don't understand. Did you mean to post a picture?

Stephen

Yes that's right. The black earth wire from the steering column wiring bundle connects to a female bullet connector that can accept 4 connections. If this is inconvenient you can connect that black wire to any convenient earthing point e.g fit a ring terminal instead of a bullet and clamp it down u...

I think it is interesting to ponder the reasons why we give our Minors names at all. I have never felt the need to give my modern cars a name but my Minor has always had a name. What previous owners called my car I have no idea!

Stephen

Great. You might find an indicator switch cover on the well known auction site but the parcel shelf is not really worth trying to find second-hand unless it is new. They are too prone to distortion in damp conditions.

Stephen

Thanks for the help, especially Sven. The lever which should engage the detents is a bit bent, so a bit of gentle "percussive maintenance" (hitting it) with a "reciprocating tolerance adjuster" (hammer) should fix it. I've tried to post a picture but no joy so far. And apologies...

Yes that's right. The black earth wire from the steering column wiring bundle connects to a female bullet connector that can accept 4 connections. If this is inconvenient you can connect that black wire to any convenient earthing point e.g fit a ring terminal instead of a bullet and clamp it down un...

before i take anything apert first i might do the simple thing of taking arms off and rotating a spline or 2 anticlockwise. Or just not take it out in the rain :-) That's simple and it might help. My car is 1969. My wipers park right on the rubber at the bottom of the screen and almost hit the rubb...

Both parts are available from ESM but of course you may find someone willing to sell the parts cheaper on here. Indicator switch cover: https://www.morrisminorspares.com/electrical-c54/indicators-flasher-switches-c60/indicator-switch-cover-for-swt101-p829877 Parcel shelf (right hand drive 1964 onwar...

I refurbished my entire wiper system a couple of years ago. This involved overhaul of all of the components in the system: wiper motor, rack, wheel boxes. One of my wheel boxes was jammed solid and even though I freed it, it ran very rough which would have been too much friction for the wiper motor ...

Thanks again Stephen , springs sourced. Are the snail cam adjusters same as 8 " Minors ? Unfortunately, no. They are bigger for 9" brakes in the same way that the snail cam adjusters from rear Minor 7" brakes are not interchangeable with front 8" brakes. Try to find some origina...

philipkearney wrote: ↑Mon Jul 28, 2025 12:10 pm Hi Stephen,

Finally got around to digging out the tool bag and taking a few photos. See attached. If you wanted a tool bag, speak to Bryan at club spares. He had repro's made and was selling them.

Philip

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Thank you. I'll get in touch with Bryan

Stephen

Thank you Stephen, very good leads.. You're welcome. I fitted Wolseley 1500 front brakes earlier this year. I was disappointed with the performance of unbranded brake shoes that I bought from one of the classic car suppliers so I had the worn out set that came with the brake parts re-lined with Fer...

Sir Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 26, 2025 3:59 pm Did as you said with the heater wire and now my wipers work. Thank you Stephen really appreciate your help.

You're welcome. Glad it's all sorted.


Stephen

Flexible hoses you can use the same ones as the Morris Minor uses, the thread is the same and they are the correct length. For the brake shoe pull off springs contact the Wolseley Register (www.wolseleyregister.co.uk). For the bridge pipes, there is a chap on eBay who can make them up for you in Kun...