Morris Minor Owners Club

Just an update to say my Trav passed its re-MOT on braking efficiency yesterday. After doing lots of emergency stops on the local hill, together with judicious use of emery paper, the retardation quickly improved. More than 50% of the surface area of the brake lining is making contact with the drum ...

Thanks all for your suggestions, Several points have been made. Yes, Willie, I'll check the "hot-spots" on the linings when I get my car back from my local welder in a couple of days' time. I did a check on them after my initial test drive, and it was obvious a large area of the linings we...

Hi All, Firstly, let me introduce myself as a "newcomer" to the message board. For the record, I've driven my current 1968 Traveller for 20 years, and I do all the necessary DIY work on it - except for the steering and welding, which I leave to the experts! For various reasons, I need to i...