Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello to all that have been giving advice on my clutch problems. engine and box now out.
Will be at the rally this weekend in myrtle DAU 107 C green 2 door saloon would be nice to put some names to faces
See you there

Best regards Mick

hello Phil, John and all A little background information. The problem that I had was that the clutch pedal was on the floor to get a clean gear change and had very /no feel to it. When I went to adjust it the slave cylinder push rod was holding the release bearing hard against the pressure plate. Af...

hi again approx. how much movement should I need to operate the clutch? the pressure plate fingers look shot? would it work better with the Morris pressure plate as it looks deeper ?
regards Mick

will work through what I tried one thing at a time?
well I have got something but its not pretty

not a clue how that happened

Still having probs cannot drag/drop, cut and paste, insert or import
read the How to insert a photo thread again. Not any help any ideas tec is not my best subject?
Any help would be appreciated.
Best regards Mick

Hi Phil and all
Still struggling with posting photo's Will have another go in the morning
Best regards Mick

Hi Phil and all finally got some time on the moggy over the bank holiday. Phil to answer some of your questions Push rod in slave 125mm long with 85 mm thread, 8mm dia looks homemade, no ball on end just badly filled rad. The swivel nut is a poor fit in the release armand sticks a bit. the arm has a...

Hi John
Thanks for the pm I'm in darkest Handsacre in Staffordshire so a good two hours away in the moggy. So I will keep you posted and thanks for the input it all adds to the picture.
Best regards Mick

Hi Phil sorry for the delay in getting back as ever just when your trying to get something sorted life gets in the way. however hope to get some more info for you over the weekend and will post it back. In the pic it shows the bracket for mounting the release arm bolted to the bellhousing can that b...

Hello Phil Thanks for the input, it's looking like I will have to pull the engine and gearbox out and find out what I've got. As you said once you move away from standard it becomes a bit of a minefield. It has got an external slave it just seams short on reach? is the concentric thrust bearing a bi...

hi Oliver
thanks for getting back. that is the main problem I do not know what is inside the bellhousing.
can anyone point me in the right direction as to what would be the normal setup for this conversion ?
any pointers would be a help.
Thanking you in advance
Best regards Mick

Hi all and hello I am looking for some help. I have recently purchased a Morris Traveller and she's great except for a problem with clutch. The pedal travel is down to the floor so I tried to adjust it and found that the pedal has no free play. If I take it back to set some free play the throw is no...

Cheers Stephen
Yes I Have checked the free play but will have another look.
Best regards Mick

Hi all I have just fitted a rebuilt engine to my 1098 moggy complete with a new clutch and linkage the engine is running fine but the clutch operation sounds terrible and you can feel a vibration through the pedal. I thought it might bed in but after about twenty miles it seams to be getting worse. ...

cheer for that I will stick with the 20/50 then

Best regards MikeR

hello all Newbie in trouble. I am trying to rebuild my 1098 engine with a replacement block. my existing block has a star drive oil pump and matching cam the new block is drilled for the three hole slot type oil pump. My question is can I drill and tap the replacement block to suit the the four hole...

hi all I am rebuilding the engine on my Standard 1098 what is the best grade of oil to use and when should I change it
Many thanks MikeR

Hi all I did think that I had posted this yesterday but it seems to have disappeared into the text message pit of doom so here goes Mk2 first off thanks to all for the comments, suggestions, and help full info its all very helpful to a newbie, The good news is that I have got it sorted and as the or...

hi all Thanks for all the info and when I say no brakes yep peddle sinks to the floor. I will check out the hole depth in the mc but my first plan for to day is to isolate the mc and see if i can get a peddle if so add in the servo and isolate then back brakes and so on. I will post the results but ...