Morris Minor Owners Club

Spares, replacements and extras are slowly but steadily colonising my flat. Car's parked on the road outside a friend's house a few minutes' walk away.

i will be there on sunday but have never been to a big rally before. What is the proceedure, book in advance and then just wing it on arrival or is more arranged than that? Booking in advance is a bit cheaper (£12.50 vs. £15.00 on the day) and then it's just do what instructed when you get there re...

Already done - it's definitely the hub.

Thanks for checking and taking the time to post replies - much appreciated

Rear nearside wheel started "singing" on and off shortly before Jasper went in for an engine rebuild and thought it wise to investigate - suited anyway as brake shoes need replacing. There was no heat being generated, so not the brakes, which was my first thought. Rotating the hub by hand ...

Thanks for that, Alex.

New washers have been ordered. What thickness of gasket paper was it you used? Knowing Jasper, he'll need it.

Novice question here, but would prefer to ask before causing damage and ending up carless until I can get parts. So, it appears I need to replace the rear wheel bearings and oil seals on Jasper. Getting down to the nut was unproblematic if oily (brake shoes are also going to be replaced once I've so...

Breather was quite gunky, though not blocked completely. There isn't any smoke coming out when the oil filler cap is removed, which is positive, and even when revved hard the fumes from the exhaust turn mid/lightish-grey. Will stock up on oil and head on - fingers crossed - and then move sorting the...

This is already a replacement filler cap - was originally a plastic one, this is the metal one (MMC Bath part number 8M221). Am wondering whether the breathers in the crankcase need clearing - the Haynes manual isn't providing much info about how to do this though, can anyone point me in the right d...

The good news is that Jasper managed a steady 55-60mph for 2 hours down the M5 today to Bristol. The bad news is how much oil has been used - a good litre and a half over about 100 miles. There's a smallish leak from the back of the engine (pending), but I'm wondering if the engine is burning oil as...

Going down to St Ives via Bristol on Jan 1/2 if no-one's offered by then.

Has anyone got/know of a step-by-step guide for fitting a fuel pump switch for someone who has virtually no experience with electrics? Thx.

haven't found it much use at all

Wow - I've been pasting chunks of posts about things into a virtual notebook to save me searching for things again - it's a goldmine of advice, tips and ideas with some incredibly helpful members.

Quick question about tyre profile: those of you who put 155s on, what's the profile? 145s are 80 AFAIK, but am I right in thinking that 155s will be a lower profile - 65 seems to be common, but which profile is preferred?

Update on conflicting information about Footman James insuring/not insuring young drivers: basically, it turns out that I'm no longer "young" at 27 :( Footman James has a young drivers' scheme for new drivers up to the age of 25; after that there's no scheme for new drivers, so they can't ...

New Moggie owner here, will be there on Saturday. Look forward to meeting people.

Claire

Can anyone tell me what size the 2 screws on the rear brake drums are, please? Will the usual Minor parts places stock them? Turns out they're missing on my Minor and I'm keen to replace them asap. Incidentally, is there any chance of not having them contributing to oil leaking out of the half shaft...

Robins - interesting, seeing as I was told on two separate occasions in the last month that they wouldn't insure me... I'm wondering what the difference is, seeing as they checked how long I'd held my licence even before they took my postcode. Very sneaky to automatically renew, would also like to k...

Hi, The odometer in the speedo unit has seized up good and proper, so am planning on replacing it when the new speedo arrives (repair is the second option as it's more expensive). Does anyone know what the legal position is on starting a new odometer - does it have to be at 0, or can I start it at t...

AON might be more expensive, but Footman James won't insure anyone on their own policy who has held a full licence for less than 2 years.

Similarly, I'm a bit older at 27, but only got my UK driving licence in August and (unsurprisingly) the insurance companies don't recognise my other licence that I've held for 6 years as it's a Kyrgyzstani one, so I thought AON's £490 fully comp with an agreed value of £1500 with on-road parking in ...