Morris Minor Owners Club

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:34 pm**

I was changing (or attempting to!) the oil seal on the rear hub. So out came the halfshaft. I had a new rubber o-ring but the darn thing was WAY too big.

So my question, what other hubs fit on the Minor? Mine obviously aren't the correct ones. The rubber O-ring is the right one!

Onne

(my local Minor enthusiast said old hubs off prewar cars were also fitted as a bodge?)

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:00 pm**

What pcd are your hubs ? I think they are very model specific - but of course also used on A35/A40 and Spridgets. I suspect early hubs don't have an O ring - just the paper gasket.

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:32 pm**

It's a 1098 axle or maybe a 948 one. Either out of a normal 948 or a 1098 LCV.

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:49 pm**

BMC IS QUITE CORRECT IN SAYING THAT EARLIER HUBS DO NOT HAVE AN `O` RING, JUST THE PAPER GASKET

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:54 pm**

OK cheers for that. What classifies as early then?

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:03 pm**

sorry do not know, i can not find the dates that they started this

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:06 pm**

I expect when they started the round axle casing?

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:23 pm**

I think it's prior to 1963, pretty sure Willie knows the exact dates so might be worth a PM.

Cheers,

Dan

Posted: **Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:55 pm**

Our Nov 1958 had the 'O' ring fitted when my mother bought the car in Jan 1965 with 40k miles on the clock. I wonder if they had been changed during the first 6 and a bit years?

The BMC manual just refers to 'later' cars, but is not specific to date or chassis number.

Now has Peter May's double bearing hubs, still with the 'O' ring, as enthusiastic track days do not go well with the original single bearings!

Posted: **Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:07 pm**

Are the hubs modified to take double bearings - or is it just two thin ones back to back ?

Posted: **Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:58 am**

A lot of older cars have had the hubs with O ring retro fitted over time....

Posted: **Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:01 pm**

<Are the hubs modified to take double bearings - or is it just two thin ones back to back ?>

They are completely new hubs. Uses the original type bearing, then a new second (smaller) bearing behind, roughly where the oil seal was, and a new (different) oil seal behind that.

They fit quite easily - the oil leak capture ring that is spotwelded to the back plate is removed, and the brake shoes have to be drilled to move one of the return srpings outwards slightly to clear the new, larger o/d hub. Apart from that it's a straightforward remove and replace job.

Posted: **Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:48 pm**

Ok - interesting - thanks for that. Have never had rear bearing trubble - even with quite extensive rallying - and boat towing in my youth ! Your car looks great with the wide wheels - are they 13" ?