Morris Minor Owners Club

Now we know our favorite tools, whats the worst Morrie job you do, or have done. I have a few, but one of the worst is changing the points and re-timing. It takes me forever to get it right.

Thats mine, whats yours?

John

Cleaning, rust-killing, priming, and painting the underside of the body.

BLEEDING Minor brakes

Paul Humphries

wax oil.

Flitch/A post/inner arch replacement...

Not sure if its the worst but certainly time consuming is stripping back cleaning up and re-varnishing the woodwork inside and out on a Traveller and being held up by the weather conditions.

Any welding that has to be done underneath - when the car has been damaged with underseal. (getting covered in sparks, spatter and the occassional drip of molten steel is not good for the complexion, or for the sense of humour )

Taking it for an MOT

Mal

I don't mind all those above tasks, I'd much rather weld underneath the car or re-do the travellers wood, I enjoy removing rust and replacing the inner wing and other areas, I'd chose those jobs every time rather than.....change the master brake cylinder.......

I'd chose those jobs every time rather than.....change the master brake cylinder.......

I'll gladly swap you!

Brake m/c change is a job I used to be scared of, but having done 5 in the last 6 years they all went smoothly.

Master Cylinder for me!

Always puzzled me why people find them so tricky I've just been lucky, I guess

The easiest one I did was when the 54 was on the car roller and I'd already removed the torsion bar to do a chassis leg repair.
Most people would say that was 'cheating' but I was certainly not going to wait until after the suspension was back on.

I find fitting a single piece exhaust on some cars to be more effort than the brake m/c. On some cars I've had to disconnect a rear leaf in order to get the exhaust back far enough to enter the engine bay

I cheated with the exhaust as I had both rear spring hangers off at the time so the diff was hanging a lot lower.

I find doing the front suspension (height adjust or bushes) tedious cos its just a grind 20-30 mins each side and I've done it Soooooo many times I honestly think I could do it in my sleep (have done it in near darkness 3 times)

Personnel worst job, Bleeding the brakes, again and again and again.

And I know in the next month I have to change all the brake pipes and do it all again!!!

Arrghh

O.K. the mastercylinder has given me troubles also but at least it is a substantial thing but what about the bloody beehive spring in the rear brake.
Rob Thomasson advices to make a small notch in a screw driver.Well I don't know what sort of screwdriver he uses but it didn't help me.I drive the saloon without them and in the traveller I miss a few .I don't know how much because I try to forget it.
So much time in so small a thing!!!
I got a few in with a plier and after a long time trying went for tea.
Regards Jan

Ah - them behive springs
so far I've run all 16 of my Minors without them...

Yep, the beehive springs are awkward to fit, but the brake pedal return spring is even worse!

beehive spring?

But Alex, at least it is doing something and has a nice technical name but a beehive spring sounds rather honey like.You don't expect to find that somewhere in the back of your pride and joy.
I will do like Ray next time no more insects sort of things near my brakes!!

beehive spring?

Very much like an Indian summer, but earlier, identified by more bees than usual.