Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi guys

How difficult would it be to redrill a marina rear axle? I know the front hubs are possible and not particularly difficult.

I appreciate the drums will need to be drilled too

Hello Matt,

I'm guessing that neither front nor rear hubs can be satisfactorily drilled as the hub has a thicker section where the stud fits into. Drilling elsewhere will be unsatisfactory in my view.

Alec

Ive got the redrilled marina front hubs on mine they look have a top hat shaped dowel in the original studhole then have been redrilled to minor spacing. I would have thought the same would be possible with the rears if theres enough metal on the hub

It will be possible - but quite a job (hubs + half-shaft + drums) - and will need to be done very accurately. And as Alec says - will the hub be strong enough in the new location ? Surely the holes will also then need to be 'splined' to hold the wheel studs? Marina axle as standard gives the ideal set-up for using MGF 15" wheels with no drilling required!

I know all about the avaliable wheel options... Accurate isn't a problem,

ESM sell redrilled front hubs on an exchange basis, so redrilling the front must be practical.

As far as I am aware the wheel studs are much harder than the surrounding metal, and as you knock/pull them in they cut their own splines

Dunno about 'much harder' - they will be slightly harder, but an original hub certainly has the splines already there!