Morris Minor Owners Club

I have a 1955 minor and if I brake hard a shuddering comes through to the steering wheel.

Any ideas?

Brian Matthews

have you check if the brake drums
have worn oval?? (try substituting them)
if all ok then check that the back plates
are secure on the suspension legs!!

The wishbone tie-bars are designed to stop juddering when you brake. They are cylindrical in cross-section and you can see them if you look underneath the car from the front. One end is connected to the wishbone arms at the back of the front wheels. The other (front) end goes through a hole in a bracket at the side of the chassis leg. The front end is held in place by a nut, two large washers and two rubber bushes. If the nuts are loose and/or the bushes are perished then the car will judder on braking. Try tightening the nuts up if they appear at all loose.

Thanks for that, I will have a look.

Brian