Morris Minor Owners Club

ello friends, the engine/box are 1098 in my splitty, how can i tell if the axle is, and not the series 2 jobby,thanks steve

Hi mate,

Using the following method:

One wheel jacked up off the ground. The other wheel on the ground and the propshaft marked. You should observe the following:

41 turns of the prop = 18 turns of the wheel = 4.55 diff
37 turns of the prop = 14 turns of the wheel = 5.286 diff
43 turns of the prop = 16 turns of the wheel = 5.375 diff
38 turns of the prop = 18 turns of the wheel = 4.22 diff

Those figures correspond to COMPLETE revolutions of the wheel & propshaft and are calculated using the crownwheel & pinion ratio.

So if you have 4.22 then it's the 1098 axle. 4.55 is the 948 axle and the other two are series 2 or series MM ratios.

blimey ! ,cheers cam ,ill write that down, although i was hoping it would have something stamped on it , thanks mate

Well, yeah it does but it's usually covered in crud and can corrode away.

Where is your oil filler located? back or front? I know that's not a 100% way of telling but it's a good guess.