Morris Minor Owners Club

Any hints or tips on relacing gratefully accepted...
thanks Mal

Mal,

Make sure you have a pot of good nature. I hear that they are a pain in the bum to replace. I'll of course be able ot verify this when I've done Hebe's - Who now makes lots of noise when going at anything more than about 50 due to the wind noise... - last weekend driving up the M4 at oh, about... *cough* 86 was very noisy... And cold

I have the greatest sympathy for anyone having to replace these.
I struggled for hours when I did the job. If you have stainless window surounds the job can be a bit easier as any rust in that area needs cleaning out because bubbling metal uses up the space needed for the rubber.
Soak the rubbers in a bucket of hot soapy water to make them as workable as possible. Fit them from the top hinge plate first and prise the rubber in with an old rounded flat blade screwdriver.
Good luck.

Sounds like an awful job
Maybe a tube of silicone souns easier seal em up and to hell with the consequenses..... they are only portable ash trays anyway
anyone else any ideas
Mal

I got my Dad to do mine. It was quite easy for me, I just held things. I think having three hands makes it a bit easier to do, and just be very patient and take it slowly.

Lynda.. & Petee

Did you have to remove the quarterlight to replace the rubber ?
Mal

We were actually putting in a new quarterlight at the time as I wanted a stainless one - so the answer from me is yes! I'd imagine it would be a lot harder (if not almost impossible) with the quarterlight still in place.

Got to remove the quaterlight to replace the rubber, as the pin at the bottom goes through the rubber.

Yes it has to be removed. One of the problems is getting the top hinge in place, but as I say any flaky rusty metal anywwhere in the area area will make the job well nigh impossible as it only uses up space for the rubber.

Thanks for your advice......
I must be cracking up in my old age of course the quarterlight must be removed I've been too busy driving it this weekend, and also working on the MG... taking MG for it's mot at 12.00 today, then it's going up for sale to buy another Moggy....
Mal

MG passed

Now have the time to finish off the Moggy and enjoy MG going up for sale after Easter and looking out for sympathetically modified Moggy, older than my 66
Mal

Congrats Mal!

looking out for sympathetically modified Moggy

Mal have a look on The Minor Site there is a nice Clipper Blue one in the ad`s.

Following the above advice just done my Traveller. Took about 2 hours for both side inc mugs of tea. (Trav is stainless so no rust to get in the way.) Was advised by Allen Hill of Over the Hill Motors, Ripley near Guildford to use seals supplied by C O H Baines of Tunbridge Wells (tel 01892 524177) cos he says theirs' is the most supple he knows. After soaking in hot water and using the blunt screwdriver recommended above it was quite staight forward. You start at the bottom quarterlight hinge and work upward. It seems you've too much to get in BUT YOU HAVEN'T. So don't trim off excess till the end. Getting the top half of the top hinge in is the tricky bit. Make sure all the screws are greased and fit easily before you start. Even then you'll need to tap the top hinge down the frame top get it to line up and then be real quick to get the first screw in before it creeps out of line. Regards, MikeN.

did one today , took an hour, not a nice job