Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi everyone.
At the moment to close the boot on my 51 smm 4 door the handle needs to be twisted back closed. Am I missing a spring or does the handle not self return?

I have had it in storage for a while and cant remember

From limited experience, it is down to friction.

If I close my rebuilt one slowly the handle goes 90% of the way back to normal but if I slap the lid afterwards it will shuffle the last few degrees. The handle itself has no rotation spring but the latch does, internally fitted.

2 countersunk steel rivets to get the latch apart for cleaning.

Good luck!

Might just be sticky with age, dose it with WD40 and try again.