Morris Minor Restoration - Brakes (Service, Inspection and Adjustment)
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- čas přidán 18. 10. 2019
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Here is a quick look at how to inspect, service and adjust the brakes on a Morris Minor. I am showing this on my own 1954 Morris Minor restoration project. For not a lot of time spent, a significant difference was made to the braking performance on this classic car.
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beautiful morris. 👍
Thanks!
Like the new format of the videos. Great to see you are a real person. I could handle even more detail and maybe less bumcrack. Keep it up old chap......and the trousers.👍
Haha, thanks! Builder’s bum was not on purpose, promise! Thanks for watching!
Looks fantastically good
Thank you very much Anwar!
nice one love the car i find moggies very addictive i currently own three of them and they always put a smile on mine and everyone you meet face a nice tonic in these trying times
Three?! You really do have an addiction haha. Excellent!
@@restosaga thanks they seem to follow me home ha cheers
Haha, once you’ve got one it would seem a shame not to have more!
i have a 51 splitty in very good nick but the black paint on yours is great, having painted bikes i know how much u have to put in, it came up good mate
Thank you very much! It definitely was a labour of love but we got there in the end. Thanks for watching!
Very helpful many thanks
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
Noted that you don't have the 'beehive' springs fitted, which are intended to keep the shoes held against the back plate.
You are correct Berni. They were not present when I disassembled the car so I never fitted them again!
@@restosaga Some people do leave them off, simply because they are difficult to fit, but they do have a purpose. I guess it's a balance between difficulty and function. All cars with Drums/Shoes have sprung clips, but they're not usually as difficult as the 'beehives' to work with.
If not fitted the outer (side) metal edge of the brake shoe can rub against the brake drum and in extreme cases wear through the drum. BMC fitted the beehive springs to eliminate any possibility of that happening. This only applies to the rear shoes.
Thanks Berni, I wasn’t aware of all that!
Hoped you had covered reconnecting emergency brakes after wheel cylinder replacement. Someone gave me the idea should wait till after bleeding to reconnect hand brake, any opinions ? Thank you in advance! Morris Loving Dave👍
I suppose it makes sense to leave them disconnected until bleeding has been completed but I’d need to check the manual to be sure. Thanks for watching!
Is there a rubber plug for the hole in the drum ? Cheers
I’m not too sure, I’ll admit. Would make sense if there was though!
Hey, thanks for the video. Just got a quick question when you refurbished your Morris did you get your steering redone? As looks mint if so where as I want to get mine done. Thanks
Hi, thanks for watching! Do you mean the steering wheel? I didn't get mine refurbed, it's actually a little cracked but I do believe it is possible to get them done. Sorry I can't be of more help though!
@@restosaga yeah that is what I meant sorry and thanks anyway. Your car looks amazing by the way
Thank you!
Do you think that the morris would be a good learner car?
I was thinking of lowering it and widening the track a bit
And do you know if you can fit hydraulic brakes?
I think they make a great starter classic, yes. Would go modifying unless you’re prepared to pay higher insurance premiums! They have hydraulic brakes as standard.
@@restosaga thanks I thought they had cable
hi would you say the earlier minors are better made than the late ones?
I suppose it depends what you’re looking for. I think they’re better in terms of classic design and individuality but the later ones are better from a development perspective and parts supply.
looking at a 1963 2 dr
Nice one! Try and avoid rust!
Did you see my buyer’s guide on here?
sure did
Can someone please explain the difference between a ‘53 and a ‘54 model
Sorry, but I’m not enough of an expert to answer your question in any degree of detail. Hopefully someone here can help you though!
There is no difference at all. Both had the cheesegrater grille, the 803 engine, and were splitscreen with the early dashboard. Apparently some of the very last 54s got the later slatted grille for the 1955 model year, but they've got to be pretty much non-existent now if they ever did exist in the first place.
Thanks for helping clear this up!
you could have shown us how to adjust the front brakes.
Duly noted, didn’t want to risk being too repetitive though. Thanks for watching!
The wheels and grill would look better in silver/gray helps break up the black,there's too much of it.
As per my previous replies Louis, I agree about the grille but the wheels should be black as original
It's actually better on these earlier cars to keep the wheels body-colour, partly because it's original, but mostly because it sets them apart from all the later Minors which all had cream or silver wheels.
I agree!