Morris Minor Restoration - Brakes (Service, Inspection and Adjustment) 

Thanks!

Haha, thanks! Builder’s bum was not on purpose, promise! Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much! It definitely was a labour of love but we got there in the end. Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much Anwar!

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!

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

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!

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!

I’m not too sure, I’ll admit. Would make sense if there was though!

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!

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

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

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!

Duly noted, didn’t want to risk being too repetitive though. Thanks for watching!

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!