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

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4 жыл бұрын

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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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@bs7157 10 ай бұрын

beautiful morris. 👍

@restosaga 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@glidb4 4 жыл бұрын

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.👍

@restosaga 4 жыл бұрын

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

@alwood9148 4 ай бұрын

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

@restosaga 4 ай бұрын

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

@martinhowe3679 4 жыл бұрын

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

@restosaga 4 жыл бұрын

Three?! You really do have an addiction haha. Excellent!

@martinhowe3679 4 жыл бұрын

@@restosaga thanks they seem to follow me home ha cheers

@restosaga 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, once you’ve got one it would seem a shame not to have more!

@anwarpalekar3179 3 жыл бұрын

Looks fantastically good

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Anwar!

@andreeadle2429 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful many thanks

@restosaga 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

@dandydave1949 9 ай бұрын

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👍

@restosaga 9 ай бұрын

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!

@bernicarey4953 3 жыл бұрын

Noted that you don't have the 'beehive' springs fitted, which are intended to keep the shoes held against the back plate.

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

You are correct Berni. They were not present when I disassembled the car so I never fitted them again!

@bernicarey4953 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Berni, I wasn’t aware of all that!

@EarthFolk-bp5fm Ай бұрын

Is there a rubber plug for the hole in the drum ? Cheers

@restosaga Ай бұрын

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

@TheRCBasher69420 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheRCBasher69420 3 жыл бұрын

@@restosaga thanks I thought they had cable

@danielchurch7057 3 жыл бұрын

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

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@danielchurch7057 3 жыл бұрын

@@restosaga yeah that is what I meant sorry and thanks anyway. Your car looks amazing by the way

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hankpb1 3 жыл бұрын

hi would you say the earlier minors are better made than the late ones?

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@hankpb1 3 жыл бұрын

looking at a 1963 2 dr

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one! Try and avoid rust!

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

Did you see my buyer’s guide on here?

@hankpb1 3 жыл бұрын

sure did

@loudrid6974 4 жыл бұрын

Can someone please explain the difference between a ‘53 and a ‘54 model

@restosaga 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@Scrubworks 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping clear this up!

@stephenborsbey4350 4 жыл бұрын

you could have shown us how to adjust the front brakes.

@restosaga 4 жыл бұрын

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

@LouisSantos-vu4kr 4 жыл бұрын

The wheels and grill would look better in silver/gray helps break up the black,there's too much of it.

@restosaga 4 жыл бұрын

As per my previous replies Louis, I agree about the grille but the wheels should be black as original

@Scrubworks 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@restosaga 3 жыл бұрын

I agree!