I used to put some bearing grease on my thumb and press it into the speedo bearing on these old cars . It always cured the problem and never came back. I owned a 1966 Morris 1100 in I think 1990 in the Uk.
My first car was a 1968 Morris 1100s which, being 19, I drove pretty hard. I had many travelling adventures with some brake downs I could fix on route and one where I threw a rod in Tarcutta and had to have the car shipped home. I sometimes reflect that I probably owe my life to the fact that it was such a safe , good handling car and somewhat compensated for my inexperience and recklessness.
That’s a great story and a testament to the robustness of the Morris! I can't believe it chucked a leg out of bed. I actually took my teenage son for a ride today; he's never been interested in it. He was amazed at the handling, or should I say, "roadholding"?
A local Mini specialist scoffed at me when I did head work and had hardened seats installed. He told me that he and a few mates did a 5000km WA round trip, buzzing along at 5500rpm non stop. He claimed that there was no visible damage to any component when he tore it down after the trip!
To be fair, 1100 & 1300 FWD A Series engines don't really like to rev too high for too long - they're too long stroke in design... they'll put up with it for a while, then wear very quickly, much more quickly than a short stroke/square
These were great little cars in their day. Good to see one that's been nicely preserved.
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I used to put some bearing grease on my thumb and press it into the speedo bearing on these old cars . It always cured the problem and never came back. I owned a 1966 Morris 1100 in I think 1990 in the Uk.
There are two halves to the story unfortunately. The tale ended with a broken speedo cable through lack of lube of the cable itself. Bugger!
My first car was a 1968 Morris 1100s which, being 19, I drove pretty hard. I had many travelling adventures with some brake downs I could fix on route and one where I threw a rod in Tarcutta and had to have the car shipped home. I sometimes reflect that I probably owe my life to the fact that it was such a safe , good handling car and somewhat compensated for my inexperience and recklessness.
That’s a great story and a testament to the robustness of the Morris! I can't believe it chucked a leg out of bed. I actually took my teenage son for a ride today; he's never been interested in it. He was amazed at the handling, or should I say, "roadholding"?
Hey Mate. I bought an MG 1100 recently. Great cars, this is my fourth.
Good choice! Although keeping those twin SUs in tune can be a pita.
The knocking sound on the left side can often be the steering rack Bush on these cars
Definitely not. Play in the hub.
Is that same speedometer / gauge / warning-light cluster used in the A40 mk II?
Australia did not get the Austin A40, so I can't verify for sure. Australian Morris 1100 instruments are subtley different from UK models as well.
Beautiful example, you’re very lucky. 1100S should very comfortably sit on 110k/h. A series engines love to rev.
A local Mini specialist scoffed at me when I did head work and had hardened seats installed. He told me that he and a few mates did a 5000km WA round trip, buzzing along at 5500rpm non stop. He claimed that there was no visible damage to any component when he tore it down after the trip!
...on my 1275 Mini, not the 1100S
That wouldn’t surprise me at all. A friend of mine and his wife did a round Australia trip in his 1275 mini towing a trailer.
To be fair, 1100 & 1300 FWD A Series engines don't really like to rev too high for too long - they're too long stroke in design... they'll put up with it for a while, then wear very quickly, much more quickly than a short stroke/square
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I'm sure it's the speedo cable that needed oil. You should never put liquid lubricant into the speedo itself.
Hot tip. Thanks
A lot of little differences from the British model.
Yeah, the Mini diverged fairly significantly too.