Amateur Restoration of a 1960 Morris Mini

Started by scalpel_ninja, October 19, 2024, 12:10:41 PM

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94touring

Press it out and install a new.  Same for the rear, press those out and get longer.

MiniDave

Yeah, rear's are def too short.

You can just bang them out in place, and then pull the new ones in with a nut and some washers but I prefer to use the press also.....
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scalpel_ninja

Thank you gents.

Since I will be replacing the rear studs, I'd like to get drums that have a built in spacer like these to match how the front wheels fill out the arches:

https://www.minispares.com/gdb106-brake-drum-rear-with-built-in-spacer-s-1275gt

I read the standard stud is 35mm, how would I calculate the needed stud length for the new drum? The additional spacing is 1 inch (25mm-ish), so would a 58mm stud be long enough? Too long?

94touring

Those mini fins you have back there not the spaced version?

scalpel_ninja

Quote from: 94touring on July 01, 2026, 04:15:26 PMThose mini fins you have back there not the spaced version?

They are flat-faced and don't seem to be raised like some Minifins pictures I've seen. But they do stick out more than the original steel drums. I'll need to measure the difference when I get home today.