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You are correct. We are now in a new Carolean age, which is what the reign of a Charles as King is known as. As you also said. God save the King. Best wishes, Mike.

There is some truth in that, though I think the line was through a sister or cousin of Richard, as his son died before he did. Tony Robinson presented a documentary on this very subject a few years back but the latest Australian heir wasn't interested in claiming the throne for himself..... Had Richard 111 not lost (unexpectedly) on Bosworth field our history might have been very different...... Best wishes, Mike.

She gave us her promise at 21. She kept it until the very end. She was this country's rock and it's constant. She was our ambassador to the world and the whole world respected her, even the republicans. I feel like we have lost a very dear friend. May God bless her and may she now rest in peace. God Save The Queen. God Save The King.

An option I agree Colin but I prefer the grip of a rubber version. I've had other cars where the rubbers gone and you're left with a shiny metal pedal which your foot can slip off at inconvenient moments..... Best wishes, Mike.

Hi, I am looking to replace mine also, what solution did you come up with? Many thanks, Mike.

I've heard of that somewhere before, I will give it a go. As you say, a simple test. Best wishes, Mike.

As it was running reasonably well up till then my first port of call will be the bearing, unless I spot something more serious when I remove the gearbox...... again........ Best wishes, Mike.

NOS -- so that could mean the grease inside had dried out unfortunately -- tell me about it. Best wishes, Mike.

This developed this afternoon driving into Nottingham. Lots of lights, one way systems, mini roundabouts, low gear work (horrible place to drive round / into). Prior to that it was quiet, and quite liveable. All seemed well on planet Herald, until...................... Getting fed up with dismantling it. Plus the Morris is in my garage now and a replacement gearbox should be ready for it next week sometime (also to collect from Nottingham 😒), so the Herald will have to grin and bear it for a while, as I need a working car. I will have to limit it's journeys I guess. I have a spare prop now, so I will send that off to Dave Mac in Coventry and get a sliding one made up, may as well do that at the same time. Best wishes, Mike.

Touching on clutch release bearings again for a moment: Is it a sign of a worn one when you depress the clutch and you get a grating / grinding sound (which is only present whilst the clutch pedal is pressed) but the gears still engage smoothly? Best wishes, Mike.

That really is a pile of parts you have there Colin. 😃 The seat base appears to have only come apart at the seams but is otherwise all there, if that's the case then yes it will do the job, as I just need it as a pattern. Shame there's no back but c'est la vie............ Are you okay to just send me the cover (will save on postage costs -- and packaging)? Let me know how much you want plus the cost of postage. Now I must hunt down a back..... Best wishes, Mike.

Thanks Colin.

I forgot about the 13/60 saloon, which of course will be the same shape / size. The Vittesse saloons must be the same also, as the only real difference was bonnet design (and the engine size, I know.....😉) Thanks for considering me Colin. In the meantime I will broaden my title for this, to see if there are any others out there that might be available. Best wishes, Mike.

I hope not, it's the second new one I've bought and fitted recently. I'm not ignoring you Dan, just hoping it doesn't come to opening up the bottom of the engine to replace thrust washers. I need the car on the road at present. I'm hoping so Pete, I've ordered a spare cap for the master, which I can adapt to use with the easy bleed kit. If the problem doesn't go away during use I will give it another bleed through using this, as the first option....... Best wishes, Mike.

Hi, I am in need of a rear seat (base and back) for a 1200 / 1250 saloon, condition isn't too important, as long as the covers are good enough to be taken off and used as pattern templates. Alternatively, if you have a 1200 or 1250 in which you are replacing the interior, I would be more than happy with just the old covers for the base and back of the rear seat. Colour doesn't matter, as they are purely for pattern / shapes / sizes. Edit: I forgot to include the Herald 1360, plus if the Vitesse saloons share the same rear seat / style design, then of course I must include them also. Many thanks, Mike.

Started off with clean engagement, just after bleeding through. Then became a bit more reluctant to let me put her in gear without resistance. Pump the pedal a couple of times and it's happy again. Best wishes, Mike.

Right, the four speed is back in, clutch bled and (with the reinstatement of that 'extension' piece) I can select all four gears and reverse. I'm having a little trouble getting rid of that last little bit of air in the system though, so, following some old advice on here, I'm leaving the clutch pedal weighted down overnight. I would use the easy bleed kit but I don't seem to have a suitable lid to fit my new master cylinder. On that subject, one difference I have noticed between my original lid, the lid on my brake master and the lid on my new slave master, is that the new slave master doesn't have that small air hole in the centre of the plastic lid, unlike the other two. Would it be a good idea to drill one into it? It's a different size to the original lid, so I can't just swap them over. Best wishes, Mike.

Hi, This is the reply I got from Dave Mac: I thought the price quite reasonable but (especially as the prop is now reattached to the car and I don't have a spare to measure or send them) where can I get the rest of the info they're after? Are the specs for the prop listed anywhere? Or does anyone have these noted down from when they've bought one in the past? Is a Herald 13/60 prop the same length / bolt pattern as one for a 1200? If so I may have an option B.............. (cunning plan to Baldrick fans...........) Many thanks, Mike.

Thanks to all for the above. I have sent messages to both Dave Mac and Baily Morris, asking for a quote for a sliding joint version. I shall also ask for greaseable joints to be fitted, the ones on my solid prop are 'sealed for life' items, which I don't rate at all. I much prefer the type with nipples that you can grease yourself. Best wishes, Mike.

Sorry, I should clarify that by two piece I did indeed mean a sliding joint. Best wishes, Mike.

Is there a sliding two section prop available to replace the standard single piece unit fitted to Heralds? The single piece prop is a proper pain to remove and refit, the two section prop made up to mate to my OD box was a pleasure to install / uninstall by comparison. I did look at fitting this but it is too short due to the OD box being longer. Thanks and best wishes, Mike.

One thing I did forget to mention is that I always had a (not loud but distinctive) 'click click click click click click click etc etc' whenever first was engaged (not present on two or three though). First gear engaged though, apart from being notchy in doing so, like the rest. Best wishes, Mike.

Well , as an update on this saga: Firstly, those who said the fat piece on the end of the push rod for the slave cylinder looked like an add on were right. I thought it screwed on and tried to unscrew it a bit to get more length in my (at the time) ongoing efforts to get the OD gearboxes gears to engage smoothly. However, I found it was only tight with age and that, once I'd moved it once, the action of the clutch just pushed it back on again. So I pulled it off and found a small piece of threaded bar hidden inside, acting as a spacer. In a light bulb moment I made my own longer version, thinking this would finally give me the clutch action I (or my replacement box at least) needed for smooth gearchanges. To no avail, try as I might, one, two and three got better but remained slightly 'notchy' when engaging. This I could have lived with but number four refused, point blank, to play ball. No matter what I did it refused to stop protesting whenever I tried to engage it. Unfortunately, I then realised what it was that it reminded me so much of. First gear on a Morris Minor gearbox. Why? Because it has no synchromesh and, unless engaged from a complete standstill, will protest most vehemently whenever you try and engage it. So my conclusion must be that I have been (whether knowingly or unknowingly I can't say) sold a pup. I would say now that the synchromesh on fourth is shot and the others will probably come out in sympathy in due course. At some point I will have this box rebuilt, as I still think my Herald would benefit from an overdrive. However, for now, I must refit the original four speed box, to get the car mobile again. Thanks again for all your advice along the way, it has all been very useful and I will consider this a practice run. Best wishes, Mike. As a post script, I note that with my four speed the slave never had an extension piece fitted, so I will leave that off unless it proves necessary. Something else for the spares pile..........

I have submitted a complaint but it will need others who buy these (or have bought them and then had to source the correct part) to do this as well, before anything will get done about it. Best wishes, Mike.

The same part number (GBR207) is quoted in the Herald section. Best wishes, Mike.