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  • Darcphil34
    • Oct 2012
    • 20

    #1

    a french marlin owner needs your help

    marlin 25 11 2012 (1).JPG
    Hello All,

    thanks to welcome me on that forum
    1 received my beautiful Marlin on Tuesday
    this Marlin remained a very long time without driving
    it is in very good conditions
    I washed it yesterday with my son : beautiful , we felt in Love....
    when i pushed them (Marlin and my son inside) to the garage,
    i make a mistake " hey, son, test the brakes please...."
    the Marin stopped immediatly, could seem good news but all the brakes were totaly locked
    so, i had to dissassemble front brakes to park the car...

    this marlin is based on a 1980 morris marina 1.7l .
    brake calipers and brake cylinders must be changed (and i suppose the brake master cylinder..)

    I don't think the morris Marina was imported in France, so i need your help to
    find a society wich sells brake pieces for Morris Marina.
    (i can order them or i will be in london at the end of december)

    thanks for your help
    have good Marlin rides
    thanks for beeing flegmatiq, seeing my poor english
    marlin 25 11 2012 (2).JPG
  • CABRIOBOB
    • Nov 2011
    • 478

    #2
    Re: a french marlin owner needs your help

    Contact- www.Earlpart ltd they have a good website for Marina parts.

    The brake calipers, I would dismantle and clean the pistons with very fine/smooth rubbing paper and refit the pistons back in to the calipers.

    The brake master cylinder, you would need to get the information/details of your one as there are diffenernt types/makes. you can order parts/seal kits for your cylinder.

    EARLPART Ltd

    Longbridge Lane, Loscoe

    Heanor

    Derbyshire

    DE75 7GH

    Tel: 01773 719504

    Fax: 01773 530828

    Email: sales@earlpart.co.uk

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    • Darcphil34
      • Oct 2012
      • 20

      #3
      Re: a french marlin owner needs your help

      Thanks a lot
      i tryed to dismantle but every think is blocked
      now, every thing is having a bath in petrol,
      if i'm lucky, pieces will be free.

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      • stevejgreen
        club member
        • Nov 2011
        • 3480

        #4
        Re: a french marlin owner needs your help

        First source of advice and parts for a Morris Marina must be http://www.fastmarinamagazine.com/ It's the unofficial forum of the Morris Marina Owners Club.

        Many Marina parts came from Triumph cars. http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/ can help if you know the part numbers.

        I have an archive of many documents stored online at http://www.jiversteve.keepandshare.com this includes a copy of an original BL Marina Workshop Manual.
        MOC member since 05/97
        1984 Marlin Roadster SWB.
        1800TC, Unleaded ported head, stage 2 cam. Ford Type 9 gearbox, Dolomite Sprint rear axle fitted with MGF disc brakes.
        Three core radiator, Renault Clio vented front discs.
        The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

        Loads of Marlin Reference can be found documents here or there.

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