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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="chankly bore" data-source="post: 25231" data-attributes="member: 317"><p>Current steel large idlers are probably o.k. but some earlier flame-hardened and over-drilled ones were out of true in at least two planes.Ditch your alloy small idler and fit a tufnol magneto pinion.While you are still on good terms with your bank manager get a one piece steel large idler boss.If you can get your local Section members to help,then spend some time shimming your gears,getting the cam followers tracking central and eliminating backlash between the cam pinion,half-time pinion and large idler.As advised previously,do not run the generator pinion too deep in mesh.Then lock it all up,run a heavy bead of weld around the timing cover and ride it for 20 years or until,as a local Comet-thrasher once said ;"It starts making the usual noises louder than usual."Cheers, F5AB/2A/7945 since 1970</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chankly bore, post: 25231, member: 317"] Current steel large idlers are probably o.k. but some earlier flame-hardened and over-drilled ones were out of true in at least two planes.Ditch your alloy small idler and fit a tufnol magneto pinion.While you are still on good terms with your bank manager get a one piece steel large idler boss.If you can get your local Section members to help,then spend some time shimming your gears,getting the cam followers tracking central and eliminating backlash between the cam pinion,half-time pinion and large idler.As advised previously,do not run the generator pinion too deep in mesh.Then lock it all up,run a heavy bead of weld around the timing cover and ride it for 20 years or until,as a local Comet-thrasher once said ;"It starts making the usual noises louder than usual."Cheers, F5AB/2A/7945 since 1970 [/QUOTE]
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