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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
New Gearbox: Help Needed
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<blockquote data-quote="Robert Watson" data-source="post: 105693" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>A couple of things come to mind. The first is that new gears and shafts etc coming from likely different periods of manufacture don't really know each other. You need to lock them in a room and make them play together. I recently put a new 5 speed in my early B and it shifted quite stiffly to start with. I think the new detent and spring running on the new camplate was a part of that. After a very short while it started to behave in a civilized manner. </p><p></p><p>I would put it together and try it first, and I know it might mean taking it apart again but then you would have a better idea of exactly where it was having an issue. </p><p></p><p>The other thing to check is that the lay shaft is in the right way around as the spline section on one end is just a very small bit longer than on the other end and they can be put in backwards. Get the gears in the correct order and see how they fit for depth on each end, </p><p></p><p>When all that fails, and if you have no Vincent help in the neighbourhood just put it in the back of a pickup truck and bring it 8 miles North of your northern border and I'll help you sort it out!</p><p></p><p>Robert</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robert Watson, post: 105693, member: 38"] A couple of things come to mind. The first is that new gears and shafts etc coming from likely different periods of manufacture don't really know each other. You need to lock them in a room and make them play together. I recently put a new 5 speed in my early B and it shifted quite stiffly to start with. I think the new detent and spring running on the new camplate was a part of that. After a very short while it started to behave in a civilized manner. I would put it together and try it first, and I know it might mean taking it apart again but then you would have a better idea of exactly where it was having an issue. The other thing to check is that the lay shaft is in the right way around as the spline section on one end is just a very small bit longer than on the other end and they can be put in backwards. Get the gears in the correct order and see how they fit for depth on each end, When all that fails, and if you have no Vincent help in the neighbourhood just put it in the back of a pickup truck and bring it 8 miles North of your northern border and I'll help you sort it out! Robert [/QUOTE]
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