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Request for advice - Miller dynamo problems
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<blockquote data-quote="BlackLightning998" data-source="post: 4356" data-attributes="member: 109"><p><strong>Now - how to go about re-fitting it and what about the oil leaks!!!</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]77[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Afternoon all,</p><p></p><p>Never done this attachment thing - so hopefully you'll be able to see the picture I have attached which is taken from the gearbox side and is of the location of the dynamo into the primary.</p><p></p><p>I'm shocked to say that when I took off the dynamo to go to Stuart Towner the drive end was plastered with this "gunk" that resembled the stuff you put on exhausts to stop it blowing and the housing you may be able to see from ther picture is covered in it too.</p><p></p><p>Now, the bike suffers from the well known problem of allowing oil to build up in the chaincase and then if I run the bike like that it will plaster itself all over the back of the bike. I imagine that at least part of the culprit is this dynamo fitting. When I drain the oil level back to the level plug I then get 200 or so clean miles with never a drop of oil - she ran to the Ace Cafe at the weekend and did not disgrace herself - a clean piece of tarmac under the bike all day.</p><p></p><p>I do know that there is a recognised mod for the primary drive side but I do not want to contemplate that just yet thankyou.</p><p></p><p>I would like to hear from any members who have experience in fitting the dynamo with a view to getting an oiltight seal. All suggestions gratefully received.</p><p></p><p>It transpires when I took my dynamo to Stuart yesterday that it is a hybrid with a Lucas body being grafted onto a Miller drive end - it is now resting with Stuart (well and truly fried, dynamo that is - not Stuart) and he is going to work his magic for me.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime John Crispin has been good enough to lend me a spare Miller dynamo and I'm going to try mounting that this weekend.</p><p></p><p>Further interestingly under the dynamo is a piece of horesehoe shaped steel shim which I guess has been used to lift the body of the dynamo up - this isn't shown in the drawings as standard (and the Lucas body is 3 inch too) - has anyone come across this being needed/being done before?</p><p></p><p>So I know about the tab washer, I'll use locktite and Dick S. helpfully described how I could lockwire the nut - anyone else got some helpful advice for a novice on how to go about fitting the dynamo to get a good job and hopefully minimise oil leaks?</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Stuart</p><p></p><p>PS Hope the attachment works......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackLightning998, post: 4356, member: 109"] [b]Now - how to go about re-fitting it and what about the oil leaks!!![/b] [ATTACH]77.vB[/ATTACH] Afternoon all, Never done this attachment thing - so hopefully you'll be able to see the picture I have attached which is taken from the gearbox side and is of the location of the dynamo into the primary. I'm shocked to say that when I took off the dynamo to go to Stuart Towner the drive end was plastered with this "gunk" that resembled the stuff you put on exhausts to stop it blowing and the housing you may be able to see from ther picture is covered in it too. Now, the bike suffers from the well known problem of allowing oil to build up in the chaincase and then if I run the bike like that it will plaster itself all over the back of the bike. I imagine that at least part of the culprit is this dynamo fitting. When I drain the oil level back to the level plug I then get 200 or so clean miles with never a drop of oil - she ran to the Ace Cafe at the weekend and did not disgrace herself - a clean piece of tarmac under the bike all day. I do know that there is a recognised mod for the primary drive side but I do not want to contemplate that just yet thankyou. I would like to hear from any members who have experience in fitting the dynamo with a view to getting an oiltight seal. All suggestions gratefully received. It transpires when I took my dynamo to Stuart yesterday that it is a hybrid with a Lucas body being grafted onto a Miller drive end - it is now resting with Stuart (well and truly fried, dynamo that is - not Stuart) and he is going to work his magic for me. In the meantime John Crispin has been good enough to lend me a spare Miller dynamo and I'm going to try mounting that this weekend. Further interestingly under the dynamo is a piece of horesehoe shaped steel shim which I guess has been used to lift the body of the dynamo up - this isn't shown in the drawings as standard (and the Lucas body is 3 inch too) - has anyone come across this being needed/being done before? So I know about the tab washer, I'll use locktite and Dick S. helpfully described how I could lockwire the nut - anyone else got some helpful advice for a novice on how to go about fitting the dynamo to get a good job and hopefully minimise oil leaks? Cheers Stuart PS Hope the attachment works...... [/QUOTE]
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