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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Unyielding gear selector
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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 144540" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>I don't know if this is relevant, but whilst at the International Rally in Italy the clutch on my bike became particularly recalcitrant, or to put it another way, almost bloody impossible to operate, I started to fear for the gearbox internals, so bad was it, although starting and engaging first gear was not too bad. On investigation it turned out I had been a little careless and overgenerous with silicon sealant on the mating face of the C20 nut, a small amount of the silicon had oozed out and contaminated the bearing surfaces between the C20 nut and the C17 bush. Once that was all cleaned up the clutch and gear changes reverted back to silky smooth operation, and I am pleased to say the gearbox seems to have survived also, having ridden a good few thousand miles since then (2015)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 144540, member: 302"] I don't know if this is relevant, but whilst at the International Rally in Italy the clutch on my bike became particularly recalcitrant, or to put it another way, almost bloody impossible to operate, I started to fear for the gearbox internals, so bad was it, although starting and engaging first gear was not too bad. On investigation it turned out I had been a little careless and overgenerous with silicon sealant on the mating face of the C20 nut, a small amount of the silicon had oozed out and contaminated the bearing surfaces between the C20 nut and the C17 bush. Once that was all cleaned up the clutch and gear changes reverted back to silky smooth operation, and I am pleased to say the gearbox seems to have survived also, having ridden a good few thousand miles since then (2015) [/QUOTE]
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