I trust that you wore some heat-proof gloves when you pushed the bearing out with your fingers at 200 degrees :-)
Ha, I said that I COULD have pushed it out with my fingers! I actually used a shouldered drift that I had a machine shop make for me. I just about got the drift in place and was getting ready to tap it with a hammer when the bearing essentially fell out. The drift was a bit more useful when it came to installing the new bearing.
Mark Z
'65(lower)/'66(upper, wheels, front end, controls)/'67(seat, exhaust, fuel tank, headlamp)/'70(frame) A65 Bitsa. 2007 Triumph Bonneville Black
as I was rather pissed of by photobucket's ransom actions already one year ago, I decided to move forward with a raspberry-pi webserver. took some time but this is the result. tadaaa. a server with my own pictures.
as the chris-crank is of no use yet (not without extensive modifications) I reverted to the tested 360-degree setup (had to, damn) J.Hill alloy barrel 5-speed gearbox newby belt
progress is being made regards A
Probably the best solution for now, I have been discussing it with Mark at PES (CCM Britain, and the maker of Johns 5 speed box) He may be tempted to make an offset crank but will need a few bits to make one against I should imagine.
SRM are now selling an offset crank... However it is (and is advertised as) one of the Norish cranks...
On the Newby belt kit, give Bob a ring and he may machine you a clutch centre to suit the splined mainshaft.
Life is stressful enough without getting upset over the little things...
I trust that you wore some heat-proof gloves when you pushed the bearing out with your fingers at 200 degrees :-)
if referring to the torrington inside the gearbox, a std heatgun and a screwdriver did the trick, no injuries sustained if referring to the crankshaft timing side bush, applied brute force and again no injuries
but to assemble the needlerollerbearing inner race onto the crankshaft is a tricky operation. apply heat with the heatgun, then pick up the very hot inner race and position it on the exact position on the crankshaft timing side stub. and keep holding it in position and wait for the inner race to shrink
cool your fingers and observe position of inner race, repeat untill satisfied. and yes I wore some gloves
regards A
Sorry for the confusion lemans, Whisper was responding to my post about changing out the high gear bearing on a T140.
Mark Z
'65(lower)/'66(upper, wheels, front end, controls)/'67(seat, exhaust, fuel tank, headlamp)/'70(frame) A65 Bitsa. 2007 Triumph Bonneville Black
the ordered set of Allen bolts had a totally different thread (TPI was different as advertised) I decided to make my own. these are finished now with M6 at the other end (no it is not to be a std bike)
made a suitable tool for the front sprocket nut. in the past a used a chisel as you can see. my welding ability is not that good but it works
did some work on the timing side cover off the engine today drawing/designing/fitting of the ugly lump, the axial oil feed to the crankshaft
now it has to be welded and drilled to accept the oil-feed it is not as ugly/protruding as the previous setup but the cover won't fit, pity but then again the modification is obvious. progress!! maybe it will be finished this spring
started working on this engine in 2013, but then other projects, work and family shifted priorities also some set-backs, the crank is still 360 and I'll report on the 270 in a separate topic but today...-> tadaa
specs are: 360 drg crank, JHILL-Barrels, 5-speed Quaife, Newby Belt, Needle roller conversion with std-axial float and SWF-Ignition
still some minor details to clean-up but next serious run is this weekend. first start with roller-assistance, now I'm able to kick-start teh bike with ease
yesterday, shake down cruise, after the sixt roundabout lost the clutch, how lucky can you be. did all in all about 190 miles, things to sort: carburation, riding position otherwise fun to ride how lucky
last Friday longtime friends came to see the BSA, my eldest son was also at home and decided to join in, luckily all his stuff is at our house. just starting the bike and run it in the backyard wouldn't do. so we did 40 miles to the nearest motorcycle-shop for a cup of coffee. only then I noticed my son for not wearing his gloves, and bought a pair.
things to do: rear suspension some small oil-leaks
as for me the bike is finished, the engine is running great, bike handles very well and brakes are good. cosmetically isn't that important.
Sounds great, however position on your bike is no longer possible for me to use.
indeed, for daily use I've a V85TT. upright riding position and a very comfortable bike. However if we, me and my son, use the V85TT he has to lean left or right to see the road ahead. So his riding-position is on the V85TT much worse and indeed he's constantly changing his seat.
on the BSA he can sit straight up and look over me. And he sits like a brick, doesn't move around and anticipates all corners. isn't scared. Fun to ride. so for the longer trips I'll chose the BSA or the MG LMII
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