There is another point in this area, I recall that if
you go so far as to remove the cam in all this, it is
easily possible to reassemble the drive half a tooth
out which b*****s the timing somewhat and depletes
what is already a not too extravagantly overfull
box of horsepower.....
Just a thing to check.
Clive
Oxford UK
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Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:04 PM
Subject: Many thanks!
> One again, my MMM education takes a big leap forward thanks to you all!
>
> Pete and others directed me to Chptr 11 Blowers for more info on the two
> different shaped dynamo forks available on both the P and N types. I
> didn't have
> a clue and intentionally didn't read, as Chptr 11 has to do with "Special
> Tuning for Trials" and I was just glad it ran!
>
> After balancing the info coming in from the group... looks like I may
> have
> vertically misaligned the forks (hence placing the flex plate in a bind)
> whilst working on a "clatter" issue in the 90 degree gearing at the top
> of the
> drive and the cam itself, this spring.
> When Pete suggested I read Blowers and look at drawings and info about
> the "flatter" dynamo fork, I didn't think there was a chance in hell that
> a P
> 110/8 P type fork existed anywhere. I should have known ... as one old
> pal
> replied and said he had an extra one of each hanging around if I needed
> it!
> I initially felt great that any damage seemed to be confined to the
> coupling
> disk... and the fix being a simple replacement. Looks like I need to
> build a
> more precise method to measure that disk lies perfectly flat.
>
> As mentioned earlier, I had previously done some shimming up/down / fore
> and
> aft, as I had a sloppy fit and whine at the beveled cam gear. However, I
> did
> not do any serious double checking on the flex plate (like with the
> engine
> running and a strobe light) after completing the work on the gear fit
> issue.
> Ah to be a wiser and better informed man!
> Thanks again to all
> Don B.
>
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