Stuff you have fixed today

[bricol]

Lubricated cast iron and steel actually make good bearings - an enormous number of which are used in one of our current machines all over the world, at quite high speed too.

 

[Blue Chips]

Lubricated cast iron and steel actually make good bearings - an enormous number of which are used in one of our current machines all over the world, at quite high speed too.

Yes, that’s true. If the output shaft hadn’t been off kilter I wouldn’t have bothered to re-bore the holes, although I consider the porous sintered Oilite bearings to be an improvement, as they can retain a good deal of oil and can go for longer intervals between oiling. The other shaft (input shaft) doesn't have any bushings in the casting (just the steel shaft against cast iron), but it has two lubrication ports in the casting, making it more convenient to keep lubricated than the output shaft.

 

[badabec]

I don't know what it was originally used for

A not so 'Lazy Susan'?

 

[Nomad]

Fixed it ! Today was the first time this has been in a ride-able state for about 50 years !
It's a 650 Triton using a 1960 Norton wideline frame + a late pre-unit alternator Triumph 650 motor & gearbox.
A very short test ride flagged up a few to-do items (some minor, some not) but it went out and back under its own power. I'm happy


Brief history:
Built 1960 as a Norton Model 77 (wideline featherbed frame)
BSA engine & gearbox fitted and used on the road (1970s?)
Bike sold as a project (1970s?)
Mid 1980s sold again as a Triton project (Norton frame, BSA engine plates included - BSA engine & box not included, untested Triumph engine & box included but not fitted), parts missing include primary drive & other useful bits.
Today (March 29th, 2023) - test ride completed, celebratory beers are ongoing !


Recent welding content :

A local machine shop did some alloy welding (a previous fix had filed too much metal and left a hole in the gearbox casings)


The kickstart pedal was built up using a trusty baby Clarke mig.
Wear over time had left the pedal at a weird angle so your foot slipped off when you tried to start the bike.


It needs work but for the first ride in about 50 years, it looks promising !


If anyone wants a chat about the things below, PM me
I'm looking for a set of standard Triumph footpegs (to replace the current rearsets)
- also looking for exhaust downpipes to fit around standard footpegs.
I have a spare fiberglass Norton wideline petrol tank fie sale (now surplus to requirements)
I also have a crankshaft for a Honda 250/350 K4 (ideal if you know anybody racing in this class)

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Mended my b and d powerfile this aft. Just stopped mid job.

Stripped down to find the chip flinger fan had plastic welded itself to the main housing it spins in. Chipped what I could out and skimmed the flinger on the lathe, back to running again.

No pics as I was in the med things zone!

 

[Erie Fred]

Retard makes sense i think to start it. slightly later spark once the piston is already on its way down, should reduce kickback

Air-O-Plane magneto's (one of them, not both) have an impulse coupling if no starter motor (hand propped)

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Pulled from a skip.

It didn't work.
A quick test showed the fuse was missing.

New fuse and we were away.

9mm deep.

But a good dressing.

The wire brush had life left, but I had a new one.

Typical, didn't fit.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A king member allowed me this nice item. I knew it needed some attention, but not much.

It was chosen for a restoration, agaist my advice.

I felt it just needed a clean remove the old grease and re lubicate.

This is the old grease.

After weeks off being delayed, a lost part I brought the bucket home. After checking all parts were pressent.

The parts had been cleaned, badly painted with clear varnish, from a rattle can.

I knew the surface rust would soon be covered in grease. So I removed the worse.


The paint job was terrible, I may revisit in the future.

I am ashamed that a good item, for MIS was badly restored. By those who thought they knew what they were doing. I have now redrawn my support for that MIS.
The chain block will live with me and get used at my local Sheds.

 

[Seadog]

I thought that I'd better clean and service my Ketona K6, prior to selling it.

Stripped, cleaned, regreased, and sharpened, using my little Warco disc sander. It's a joy to use use now.

I think that I'll keep it a little longer

 

[angellonewolf]

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A king member allowed me this nice item. I knew it needed some attention, but not much.

It was chosen for a restoration, agaist my advice.

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I felt it just needed a clean remove the old grease and re lubicate.

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This is the old grease.


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After weeks off being delayed, a lost part I brought the bucket home. After checking all parts were pressent.


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The parts had been cleaned, badly painted with clear varnish, from a rattle can.



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I knew the surface rust would soon be covered in grease. So I removed the worse.


The paint job was terrible, I may revisit in the future.

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I am ashamed that a good item, for MIS was badly restored. By those who thought they knew what they were doing. I have now redrawn my support for that MIS.
The chain block will live with me and get used at my local Sheds.

As long as it get used I'd have just as youed done regressed and oiled the metal and keped the original colour

 

[Porkypine]

I thought that I'd better clean and service my Ketona K6, prior to selling it.

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Stripped, cleaned, regreased, and sharpened, using my little Warco disc sander. It's a joy to use use now.

I think that I'll keep it a little longer

I nearly had the end of my thumb off with one of those when i was a teenager..

 

[Seadog]

You certainly would have with this. I've just cut an envelope down to size to test it

 

[JOEPRO]

Knackered and falling over after 12 years of hard weekend use



The Toolbox was also leaning

 

[dobbslc]

I went to use Henry and he wasn't having any of it so I had to use the dustpan and brush

A quick test and I found the Switch was US so as if by magic I found a new one in my stash of shxt err useful stuff!

One fixed Henry.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Looks like poor Henry's had a hard life....

 

[angellonewolf]

I went to use Henry and he wasn't having any of it so I had to use the dustpan and brush
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A quick test and I found the Switch was US so as if by magic I found a new one in my stash of shxt err useful stuff!
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One fixed Henry.

if your ever not got a spare you can take them apart as long as its not melted inside just clean all contacts up and put back together they work for a while and plenty of time to get a new one

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Looks like poor Henry's had a hard life....

 

[Dcal]

Not today but over the weekend I fixed a cheap timing lock tool for my Alfa 159 runaround.

Water pump was leaking so decided to change it before it self-destructed and took the engine with it.
Bought a cheap set of timing tools on the bay of evil.



I couldn't get the crankshaft locking tools to fit and on closer inspection I discovered the hole for the locating dowel on the crank pulley was slightly out.

The central hole is 30mm and the delron rod I had set aside for Pete. was a perfect fit.
Used an off cut to line up the serpentine belt pulley and the tool and redrilled the hole in hopefully the right place.





All now seems to fit fine now.

Sometimes a bad workman can blame his tools.

 

[dobbslc]

Was that the 1.9 CDTI diesel?

 

[Dcal]

Yes, same difference.

I also took the inlet manifold off to remove the swirl flaps before it injests them, which is a known problem.
Bloody messy, awkward job.

In fairness the flaps were in pretty good shape but I got rid anyway as I don't fancy doing this again.