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  1. Yorkshireman

    Yorkshireman Crème de la Crème

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    Very well done on finding the little b@$tard, just don’t drop anything down there when you rebuild it.o_O
     
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    Welcome buddy :)

    Great job finding it ;)
     
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  3. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Hi and welcome to the forum :cool:
     
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  4. dilligaf

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    Been watching this :)
    Don’t think I said hi :confused:
    Hi mate and welcome :p
     
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  5. Clarkey

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    Hi well done for getting the offending item
    Welcome to the triumph forum
     
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  6. Richard Reade

    Richard Reade New Member

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    Thanks all, just waiting for all the gaskets and O rings to come in at my local M/c shop, now working out the shim sizes, I have decided to go mid way between the recommended tolerances.
     
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    I was also watching the thread in great suspense. Congratulations for getting your loose part and welcome to the forum!
     
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  8. Richard Reade

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    progress report, collected 5 shims and all the gaskets and sundrie parts I ordered, on Friday, so I set about fitting the valve cup shims and re-fitted the cams, some clearances were not correct, so this ended up with me removing the camshafts. swapping shims and refitting the cams, Several times, valve 6, 7, and lter 8 were not correct, so Saturday morning I started swapping shime about again and ended up using my plate glass and wet and dry to take 3 shims down a wee tad, eventually by 12.30pm I had managed to get all clearances correct. intake 0.15mm slides in niceley but a 0.20 will not and the same on the exhaust with 0,25 and 0,30mm, so all torqued down job done on the valve clearances.
    After lunch I set about fitting the side covers and sump along with any sundry parts I removed, then after getting two strapping lads,( my near neighbors) to lift the engine down onto the floor near the bike I set about lifting the engine into place using ratchet straps, a bit fiddly but did it in the end, fitted the 3 engine bolts and at 7-30 pm I called it a day
    Not sure I will be able to do any more until next weekend as have to go on a trip away.
     
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    Perseverance pays off in the end .... well done you and welcome to the forum:sun::sun:
     
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  10. Rich Bryce

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  11. Richard Reade

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    the bike is back on the road, started the engine Friday night, finished the odd bits, screen, rack, seat and brakes saturday morning, took it out for a spin Saturday afternoon, all working and sounding as it should, one tipI picked up from Ed at Blades in Swindon, no matter how much I bled the front brake the lever still went nearly to the bar when I applied the brake, was to pull the lever in tight to the bar as far as it would go, tie it with a strap and leave overnight, in the morning Bingo all as it should be, apparently by doing this the air is forced back up to the reservoir, nice one Ed.
     
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  12. MickEng

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    Well done Richard for sticking to your guns and painstakingly removing the dowel.
    Big job but well worth the effort for peace of mind and potentially saving a lot of engine damage.
     
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  13. Richard Reade

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    Thank you all for your comments and support not sure what I am up to in July, or should I say what the wife has in store for me, but may take a ride to wales for the picnic
     
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