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He said very little, other than that there isn't much to go wrong in the primary drive to cause it to lock. I strongly suspect the mainshaft as I...

So finally the engine has been taken to the man who knows what he's doing - and he seemed very concerned as I described the faults

Ah, Mr. Halfton. Greetings. No, Tina has been put on hold while I sort out a few other things. What I do know is that the primary side has locked...

Do cor Do correct me if I am wrong, but surely the drivetrain is thus- crank turns clutch input, clutch output turns input to gearbox, gearbox...

But I still don't understand how drive gets from back wheel to crank without any bloody gears in the box.... ;)

Ok, folks, here's the latest - pulled the box completely out today, apart from the mainshaft (which I can slide in and out a good half inch or so)...

Story of my smeggin' life, Mr. Half ton sir! A million different jobs on the go at once, and not one of them finished! If I lived in the Arctic...

I feel so very green compared to you all! Graham - I anticipate that it'll slip together more like Swiss cheese! Everything is here now that I...

Yep, using mineral oil for engine. No, gearbox not sorted yet - new 3rd. gear mainshaft pinion is here, as are new gaskets. Helicoil kit on order...

And the zorst blows from absolutely everywhere. The front brake is criminally poor. The boyer bransden ignition cuts out from time to time for...

Mine leaks from the front pushrod tube too. And the gearbox drain plug. And the oil feed on the head. And the oil filler cap. More leaks than a...

Thanks for all your confidence, guys! Wish I shared it though! Will let you know how I get on with the noisy, shaking, leaking bloody thing... :)

...if it hasn't left me swinging from the rafters...

He's been a real gent! I'm just so ignorant when it comes to this sort of thing. It's all part of my mid-life crisis, I think. Came into a few...

Ah, hang on - just noticed that the leaf spring is shown in some of the pictures in the '72 model pdf manual - could this be what I've been...

Cheers, guys - I really do appreciate your help. The problem I keep running into is that every manual I've yet seen shows the gearbox fitted with...

Thanks, Camman for the pdf - although mine is a '72! I appreciate your help. Cheers, Rich

Hi I have the Haynes manual, which is useless! Rich Hay