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- Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:31 pm
- Forum: Ariel Talk
- Topic: Girder fork bushings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 568
Girder fork bushings
I'm putting the girder forks back together on my ’35 VH, and I want to replace the spindle bushings (I have a shiny new set of spindles from ACME), and I have a few (!) questions: What’s the best way to get the bushings out? The books say you need a press. My thinking is to wind a coarse tap into a ...
- Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:24 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Chain oiler screw thread
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1612
Chain oiler screw thread
Anyone happen to know what the thread is on the chain oiler screw on the oilbath chaincase singles?
I assume it's some kind of BA thread, but mine's missing and I want to clean up the threads in the hole before I put a new one in there (which I don't have yet).
I assume it's some kind of BA thread, but mine's missing and I want to clean up the threads in the hole before I put a new one in there (which I don't have yet).
- Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:19 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Inspection caps
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1443
Inspection caps
Does anyone know the diameter and thread of the primary chaincase inspection caps for a rigid single? I measured the cap at 1-9/16" and the thread gauge that seemed to fit was '20G 1/4', but I'm not sure how that translates into a BSW (or BSP?) thread. Here's a picture of the part: http://www.d...
- Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:38 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Rear stand alignment
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6084
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:03 pm
- Forum: For sale/wanted - Parts, and those bits and bobs
- Topic: WANTED Rocker side plate (off-side) for 1937 Ariel 500 cc
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2700
Re: WANTED Rocker side plate (off-side) for 1937 Ariel 500 c
Rod,
Do you still need more info to make your plate?
I recently re-installed the valve gear on my 35 VH but I could probably get it off and trace the plate out for you.
Do you still need more info to make your plate?
I recently re-installed the valve gear on my 35 VH but I could probably get it off and trace the plate out for you.
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:27 pm
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Rear stand alignment
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6084
They are cast iron and really difficult to weld back together in a way that will last. Mine's brass with a steel cross-bar, so it must be a reproduction (I didn't think Ariel would have used brass originally). It's pretty easy to bend, which I suppose is good if you're trying to repair it but not s...
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:35 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Rear stand alignment
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6084
Rear stand alignment
Are the legs on the rigid frame's rear stand parallel, or are they bowed inwards about halfway along their length? My stand was bent in two planes. I've been able to straighten it in one plane, but to straighten it in the other, I think I'm going to have to cut the cross-bar in half, straighten each...
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:17 pm
- Forum: Ariel Talk
- Topic: Washers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1333
Washers
Did Ariel not use many washers when they originally built bikes? When I look through the parts manual, very few nuts or screws seem to have a washer (plain or lock) behind them. They only seem to be called out in a few specific places. In contrast, my VH has come to me absolutely festooned with them...
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:34 pm
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Engine sprocket - how many teeth?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2009
Engine sprocket - how many teeth?
What's a good-size engine sprocket for a VH?
Mine's got a 23T on it now, which is at the end of original range listed in the parts book (17-23T).
Would I be better off with something more towards the middle of the range, like 20T?
Mine's got a 23T on it now, which is at the end of original range listed in the parts book (17-23T).
Would I be better off with something more towards the middle of the range, like 20T?
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:45 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Pre-38 single valve gear
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1552
Pre-38 single valve gear
Wot ho chaps, Is there a trick to reassembling the valve gear on pre-38 singles with the rocker return springs in place? The only way I can see to do it is to assemble the valve gear onto the spindles, attach the mounting plates to the spindle ends, and then screw the two rocker box halves together....