Mine's a BA....I checked the runout on the shaft a while back and was within 0.005", and in any case I noticed the chain issue with both sprockets freewheeling, so the starts effectively out of play. Haven't had a chance to look at since but will investigate again tomorrow.
Cam

Thanks Paul I'm bang on the .065", so good on that front. What I did also notice was the primary chain does tend to tighten up slightly, the loosen. Not to an alarming extent, but there. This is when the front sprocket and chain wheel are spinning freely. So, either an issue with the chain or s...

Hi All More of a curious question: over time does the bearing mating face on the front sprocket become worn through fretting against the bearing inner? My front sprocket does appear to have had some significant fretting over time, and may have been worn down somewhat. There is clearance between the ...

Hi All
Does anybody know the key dimensions for the rear crankshaft timing side key?

Regards
Cam

Thanks for the feedback, appreciated.
The use something like green Loctite to hold the bearing outer appears to be a big no-no. Is this because it just fails to work, or because it an cause some king of clearance issue?

Cam

Hi All Some time ago on a return trip my rear crankshaft gear started fretting and making harsh and nasty noises. I had to keep going for quite a distance as I was on a busy motoway. Gear issue since rectified by new key and green Loctite, but I feared the rear bearings had been compromised and pre...

Hi Paul
Same orientation, just 30 deg different. Believe me, it makes a difference when swapped out for the correct one. My bike had a cam from a completely different unit......not to mention it was in a re-jigged DK2!

Cam

Hi All Could someone be kind enough to let me know their DKY rotor positons (when fitted to cam pedestal)? I have two cam pedestals, and the slots are in mirror-image positions relative to the locating pins, which suggests there were for different rotational directions. My original distributor was m...

Thanks Johnny I bought the condenser from Holden's here, so I'd hope it's genuine. But who knows. I am sorely tempeted to put an Accuspark unit on plus decent coil/cables but would prefer to pinpoint first (perhpaps I'm being idealistic). In electronics they used to call it the "left to right&q...

Hi All My MK1 has started an unusual missing charaterisic of recent. My distributor unit has new base place, condenser, coil, cap and points. Logic would steer me towards suspecting the ignition circuit, however the only item that makes me suspicious is the "new old stock" Indian MA6 knock...