Thanks you both !

under all the rust you will find that the two bottom rear frame tubes broke just aft the gearbox platform and also got shorter. see the rear spindle fork pointing downwards like on a WNG frame. It's what I found on my '28 frame. bending it could also make for cracks at the top just after the main tu...

Question:

New main for the Q box has both sides sealed.
My intention is to leave them both in.
But would there be a advantage to take the one on the inside out ?
The housing reaches over the seal but perhaps some grease would find it's way ?

Frank ! that does not sound good !! but you are in a good mood, well, thats something I guess.
Keep up ! think of all what you still want to do or failing that ; think of us !

Absolutely Fabulous !

Maybe this is of help ?

I will sell valves usable for Ariel 1927 - 31, they need to be shortened to the required length. They probably come from BMW kopia no. 80

https://www.arielklub.sk/inzerat-2412-2 ... avy-motora

That worked

cant you get a machineshop shortening it and use a lash cap?

Same here and not miserable at all ! The note that the HT3 was 100% original at first does make me scratch my head as why it got restored back to new. Have you seen the pictures of the show in Brno? Most Ariels unrestored showing their age and straight from the road, some over 90, almost 100 years, ...

Nev, Adrie, I posses an old British soul, meaning that my solution is going round in search of a problem. :lol: Yes, oil contamination can present a problem. I plan to construct small shields, partly attached to the outrigger plate and partly attached to the inside of the steel prim.chancase. (yes, ...