Hi Jess The racing versions look good, may copy that but thinking it’s not so efficient to have feet on the moving suspension! Think I might also angle the footrest pivots back to 45 degrees so they could fold up in the event of a spill... I’m intrigues as to the purpose of the piece of Swiss cheese...

I did this in the 70s for the very same reason but when I rebuilt a few years ago I returned it to original for some reason. I seem to remember putting the coils at a jaunty angle so the HT leads didn’t abruptly meet the toolbox but if I was doing it now there are surely flatter coils of only half t...

Hi Will I can see you’ve not had a reply yet so it’s maybe an unusual problem, not sure that I can be of much help here as I too have not come across anti squeal springs so far. I take it you have steel shoes, not the very early cast ally ones? You say that you have a late model, anti squeal springs...

Do you mean that one port is open to the bottom of the spigot?

Do you mean that one of the lower ports is open to the bottom of the spigot?

Hi Nick

Maybe if you post a photo of the specific area in question we can help with what you need

Ivor

I’m sure someone will help in your district. Where are you

Ivor

Some years ago I bought a ‘non Ariel’ Amal 376 from an auto jumble and I’m planning to machine up a collar on the inlet side to match up with the strangler but I now realise that the 375 strangler I have is too small to be compatible. Thanks to the experience of another forum member I now know that ...

It sounds more likely that the nylon saddle nut has just been wound off the end of the adjusting rod. A special design feature was incorporated to permit this likelihood.... Either way you’ll have to remove the case to rectify. In answer to your earlier question, I’m not aware of the saddle ever bei...

Have you tried pulling the nylon adjuster out and turning the tang on the end of the rod?
If you have a 1/4 drive socket set, I think it’s the 4.5mm socket that fits a treat.
Ivor