Daily Fixing and Riding Diary on an Ariel 2021

[Steven.Carter]

My Agnes is over Alan's for some attention. The chain guard has a fixing brocken, the one under the clutch that fixes to the frame.

[Steven.Carter]

Remember when my primary belt pully started fouling the inner chain case travelling up to Dent. Well I fixed that whilst I was there but I didn't realy work out what might have caused the lack of clearance, I mean it was ok when I put it together last year.
Coming home from Portsmouth today all was going well but I thought. Is there more vibration then usual, is my right hand feeling a bit numb. Should I check my engine bolts!!!

Hmmmm

All three studs have lost their nuts. Could be my trouble.

[Steven.Carter]

Those studs were trying to escape through chain case!! If they fell out the other way I'd have lost them completely.

Witness marks on the back of the chain case:D

Fixed

Of the 6 nuts and washers, just one washer was left

[Karol Burger]

Your mums name??

No, my mom's name was Anna. He's not here anymore. Adelle is the first English name offered to me by Google and I quite like it.

Waw. I just noticed that I was assigned a red windbreaker. Great, at least I won't get wet.

[Steven.Carter]

I've progressed to a hi viz jacket
Vibration has gone and my rear view mirrors work now

[Steven.Carter]

Thanks Alan. Agnes is much happier with her chain case fixed

[robjameson]

I have resorted to loctite on all my engine/gearbox nuts. The seemed to consistently escape before hand and I haven’t lost one since.

[simon.holyfield]

I have resorted to loctite on all my engine/gearbox nuts. The seemed to consistently escape before hand and I haven’t lost one since.

Mine too.

[Steven.Carter]

I'd better get my locktite out

[paul.jameson]

I learnt a huge amount working on Wickham Platelayers Trolleys on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the late 1960s-early 1970s. These machines were powered by a Val Page designed 1323cc JAP V-twin engine which vibrated like there was no tomorrow.

When I tighten Ariel engine bolts up, they don't tend to come loose.

I was collared by an outfit called the Rail Trolley Trust a few years ago who seem to see me as something of a technical expert. The current problem (18 months old now, due to Covid) is that I can't seem to prevent the flywheel coming loose on the trolley I have been working on - and yes, I have used loctite.......