Yet another little Square Four project, coupling gear puller needed!
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:54 pm
Hello out there, I have just joined the AOMCC following my rescue of a long abandoned Square Four that's sat in a shed for many a year, its a 1957 Mk II that looks to have suffered from a total engine blow up followed by a rebuild on a donor bottom end in which the original and u/s oil pump was not replaced, the honing marks from the first rebuild are still clear to see on the one bore liner that had been replaced so it looks like not stripping, cleaning out and replacing the worn gear on the oil pump had subsequently led to another engine seizure within a very few miles.
The bike's been stripped down and stored in about a thousand pieces, unfortunately mixed up with parts from another Mk I and a selection of internal parts from an Atco mower and other mystery parts for good measure, it has also lost a lot of smaller parts as the aged ice cream tubs used for storage have slowly split apart and dumped and left their contents behind as the bike's been moved around. Luckily everything mechanical that's still there had been lathered in grease and looks to be mostly recoverable. I have put together what's identifiable as belonging to the rolling chassis and have stripped the engine as far as I can. I made a basic three hole puller needed to remove the timing chain cogs and am hoping to find the puller needed to remove the coupling gears, does anyone out there have a coupling gear puller I could beg, steal, borrow or purchase ?
I am also looking for some cycle parts and when I am sure of what I need I will post up a list in the hope that the parts I need may be out there somewhere hiding in somebodies stock of spare bits and bobs, in terms of bigger parts the bike is missing its mudguards, mudguard stays and kidney shaped toolbox, at least thats what is obviously not there. I am not stuck on it being rebuilt as totally original as I ride rather than show, so with the mudguards I am intending to use the earlier more flared front mudguard if I can find one and possibly the more valanced rear mudguard from the late swing-arm VH or any other suitable valanced Ariel mudguard, so if you have anything along these lines please let me know.
As my funds don't run to purchasing a complete up-together one I had been looking for a Square Four project for many years so its good to know there are still bikes out there waiting to be found and I hope something similar comes your way if you keep looking.
Cheers for now. Dave B (Devon)
The bike's been stripped down and stored in about a thousand pieces, unfortunately mixed up with parts from another Mk I and a selection of internal parts from an Atco mower and other mystery parts for good measure, it has also lost a lot of smaller parts as the aged ice cream tubs used for storage have slowly split apart and dumped and left their contents behind as the bike's been moved around. Luckily everything mechanical that's still there had been lathered in grease and looks to be mostly recoverable. I have put together what's identifiable as belonging to the rolling chassis and have stripped the engine as far as I can. I made a basic three hole puller needed to remove the timing chain cogs and am hoping to find the puller needed to remove the coupling gears, does anyone out there have a coupling gear puller I could beg, steal, borrow or purchase ?
I am also looking for some cycle parts and when I am sure of what I need I will post up a list in the hope that the parts I need may be out there somewhere hiding in somebodies stock of spare bits and bobs, in terms of bigger parts the bike is missing its mudguards, mudguard stays and kidney shaped toolbox, at least thats what is obviously not there. I am not stuck on it being rebuilt as totally original as I ride rather than show, so with the mudguards I am intending to use the earlier more flared front mudguard if I can find one and possibly the more valanced rear mudguard from the late swing-arm VH or any other suitable valanced Ariel mudguard, so if you have anything along these lines please let me know.
As my funds don't run to purchasing a complete up-together one I had been looking for a Square Four project for many years so its good to know there are still bikes out there waiting to be found and I hope something similar comes your way if you keep looking.
Cheers for now. Dave B (Devon)