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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Stripped Splines on Kickstart Shaft and Lever (Weep)
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<blockquote data-quote="oexing" data-source="post: 164195" data-attributes="member: 1493"><p>Poor maintenance would apply to the push bike taper pin idea the same. You certainly assemble the lot with some good grease, maybe a bit of MoS2 powder or paste on anything that is stainless. So then corrosion is no factor in this joint. Imagine how many kickstarts this would be seeing years of use with push bike pedals with this design. Yes, pedals can work loose when owners ignorant enough cannot be bothered to tighten the taper pin once they notice any play. So yes, maintenance in this respect is a factor of failure. </p><p> Anyway, I still think the best repair of Vincent kickstart levers is the conical square hole , no pinch bolt required here at all. With wire EDM simple to do at reasonable costs and the shaft is equally simple to mill for nice light press fit, no more worries ever. Fine setting of kickstart lever is in the real world not an argument , a few here got BMWs , some of them are classics with no electrics for starting. My guess, nobody had ever a need for adjustable kickstart levers on them. Same goes for most other brands with no fine splines as standard. So why bother about splines at all . . . .</p><p></p><p> Vic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oexing, post: 164195, member: 1493"] Poor maintenance would apply to the push bike taper pin idea the same. You certainly assemble the lot with some good grease, maybe a bit of MoS2 powder or paste on anything that is stainless. So then corrosion is no factor in this joint. Imagine how many kickstarts this would be seeing years of use with push bike pedals with this design. Yes, pedals can work loose when owners ignorant enough cannot be bothered to tighten the taper pin once they notice any play. So yes, maintenance in this respect is a factor of failure. Anyway, I still think the best repair of Vincent kickstart levers is the conical square hole , no pinch bolt required here at all. With wire EDM simple to do at reasonable costs and the shaft is equally simple to mill for nice light press fit, no more worries ever. Fine setting of kickstart lever is in the real world not an argument , a few here got BMWs , some of them are classics with no electrics for starting. My guess, nobody had ever a need for adjustable kickstart levers on them. Same goes for most other brands with no fine splines as standard. So why bother about splines at all . . . . Vic [/QUOTE]
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