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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Timing cover quill out of line
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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Dinsdale" data-source="post: 175682" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>I had this problem on my Shadow as the timing cover I was using was not the original matching cover as I didn't have the original.</p><p>1st thing is when you fit the cover located by the dowels does the oil bango that goes through the cover into the oil filter chamber line up? You can have a bit of clearance here so not critical but on mine it clearly was offset slightly.</p><p>2nd thing is does the cover shape fit the crankcase shape. I know on matching covers the factory ground covers and cases to align. Again mine didn't and had a slight step.</p><p></p><p>What I discovered is if I removed the lower locating dowel from the cover and fitted the cover using just the upper dowel so I could pivot on that upper dowel and could move the timing cover sideways very slightly until it aligned best with the crankase shape and secure with a couple of timing cover screws which still fitted. Suddenly the oil quill went in easily and so did the rest if the timing cover screws. The problem was the location of the lower dowel in the timing cover was slightly out and rather than try and move the location hole I just made an offset dowel in the lathe using the 4 jaw and then loctited it into the cover. The quill is not showing any side rubbing after several thousand miles. It was only offset by approx 10 thou but cured the problem.</p><p></p><p>Simon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Dinsdale, post: 175682, member: 58"] I had this problem on my Shadow as the timing cover I was using was not the original matching cover as I didn't have the original. 1st thing is when you fit the cover located by the dowels does the oil bango that goes through the cover into the oil filter chamber line up? You can have a bit of clearance here so not critical but on mine it clearly was offset slightly. 2nd thing is does the cover shape fit the crankcase shape. I know on matching covers the factory ground covers and cases to align. Again mine didn't and had a slight step. What I discovered is if I removed the lower locating dowel from the cover and fitted the cover using just the upper dowel so I could pivot on that upper dowel and could move the timing cover sideways very slightly until it aligned best with the crankase shape and secure with a couple of timing cover screws which still fitted. Suddenly the oil quill went in easily and so did the rest if the timing cover screws. The problem was the location of the lower dowel in the timing cover was slightly out and rather than try and move the location hole I just made an offset dowel in the lathe using the 4 jaw and then loctited it into the cover. The quill is not showing any side rubbing after several thousand miles. It was only offset by approx 10 thou but cured the problem. Simon [/QUOTE]
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