Any body know of a supplier of the cork washer used to seal the kickstart shaft of the laydown box. Ive had a go at making them but failed miserably.
Ive run a search and there was some discussion in 2011,
consensus being that the (hardened) kickstart shaft should be machined for an O ring.
Wouldnt that cause drag on the kickstart shaft.
Any help gratefully received
cheers
John
G'day John, I recently fi…
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Ive tried all over to get…
Ive tried all over to get cork washers for the gearbox, and I didnt fancy machining the kickstart shaft.
So ...I made a tool to cut out my own. See Pics
When I bought the Nortons there were many spares including a small amount of 2mm cork sheet. I made a cutter for the `hole` out of gas pipe, machined accurately and slid into an `outer` cutter.
Anyway it works.
If anyone requires a cork washer (not on a commercial scale), one or two only, I will cut you one out. All I require is some 2mm cork sheet about 1 1/2" square (Ive none left) and a self addressed envelope. I will keep making them until the tool becomes too blunt. I dont fancy making another tool.
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G'day John, I recently fitted an 'O' ring to my '51 box kick start shaft by deepening the (one only) groove with a very thin cut off wheel in my 4"angle grinder. I spun the shaft in the lathe to do this and cut only deep enough so a #022 'O' ring would comfortably fit in with not too much protruding. Upon assembly,(with molo grease),the return was a little sluggish, but now that the 'O' ring has settled, the return is now back tonormal. A mate here has fitted two rings in his shaft, but I felt that one would be sufficient and so far, I have no leaks.
Regards,
Paul.