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Re: Black Bomber valve clearances.
« Reply #30 on: July 03, 2019, 08:47:35 AM »
One side of the cam adjusts perfectly the other follower has had a load skimmed off. Why different between sides, they have removed exactly the same on both cam lobes. Also, if in doubt ask, that's the engineering mantra.
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Re: Black Bomber valve clearances.
« Reply #31 on: July 03, 2019, 07:20:28 PM »
The new cam follower arrived today. Fiddly little sod to get in and out without removing the cam. Got it fitted and set the clearance first time. They hadn't removed a large amount from the cam face but strangely it had been redressed on the part that contacts the valve. I doubt Newmans would have done that, maybe a hang over from the previous owner. Anyway that's all sorted now. Back to the proper build thread for the next set of problems. ;D
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Re: Black Bomber valve clearances.
« Reply #32 on: July 04, 2019, 07:22:03 PM »
At least you've got it sorted out now.

It's interesting the interaction though as you tried to inform them initially as shown in the letter,  but still there was room for a different interpretation there.  It seems they are certainly capable of doing this work,  which is a valuable asset for quite a few of the bikes on here.  But obviously need more concise details as Trigger says.

It's something that appears in other threads though.  Take Laverda's 250 single piston saga as another. The engineering supply insisting that the stated clearance is far too tight (wrongly in that case) and pushing the finished result in an unacceptable direction.

It seems common that people approaching these engines just don't really take in how very concise the tolerancing is,  or just don't believe it.

It's amusing that the attributes of the first 750 are usually given as "four cylinder,  disc brake,  ohc,  electric start" etc missing completely the real engineering attributes of exemplary production tolerancing that bike brought to markets worldwide, and ultimately underpins their subsequent domination of bike sales.

That of course began in bikes like the 450 and smaller twins.

They didn't get it then and some still don't get it now, which is why most bike manufacturing went to Japan  :)

 

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