Cant get it in!

[waffey]

Hi,

i've put the crank back in ect, joined the two cases but am now d=struggling to put the shaft thru the primary drive clutch. Its a new primary drive chain off DSS. It's close to fitting but i just cant do it. Am i missing some thing? any tips or tricks?

[Bryanj]

Perseverance is all i can say, everything has to be just right with a new chain

[Oddjob]

Gently lever the primary drive back, protect the crankcase with a piece of wood or something whilst you do it. Because there is no slack in the chain it's difficult to get everything to line up, which means you have a really well made chain.

[Nurse Julie]

I remember having issues when I fitted mine. It is a tight fit anyway and the angle has got to be spot on.

[Sesman]

Walk away, take a break and have drink. Wait at least 30mins. Try again and it will lot straight in. Least that’s what happened to me .

[JamesH]

Story of my life..

[taysidedragon]

Sometimes the chain links are not fully engaged on the crank gear so you cant get it back far enough to line up the shaft. A bit of wiggling will get the chain settled on the gear and then the shaft will slot in.
Wiggling it about works in a lot of other areas! 😳

[waffey]

Thanks all. I'll try again at the weekend. I should have more patience at my age but it seems to have disappeared along with my ability to keep my opinions to myself 

[Bryanj]

Other things that dissapear with age are
Belt length, always seems to shrink
Bladder capacity
Tolerance for numpties, especally jobsworths

[The Vicar]

After prostrate cancer 3 1/2 years ago it is not a problem that I even consider these days, dream occasionally!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

When I was having my groundhog days with my crank casings the first two times no problem with fitting the shaft - the third time I had issues like you - i thought I would have to split the crank case yet again - as has been said if the chain is not sitting fully engaged on the crank it just will not go that last bit - in the end whilst holding the pimary gear and shaft I rotated the crank very slightly one way then in the opposite direction and it went in a dream - I had fitted new primary drive rubbers, gears and chain as well.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Other things that dissapear with age are
Belt length, always seems to shrink
Bladder capacity
Tolerance for numpties, especally jobsworths

Yes as a man gets older (with one exception) everything gets harder.

[taysidedragon]

Other things that dissapear with age are
Belt length, always seems to shrink
Bladder capacity
Tolerance for numpties, especally jobsworths

Yes as a man gets older (with one exception) everything gets harder.

Luckily everything is still in full working order, just need a few more prods on the starter these days. 🙄

[Laverdaroo]

 

[TrickyMicky]

Just approaching 75 yrs old, and if I take my tablets I can still just get my leg over.  BUT, it must have an electric starter!