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550 F2 started!
Seabeowner:
Third that, pretty sure there is some on one of mine.
Sesman:
Roo.
On bearings, rubber and plastic. Are you aware that the gasket sets don’t include the rubber ‘pontefract cakes’ in the cam/head?
Just checking as it was extremely frustrating when I got to the final assembly stage and found they’re not supplied. NJ stocks them. If your not familiar with the camshaft set up there is bit of a trick to getting the cam chain on the sprocket. It involves ensuring you have the chain resting on the cam on the correct side of the cam wheel/shaft. The manual photos give you a good clue.
Oddjob:
A trick I found useful was putting the barrels on, then putting the camchain tensioner in place, making sure it's located in the slot in the bottom crankcase. Now undo the locking nut on the tensioner and push the blade back as far as it will go by hand, nip up the locking nut and when you come to fit the chain onto the sprocket you'll find it a lot easier.
Bryanj:
Itl be because the top is not a "tube" but two stampings welded together and stamping causes stretching and shrinking of the metal
Oddjob:
Roo, need a favour. Can you measure what size the top mount is on the rear suspension. Not the thread but the section where the mount sits, I need to order some rubber mounts for my dampers but don't know what size they are and the frame not available to measure ATM.
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