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Partially Restored 74 CB550

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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Yes it was my old photo showing the parts well spotted - in my defence I did I did say in the text.

This is how mine now looks with the kick start spring in position.

.done at last by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

Oddjob:
I have a nasty suspicion that the spring inside the gear has lost it's strength or is broken, compare Teds pic to yours, gear is much farther out. As you've got to replace the circlip anyway I'd advise checking, maybe post a pic so we can see if anything doesn't look right.

davidcumbria:
Teds gap is great ! Never in doubt  :D Mine( second photo ) is also pretty good compared to the ones in you tube videos. Like you said in your excellent write up below Ken the large soft spring is principally there to stop the ratchet rattling in the at rest open position and doesn’t significantly move the ratchet inboard - it’s the guide path pushing against the pawl on the ratchet as it rotates that does that. I will in any case put a photo of my pre assembly bits up to show I’m not getting that bit wrong.

http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,29348.msg281542.html#msg281542

Oddjob:
What strikes me as odd David is that on Teds pics you an clearly see the large spring, on yours you can't. Which makes me wonder why

davidcumbria:
The large spring is in there.here is a photo of the parts for assembly today. Also I thought it would be interesting to have a picture of the end circlip. From the left original, first replacement( in and out about 5 times )and the unused new circlip before I fitted it today. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

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