Following on from “the story so far”…..
The gearbox was examined and the Layshaft (+ attached gear) was found to need replacing. Where the shaft fits into the casing there is a Torrington bearing which appeared to have stuck and damaged the part of the shaft which fits inside it. The second gear on the Mainshaft was very badly worn and in serious need of replacement. We removed all seals and bearings and they are to be replaced as a matter of course. Examining the various castings showed a number of places where welding was required – most of these were linked to bolt fixings where, for example, bolts had been over tightened and tried to come through the bottom of the hole (or too much gasket goo had been used, and some had got into the bolt hole!). In one location the thread had previously stripped and someone had badly attempted a helicoil, breaking the metal in the process, and the final location was where a break had occurred in the metal. The rear mudguard was also taken to the same welder for a couple of splits to be welded. This welding came back looking quite good – although the two broken thread holes now need to be drilled and tapped. I also need to decide exactly how to fit the number plate to the rear mudguard (it’s currently held on by one bolt and swivels beautifully). The engine therefore is now in a multiplicity of bits.
Having re-wired the bike I now find that I can’t get a spark when turning the engine over (very, very gently, remember there’s no oil) but when I turn the ignition switch off there’s a nice fat spark! So that needs sorting.
The next job is to look at the paintwork, specifically the tank, the side panels and the chain guard. There’s a company in Fenton who have bead blasted the tank and side panels in a very gentle fashion and have primered them. Those bits are with a nice kind man who says that he’ll do the best he can with them (which will be far better than I can!). I’m doing the chain guard – it doesn’t matter too much what that looks like. At the same time I hope to clean up the rear wheel and probably paint the rim until I can afford to buy a new rim (possibly next winter) when I will also try to fit a set of indicators.
Once everything is back together (and working) it’ll be off to the garage for an MOT and then, when (if) successful, to the Post Office to tax the bike. After that, it’s try to get used to riding a B25ss, I’m told it’s a bit different to a ceefer!
Steve
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