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Wombat

Post subject: What's the trick? - Done but bigger problems

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:08 pm

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How do you get the distributor drive back in the block and engaged with the cam?

With #1 at TDC the skirt of #3 is in the way so how do you line it up with the crank rotated enough to get a clear line of sight - and then how do you do it?

Getting frustrated here

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:12 pm

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turn the motor either way about 10° from TDC. :wink:

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norton

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:22 pm

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make sure you have a long bolt screwed in to it

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Wombat

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:39 pm

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I'm doing both - but don't seem to be able to get the thing to lock in and engage the cam - which way does the turn in relation to the crank - do they both turn anti-clockwise?

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:49 pm

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Are you holding ya tongue right?

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:52 pm

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It will turn clockwise as it goes in. :wink:

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TheMiniMan

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:21 pm

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Wombat,,, hold your tongue slightly to the left & fit it with your eyes closed... feel it slide in nice & gently,,, you know ,,, just the same way you fit your,, er ,,,ar,,,um ,,, OH!!! sorry that won`t be allowed to be said on this forum hey? :-)

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Wombat

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:27 pm

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Got it in - went right in and the outer retainer slipped right in fully. Before I removed the bolt I thought I'd give it a turn to see if it rotated

The (*&$%^ # 3 piston hits the drive shaft and won't go any further :evil:

Guess I'll be giving Mr GR a call in the morning

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:38 pm

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With those pistons you have to machine the body of the dizzy driveshaft down to 8mm or so. :wink:

Aaron found the same prob today.
Pic of modded shaft in Vizard's book.
Easy job.

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Wombat

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:46 pm

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Hmmm he's talking stroked engines to clear the crank - this is the skirt of the piston hitting it will it still help?

If so it will be in the mail to you tomorrow :wink:

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David L

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:47 pm

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Wombat wrote:

Hmmm he's talking stroked engines to clear the crank - this is the skirt of the piston hitting it will it still help?

If so it will be in the mail to you tomorrow :wink:

Yes it's the same problem. Skirt of RE piston is maybe longer than a normal 1100 one, it's also .100" bigger diameter..

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:53 pm

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drmini in aust wrote:

With those pistons you have to machine the body of the dizzy driveshaft down to 8mm or so. :wink:

Aaron found the same prob today.
Pic of modded shaft in Vizard's book.
Easy job.

Yes, it is an easy job but I wouldn't want to try it with an old Myford and a piece of high speed steel! Those shafts are HARD!
Dave

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:56 pm

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jeez, aren't you glad you found that now and not when you hit the starter!

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:57 pm

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sitnlo62 wrote:

drmini in aust wrote:

With those pistons you have to machine the body of the dizzy driveshaft down to 8mm or so. :wink:

Aaron found the same prob today.
Pic of modded shaft in Vizard's book.
Easy job.

Yes, it is an easy job but I wouldn't want to try it with an old Myford and a piece of high speed steel! Those shafts are HARD!
Dave

You may find it hard to believe but I did just that, in my Myford.

But I'm used to this, I reface Mini valves the same way.

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sitnlo62

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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:07 pm

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Did you think it was hard material?
Maybe the one I did was an exception it was as hard as hell!
Dave

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