This bike came in for a severe oil leak - just been rebuilt apparently!!!!!
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Strange arrangement of the tank rear rubbers - maybe they should have fitted the correct top hat carb cables instead of the adjustable type!!!!!
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Needle clip soldered in place - why?
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Air filter adaptors glued in place - should be clipped
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Strage setup for the 4 x corner rocker bolts - this system requires the studs to be removed, which proved a pain!!!! The 1/4 whit holes will be helicoiled at rebuild
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Rubber sealing ring missing from both push rod tubes!!!!!
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Hammer marks present on the sealing surfaces
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Inner cover had been chromed at some point in the past - most of the chrome was removed, but not all deposits left on the sealing surfaces, impossible to seal correctly - the campmate quadrant also had chrome left on the teeth!!!!!
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Screwdriver or similar used to pry open the crankcase!!!! Notice the cam followers had been catching the camshaft bush
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Problem with the leaks located - the rebuilder of this engine certainly knows very little on the working of a Triumph engine - this oil seal should NOT be fitted to any Triumph engine that doesn't have the timed breather arrangement . The seal is also fitted the wrong way around!!!!!!
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This is the correct assembly
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Pre unit timing pinion + modified nut fitted!!!!!!!! How do these rebuilders sleep at night?
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This just says it all regarding this rebuilders skills and tools he uses
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