Tools You Have Made to Maintain your Norton

texasSlick said:
This not a tool I have made, only because I lack the lathe to make it on. But I wish someone would make it, and I would be happy to pay a fair price for it.

This tool would allow me (others) to time the engine working from the timing side only .... no need to open the primary cover to fix a timing wheel on the drive side rotor.

The 9/16 bore will slip over the crankshaft end (that enters the timing side oil seal), a nylon set screw in the 6-32 tapped hole will allow the tool to be secured from rotating without digging a divot, and a timing disc can be secured to the tool with a 1/4-20 screw.

All dimensions in inch fractions.

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Hi Slick,

I’ll make that for you, and I’ll do it for nothing (yes I do have a lathe).

Cheers
Dave
 
Dellis said:
Hi Slick,

I’ll make that for you, and I’ll do it for nothing (yes I do have a lathe).

Cheers
Dave
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Done 👍

Tools You Have Made to Maintain your Norton
 
The recent thread on chain types and maintenance got me thinking.
This is made from 1mm polycarbonate sheet (from local hardware shop) and slips up behind the chain and drum (the cut-out is for the drum)
Gives protection to the wheel, etc while washing and relubricating the chain on the bike. Just needs a few sheets of newspaper under it to keep the floor clean.
It rests forward against the centre stand. The 380mm dimension suits my bike on scissor-jack. Needs reducing if only on centre stand.
Cheers

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I may have posted this on another thread but dip stick for ES2 oil, notched at about the level of the middle flute on the wideline tank.

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A 13/16" socket carefully pushed through the chaincase-to-gearbox shaft felt seal allows you to easily push the felt seal over the gearbox shaft. Before I realized this I was having issues getting that darn felt to slide on to the shaft - it would simply bunch up and any more pushing would ruin it. This fix slides it on with just a bit of a push.

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robs ss said:
The recent thread on chain types and maintenance got me thinking.
This is made from 1mm polycarbonate sheet (from local hardware shop) and slips up behind the chain and drum (the cut-out is for the drum)
Gives protection to the wheel, etc while washing and relubricating the chain on the bike. Just needs a few sheets of newspaper under it to keep the floor clean.
It rests forward against the centre stand. The 380mm dimension suits my bike on scissor-jack. Needs reducing if only on centre stand.
Cheers

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Rob,
I am having difficulty understanding how this works.Next time you use it could you please take a picture of it in place.Excuse the ignorance
Thanks,Mike
 
YING said:
Rob,
I am having difficulty understanding how this works.Next time you use it could you please take a picture of it in place.Excuse the ignorance
Thanks,Mike
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If I've understood, it's like something i did. I have a piece of plastic faced cardboard (packaging for dog food), cut in the same way. The long straight edge sits on the floor. You just wedge it vertically, up against the hub, inside the rear cog, where it's cut out with the semi-circle. Then the front end tucks against the centre stand. You can then rotate the rear wheel (backwards) and spray the bottom run of the chain, without getting any on the wheel and tyre. If you're cleaning the chain first, a cloth under this board keeps the floor clean.

Afterwards, spray some brake or chain cleaner on the board and wipe clean, good to go again.
 
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Not self made...but a bloody good tool to get to trickey carb adjusters etc with dialed accuracy
 

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Not specifically Commando (or Norton):

When changing tubed tyres I always have problems getting the valve stem through the rim, so I thought about it, then got a spare Schrader valve insert, removed the core then got some very strong fishing line, knotted it and passed it through the insert it so it's securely attached. To use it, pass the insert through the rim, screw the insert into the stem. Once you have the tube in position simply pull the valve stem through the rim.

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cliffa said:
Not specifically Commando (or Norton):

When changing tubed tyres I always have problems getting the valve stem through the rim, so I thought about it, then got a spare Schrader valve insert, removed the core then got some very strong fishing line, knotted it and passed it through the insert it so it's securely attached. To use it, pass the insert through the rim, screw the insert into the stem. Once you have the tube in position simply pull the valve stem through the rim.

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Cliff,
I have something very similar to the one you show.A true life saver when changing tires.They are available for about $6 dollars from various vendors.Great addition to your toolbox!
Mike
 
MK3 Gearbox Tool.jpg


Rebuilt a customer's MK3 gearbox. No problem bench testing the internals but had no way to test the gearchange. This is standard Gearchange Cross-Shaft Connector (06.5607) welded to a 1" x 1/8" x 12" piece of steel.
 
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Rebuilt a customer's MK3 gearbox. No problem bench testing the internals but had no way to test the gearchange. This is standard Gearchange Cross-Shaft Connector (06.5607) welded to a 1" x 1/8" x 12" piece of steel.
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Greg,
How is the main case in your picture treated?Is it paint or blasted in some way?
Thanks,Mike. (Looks great)
 

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