it takes balls to go in front of 85000subs and admit to being wrong, respect for that Dom!! You guys are a great team , can't wait to see the tiger finished.
With the work load we all have sometimes we look to take a short cut - doing it in public is never easy. TH-cam community can be very supportive but also harsh at times. Admire your openness - but then you're an Essex boy so I'm not surprised!
As others have said Dom, it takes courage to admit you were wrong. Just makes you more genuine and human in my eyes. Love watching you and John work together. Keep em coming.
That engine seems to be a bit of a mess. It reminded me of Christmas 1968 when I took the engine off my Tiger Cub and took it up to my bedroom. It was cold in the garage. I stripped it down and replaced the clutch plates, the main bearings and a few other bits and had it all ready to go for the New Year. I will admit that my bedroom did smell very 'garagey' for a while. Poor Mum, she asked what were the things in the fridge. Main bearings. And what are you boiling in my meat dish? That would be the crankcase!
@@jeffry1961 what ....rude, arrogant, smug, patronising assholes...hiding behind a keyboard....but never actually DOING anything themselves .. .. ......something like that..!?!?
See what happens when you take your eye off the 356! SHENANIGANS! LOL. Kidding. We love you Dom, you are dedicated, humble, amiable and truly a joy to watch (John too!). If I learn nothing more than just the proper attitude to have while working on projects than my time on your channel is beyong well spent!
You know these videos are good when you savour them, like opening your best Christmas present last. Thanks Dom and John - I know nothing about bikes but it’s great to be a bystander 😀
Please crack on with this apace as it’s massively enjoyable!! Best get some more projects started as I’m running out of things to watch! Keep up the good work both.
You always do things properly so I had to re-watch the earlier segment to verify that you weren't kidding about leaving the engine as it was. My comment was one of the polite ones. I thought so, anyway! 😊
That sludge trap nut came out VERY easily! The best way to remove the tube is to tap a thread into it, thread in a bolt with a nut on it, which will allow you to tighten the nut down, which will withdraw the tube. Been many years since I have done one, and no idea what size tap to use. Loctite the sludge trap nut when you rebuild it, fit a new oil pump, and strip and carefully inspect the pressure relief valve. Fitting an external replaceable cartridge type oil filter, and changing the oil every 100o miles is a good idea. Sludge traps sometimes get so bad, the material in them has to be drilled out, before you can thread and remove.
What a response Dom, well done for taking people's comments (where you cannot really read the tone of people and often sound angry) and understanding them. You're true gent and we're lucky to have you on here :) Good luck with the rest of the build, and congrats on the new series of Make it at Market!
Having said that about the gogles I will add you both make a great team and are very informative entertaining and fun and if you havn't a spanner large enough you'll just whip one up😁
Welcome to old Triumphs :-) As people said that trap sludge is very common . The wear on the main bush would also mean very low oil pressure so combined with the sludge a dead bottom end very quickly.
My neighbour who rebuilds British bikes for a living said that you must strip it completely as that there is no real filtering on the oil. He said that the quality of the early engines was poor and if you get 5000 miles out of one you will probably need to do work if you want another 5000. He says he has never seen an engine that did not need any work! So I am glad you are doing a full engine and gearbox rebuild.
To err is human, no one gets it perfect. Love your videos and look forward to watching them. Thanks for letting us in your workshop and sharing the adventures
Hello team!! No worries, you saw by yourself the need to rebuild all the engine, John is with you!!😊😀 What a team!!! The bike is almost done😂. See you next week.🎉
Hi Dom, well done on getting it apart, and having the crank ground for a new timing side main bearing, you big end oil pressure relies on the fit of this bearing/ bush, and it was a week ness of the 3ta, 5ta, t90 design, and I would recommend changing the oil pump as well judging from the dirt that's been pumping around, if my reply is rather late, it's due to me only just seeing the video, sorry mate, and I hope things are going well for you. Kind regards, Stuart UK.
I didn't have the heart to comment last time after seeing so many comments already saying 'take the bottom end apart'. I did think it was one of the most spectacularly optimistic decisions I'd ever witnessed - I thought you deserved to get away with it just for that 🤣. At least this way there shouldn't be any horrors anywhere on the bike you'll be unaware of. I've been enjoying this one - and I'm looking forward to seeing the bike come back together 👍👍
I came here to say what some have already said. Even with some of the comments on the last video being less than nice with their wording, you responded nicely and thanked them for the advise. That speaks highly to your character, respect for that. You have a great channel and I love watching your content
I rewatched all the Porsche episodes again last week, Im really looking forward to you working on it again. Good decision to realize you were a little hasty on this engine rebuild and did it correctly, keep up the fantastic entertainment 😊
Well done for taking advice and comments from your subscribers. John knew it would be a nightmare so good on you for splitting the cases. Onward to the next installment
Another great video Dom and Jon. I have great respect for your integrity and courage in fessing up to a mistake and showing it all to your subscribers. Keep up the great work.
As a Portuguese in England, I was surprised you were letting that full engine rebuild slide.. One of the best qualities in the British for me is that you do it properly. Great video! Looking forward to more.
Dom, Firstly, every day is a school day. Secondly the person who hasn't made a mistake hasn;t been born. And Thirdly, congratulations as there are many who would have done everything in their powers to conceal their error, well done.
Belting episode ad I love a good strip down and I’m glad you did judging by the chewed up screw heads, the knackered crankcase bearings and the sludge tube!!
Dom! Great choice to split the case 👍🏻 when it’s right, it’s right. Admitting your mistakes is a very smart move. You’re gonna love that Triumph now even more once it’s finished. Enjoy your week. Looking forward to seeing what your up to next week. cheers!!
Hi dom great watching, I recommend you make a engine stand out of a few bits of scrap laying around you will find working on the engine much easier, keep up the good videos,,
Great decision Dom. You wouldn’t do a half arsed job in the Repair shop, so why let your standards slip just because it’s for yourself. Great series and though short, every episode is extremely interesting. Keep up the good work.
I got a serving of humble pie today. I figured you’d be ok with just a top end refresh. It’s always best practice to do a full tear down on an engine with an unknown history but I definitely commented something other than better judgement. I’ve never seen a “sludge tube” before. I’ve also never seen an oil passage so blocked. You learn something new everyday. Great video
Tempted to say lesson learnt. So glad you listened to us. Mine was just like that when I rebuilt it. They're nice engines when they're reconditioned. I'm reliving my rebuild watching yours. Good luck.
A great response to last week’s comments Dom, you are going to have a great bike you can rely on when you have finished. Thank you for another great episode. Looking forwards to the finished bike. 😊❤
Well done you for taking it on board and cracking on with the job. So cool to see the massive spanner in the background. We got a little bit giddy meeting it (and you) at Goodwood Revival!
The sludge trap was doing its job. All that stuff was suspended in the oil until centrifugal force separated and deposited it. There was still plenty of space for oil to circulate. You just need to make sure that all the oil holes line up when it goes back together. Overall, the bottom end was looking better than I expected.
I'm so glad you listened to your followers and me, of course, in deciding to tackle the engine.👍 Dismantling the engine was the way to go because, how would you have felt if after all your hard work the engine seized becsuse you opted out of dealing with the engine? A right plonker. Yes, there are issues, and with those issues comes a lesson that in the future, if you are going to do a job, any job, then do it right! The end result will be worth all of your hard work. Sorry if I'm coming across like a parent telling their child off, but sometimes, these things have to be said. It may seem daunting at times, but Dom, fixing the issues now means the less likelihood of problems in the future, which equals more time riding the bike than repairing it 🤭😂
Without a word of a lie I actually woke up through last Sunday night worrying about your decision wishing I could phone you up and change your mind. Impressed that you had the good sense to read the comments and act on them. Loving the D & J double act
I have just finished a complete rewire, carb build, points replacement and timing after working out what someone did before on a 500cc T100SS for a neighbour and how ever long the work takes that first kick over and fire up makes it all worthwhile. So I would reckon your first start will be just a magic moment! And fair play on owning up on that strip down. You dodged a very noisy and expensive bullet!
The fact that the big end journals are within spec and good enough to just need new shells, shows you that the sludge trap has done it's job. well done.
Hello Dom. Before you reassemble the crank cases, its a good idea to wash out ALL the blind tapped holes. Over the years your engine will have been apart several times, muck builds up in the bottom of the blind holes as no one thinks to clean them out before reassembly, this muck is pushed in and compressed by the bolts or studs, if allowed to build up it can stop the bolts or studs going all the way home. Use a scriber make sure you can see it scratch the bottom of the hole and you will know its clean. Its also a good idea to run a tap down all the threads then blast it out with the air line. You know you have done a good job when you can screw the bolts or screws in with your fingers. Take Care JIm.
Really loving this series Dom and Jon… I feel your pain and any aspirations of owning an old Triumph myself have evaporated as I witness the struggle you guys are going through… not one for the mechanically challenged… keep up the good work, it’ll be worth it in the end!
You were saying the crank was "scored", I thought you were saying "schooled". Like what the many comments were telling you! Good luck with many builds you guys are tackling. Love to see the progress.
Great team. This needs to be a full-time show, honestly. And they were right about taking the whole thing apart. You could have gotten away with not, I'm sure, but you'd just have been running on borrowed time. A few hundred miles ridden, no doubt, but then the problems would have popped up and you'd likely be stranded on the side of the road waiting on someone to pick you up. Good to just get it all out of the way.... and you got extra content to post here so all us fans could follow along on the journey.
Well done you for taking the cases apart and fixing everything right, once. Far too many YTers do half-arsed shortcuts and way too many shadetree mechanics bollocks things up because they’re either too lazy, or too incompetent to do it properly. Nearly the best episode ever on your channel and there have been heaps so far!
Great to see the engine completely dissembled. Not wishing to comment on the obvious, which I’m sure you know, but when pressing a bearing in to a housing you should only press on the outer ring, allowing the inner ring and raceway to float/follow, thereby avoiding potential brinelling (indentation of the hard surface raceway) The same applies when pressing bearing on to a shaft, where only the inner ring should be used as as pressing surface, thereby allowing outer ring and race way to float/follow. Noticed that when bearing was being pressed in to housing you used a flat plate across both inner and outer ring. Properly Ok as only light pressure was being used.
So glad you did the right thing. My immediate reaction when you said you were going to leave the bottom end intact was "no - you must clean out the sludge tube". However when I read the comments I saw that you had been well informed! On another note I really don't understand why so many bikes of this era used a bush on the timing side of the crank. the cost saving is minimal but the hassle in replacing is huge. Most bottom ends I've stripped that use a bush have needed it replacing and either the crank regrinding or the crank axle replacing. Most bottom ends I've stripped that use a ball bearing don't need it replacing, and if they do it's easy and cheap.
You are doing a great job, either way. Remember everyone who posts on the internet have two things in common, an OPINION and a pace where the sit with a hole in it and some times the opinion is given out by that hole. Keep calm and carry on.
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it takes balls to go in front of 85000subs and admit to being wrong, respect for that Dom!! You guys are a great team , can't wait to see the tiger finished.
Appreciate that
My father always said it takes a man to admit he was wrong.
Respect to you for taking advice and admitting a mistake, many would would not. Love the channel, love The repair shop, keep it up.
Thanks 👍
Well done guys, right decision. Keep em coming Dom.
With the work load we all have sometimes we look to take a short cut - doing it in public is never easy. TH-cam community can be very supportive but also harsh at times. Admire your openness - but then you're an Essex boy so I'm not surprised!
Always fun with 'The Laughing Mechanics'....
As others have said Dom, it takes courage to admit you were wrong. Just makes you more genuine and human in my eyes. Love watching you and John work together. Keep em coming.
That engine seems to be a bit of a mess. It reminded me of Christmas 1968 when I took the engine off my Tiger Cub and took it up to my bedroom. It was cold in the garage. I stripped it down and replaced the clutch plates, the main bearings and a few other bits and had it all ready to go for the New Year. I will admit that my bedroom did smell very 'garagey' for a while. Poor Mum, she asked what were the things in the fridge. Main bearings. And what are you boiling in my meat dish? That would be the crankcase!
Getting close to 100K subscribers... Definitely the right decision pulling the engine all the way down.
getting close!
It’s slowly getting there lads
You are a proper English gentleman! How graciously you handled all that. Your videos are a delightful spot of tea.
Thank you! 😃
I love this channel and its expert commentators. So honest.
The sludgefest episode. Happy to see you going all the way with this restoration.
It really was a sludge fest!
@@DominicChineasis that my spanner you borrowed off me in the background lol
You need more Mince Pies to keep the focus, poor Jon's fading away. Dom, "tis the season to be jolly!" Great fun guys, thanks.
You did well to take the criticism so lightly, some of it was really harsh! Well done to you both, that was a very enjoyable episode.
You need a thick skin to be on here! Thank you,
People can be (fill in expletive of your choice here).
@@jeffry1961 what ....rude, arrogant, smug, patronising assholes...hiding behind a keyboard....but never actually DOING anything themselves .. ..
......something like that..!?!?
See what happens when you take your eye off the 356! SHENANIGANS! LOL. Kidding. We love you Dom, you are dedicated, humble, amiable and truly a joy to watch (John too!). If I learn nothing more than just the proper attitude to have while working on projects than my time on your channel is beyong well spent!
Life is about learning .. and we can't learn if we can't admit we don't know everything!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Dom says to John, “We’re in trouble”.
John’s thinking, ”What’s this we crap Kimosabe, I wanted to sort out the bottom end” 😂😂😂
That’s what I was thinking 😂
I don't have any knowledge or background in engineering but watching these videos is a real Sunday treat
You know these videos are good when you savour them, like opening your best Christmas present last. Thanks Dom and John - I know nothing about bikes but it’s great to be a bystander 😀
Please crack on with this apace as it’s massively enjoyable!! Best get some more projects started as I’m running out of things to watch! Keep up the good work both.
Don’t worry I have plenty of projects to be getting in with!
You always do things properly so I had to re-watch the earlier segment to verify that you weren't kidding about leaving the engine as it was. My comment was one of the polite ones. I thought so, anyway! 😊
That sludge trap nut came out VERY easily! The best way to remove the tube is to tap a thread into it, thread in a bolt with a nut on it, which will allow you to tighten the nut down, which will withdraw the tube.
Been many years since I have done one, and no idea what size tap to use. Loctite the sludge trap nut when you rebuild it, fit a new oil pump, and strip and carefully inspect the pressure relief valve.
Fitting an external replaceable cartridge type oil filter, and changing the oil every 100o miles is a good idea. Sludge traps sometimes get so bad, the material in them has to be drilled out, before you can thread and remove.
Glad you followed the advice Dom. It means you are going to get the bike back working the way you want. Another great video.
Everyone is still alive, so no harm done... some learning has been achieved and clearly taken on board 😂👍
Nobody finds fresh problems like you do Dom!
Damn they ripped you a new one last week! Glad taking the advice paid off
What a response Dom, well done for taking people's comments (where you cannot really read the tone of people and often sound angry) and understanding them. You're true gent and we're lucky to have you on here :) Good luck with the rest of the build, and congrats on the new series of Make it at Market!
Much appreciated!
Take us on a journey to the machine shop. It would be great to see their work too.
Dom safty gogles, don't loose an eye in a workshop!😮
I didn’t think I’d need goggles
To undo a bolt!
@@DominicChineas always
Having said that about the gogles I will add you both make a great team and are very informative entertaining and fun and if you havn't a spanner large enough you'll just whip one up😁
Welcome to old Triumphs :-) As people said that trap sludge is very common . The wear on the main bush would also mean very low oil pressure so combined with the sludge a dead bottom end very quickly.
I sold a BSA to a friend without doing the trap, it threw a rod through the case. NEVER AGAIN.
Thanks Dom and John good decision to strip the crankcase. Cheers
My neighbour who rebuilds British bikes for a living said that you must strip it completely as that there is no real filtering on the oil. He said that the quality of the early engines was poor and if you get 5000 miles out of one you will probably need to do work if you want another 5000. He says he has never seen an engine that did not need any work!
So I am glad you are doing a full engine and gearbox rebuild.
To err is human, no one gets it perfect. Love your videos and look forward to watching them. Thanks for letting us in your workshop and sharing the adventures
Good work, Dom and Jon!
Much appreciated!
Hello team!!
No worries, you saw by yourself the need to rebuild all the engine, John is with you!!😊😀
What a team!!!
The bike is almost done😂.
See you next week.🎉
Well done you two striping the entire engine, it needed it.
I'm so pleased you listened to all of us that had been there before :)
Great video. Glad the ‘people have spoken’ … and you listened ! Well done.
Hi Dom, well done on getting it apart, and having the crank ground for a new timing side main bearing, you big end oil pressure relies on the fit of this bearing/ bush, and it was a week ness of the 3ta, 5ta, t90 design, and I would recommend changing the oil pump as well judging from the dirt that's been pumping around, if my reply is rather late, it's due to me only just seeing the video, sorry mate, and I hope things are going well for you. Kind regards, Stuart UK.
Every day's a school day Dom!😊
I didn't have the heart to comment last time after seeing so many comments already saying 'take the bottom end apart'. I did think it was one of the most spectacularly optimistic decisions I'd ever witnessed - I thought you deserved to get away with it just for that 🤣. At least this way there shouldn't be any horrors anywhere on the bike you'll be unaware of. I've been enjoying this one - and I'm looking forward to seeing the bike come back together 👍👍
Are we all puppets in your 'cunning plan'?
Did you always intend to split the crankcase?
WHO CARES!! 😂
I'm really enjoying the ride.
No I honestly did not plan to! I promise!
I came here to say what some have already said. Even with some of the comments on the last video being less than nice with their wording, you responded nicely and thanked them for the advise. That speaks highly to your character, respect for that. You have a great channel and I love watching your content
I appreciate that!
Brilliant, loved your honesty and admitting that! Great to watch and another excellent update 👏👍
Hi Dom and John, Yes I do like someone who admits they was wrong , that aside, You are doing well, can't wait for the ride 😂🎉, All the best Brian 😃
Excellent! And thoroughly reinforcing my ethos of riding modern bikes and avoiding restoration projects… 😂
I rewatched all the Porsche episodes again last week, Im really looking forward to you working on it again. Good decision to realize you were a little hasty on this engine rebuild and did it correctly, keep up the fantastic entertainment 😊
I agree, bring us the Porsche! 👍🏻
Once it's done you'll be so pleased, do it right do it once. I can't wait for it to be to ridden !
Somehow an error corrected is better than perfection straight out of the box. Right decision to strip the whole engine. Well done.
Well done for taking advice and comments from your subscribers. John knew it would be a nightmare so good on you for splitting the cases. Onward to the next installment
Thanks 👍
400 smug but relieved commentators from the previous video probably!
Learning learning, the fun in life is learning.
Glad you split it - nicely future proofed
Another great video Dom and Jon. I have great respect for your integrity and courage in fessing up to a mistake and showing it all to your subscribers. Keep up the great work.
Glad to be of service Dom.
Haha thank you!
As a Portuguese in England, I was surprised you were letting that full engine rebuild slide.. One of the best qualities in the British for me is that you do it properly. Great video! Looking forward to more.
Yes, Dom, if you are that far in to a rebuild, a bottom end rebuild is the right way to go. As you say in the vid, it will be worth it.
Dom, Firstly, every day is a school day. Secondly the person who hasn't made a mistake hasn;t been born. And Thirdly, congratulations as there are many who would have done everything in their powers to conceal their error, well done.
Right decision. That sludge looks grim. Gonna fly when it's finished keep it up boys
Good move, lads.
Belting episode ad I love a good strip down and I’m glad you did judging by the chewed up screw heads, the knackered crankcase bearings and the sludge tube!!
Dom! Great choice to split the case 👍🏻 when it’s right, it’s right. Admitting your mistakes is a very smart move. You’re gonna love that Triumph now even more once it’s finished. Enjoy your week. Looking forward to seeing what your up to next week. cheers!!
Hi dom great watching, I recommend you make a engine stand out of a few bits of scrap laying around you will find working on the engine much easier, keep up the good videos,,
being able to change your mind is the mark of high intelligence 👍👍
Great decision Dom. You wouldn’t do a half arsed job in the Repair shop, so why let your standards slip just because it’s for yourself. Great series and though short, every episode is extremely interesting. Keep up the good work.
I find these videos very entertaining. Thanks again for sharing
Well done , it's the right thing to do.
I got a serving of humble pie today. I figured you’d be ok with just a top end refresh. It’s always best practice to do a full tear down on an engine with an unknown history but I definitely commented something other than better judgement. I’ve never seen a “sludge tube” before. I’ve also never seen an oil passage so blocked. You learn something new everyday. Great video
Tempted to say lesson learnt. So glad you listened to us. Mine was just like that when I rebuilt it. They're nice engines when they're reconditioned. I'm reliving my rebuild watching yours. Good luck.
Good lads, you know it made sense to split the cases, good on ya both👍😎
Thanks 👍
Excellent work.. worth the bottom end strip 👍🏻 still loving the rebuild.
Thank you Dom and John. Well done on the old soggy bottom. Looking forward to the next chapter in the epic bike saga. Cheers lads
Good call. 👍
Well done Dom and John I will do the same then I rebuild my triumph engine when my Enfield trials project is finished 😊
A great response to last week’s comments Dom, you are going to have a great bike you can rely on when you have finished. Thank you for another great episode. Looking forwards to the finished bike. 😊❤
You took the advice , lesson learrned , you are that much smarter , well done .
Thanks 👍
Well done you for taking it on board and cracking on with the job.
So cool to see the massive spanner in the background. We got a little bit giddy meeting it (and you) at Goodwood Revival!
Hi Boy's . Humble pie eaten with grace ......🙏
The sludge trap was doing its job. All that stuff was suspended in the oil until centrifugal force separated and deposited it. There was still plenty of space for oil to circulate. You just need to make sure that all the oil holes line up when it goes back together. Overall, the bottom end was looking better than I expected.
I'm so glad you listened to your followers and me, of course, in deciding to tackle the engine.👍
Dismantling the engine was the way to go because, how would you have felt if after all your hard work the engine seized becsuse you opted out of dealing with the engine? A right plonker.
Yes, there are issues, and with those issues comes a lesson that in the future, if you are going to do a job, any job, then do it right! The end result will be worth all of your hard work.
Sorry if I'm coming across like a parent telling their child off, but sometimes, these things have to be said.
It may seem daunting at times, but Dom, fixing the issues now means the less likelihood of problems in the future, which equals more time riding the bike than repairing it 🤭😂
Without a word of a lie I actually woke up through last Sunday night worrying about your decision wishing I could phone you up and change your mind. Impressed that you had the good sense to read the comments and act on them.
Loving the D & J double act
Thanks so much!
@@DominicChineas UNBELIEVABLE.... that people actually take a TH-cam channel SOO seriously!!!!
Glad you made that decision Dom. Saves you a lot of problems in the future
I have just finished a complete rewire, carb build, points replacement and timing after working out what someone did before on a 500cc T100SS for a neighbour and how ever long the work takes that first kick over and fire up makes it all worthwhile. So I would reckon your first start will be just a magic moment!
And fair play on owning up on that strip down. You dodged a very noisy and expensive bullet!
The fact that the big end journals are within spec and good enough to just need new shells, shows you that the sludge trap has done it's job. well done.
Heart was in my mouth the whole video well done taking it apart
Hello Dom. Before you reassemble the crank cases, its a good idea to wash out ALL the blind tapped holes. Over the years your engine will have been apart several times, muck builds up in the bottom of the blind holes as no one thinks to clean them out before reassembly, this muck is pushed in and compressed by the bolts or studs, if allowed to build up it can stop the bolts or studs going all the way home. Use a scriber make sure you can see it scratch the bottom of the hole and you will know its clean. Its also a good idea to run a tap down all the threads then blast it out with the air line. You know you have done a good job when you can screw the bolts or screws in with your fingers. Take Care JIm.
Really loving this series Dom and Jon… I feel your pain and any aspirations of owning an old Triumph myself have evaporated as I witness the struggle you guys are going through… not one for the mechanically challenged… keep up the good work, it’ll be worth it in the end!
You were saying the crank was "scored", I thought you were saying "schooled". Like what the many comments were telling you! Good luck with many builds you guys are tackling. Love to see the progress.
Well done for taking the advice.
Well done Dom & John well done
Great team. This needs to be a full-time show, honestly. And they were right about taking the whole thing apart. You could have gotten away with not, I'm sure, but you'd just have been running on borrowed time. A few hundred miles ridden, no doubt, but then the problems would have popped up and you'd likely be stranded on the side of the road waiting on someone to pick you up. Good to just get it all out of the way.... and you got extra content to post here so all us fans could follow along on the journey.
Well done you for taking the cases apart and fixing everything right, once. Far too many YTers do half-arsed shortcuts and way too many shadetree mechanics bollocks things up because they’re either too lazy, or too incompetent to do it properly. Nearly the best episode ever on your channel and there have been heaps so far!
Great to see the engine completely dissembled. Not wishing to comment on the obvious, which I’m sure you know, but when pressing a bearing in to a housing you should only press on the outer ring, allowing the inner ring and raceway to float/follow, thereby avoiding potential brinelling (indentation of the hard surface raceway) The same applies when pressing bearing on to a shaft, where only the inner ring should be used as as pressing surface, thereby allowing outer ring and race way to float/follow.
Noticed that when bearing was being pressed in to housing you used a flat plate across both inner and outer ring.
Properly Ok as only light pressure was being used.
I’m so pleased you’re going the extra mile and taking the bottom end to bits. It’s be on my mind all week 👏👏👏👏👏😂👍
A really interesting video, who would have thought that there was so much sludge inside an engine. Looking forward to the next build video
So glad you did the right thing. My immediate reaction when you said you were going to leave the bottom end intact was "no - you must clean out the sludge tube". However when I read the comments I saw that you had been well informed! On another note I really don't understand why so many bikes of this era used a bush on the timing side of the crank. the cost saving is minimal but the hassle in replacing is huge. Most bottom ends I've stripped that use a bush have needed it replacing and either the crank regrinding or the crank axle replacing. Most bottom ends I've stripped that use a ball bearing don't need it replacing, and if they do it's easy and cheap.
You are doing a great job, either way. Remember everyone who posts on the internet have two things in common, an OPINION and a pace where the sit with a hole in it and some times the opinion is given out by that hole. Keep calm and carry on.
Get in touch with SRM Engineering if you need any advice.
They carry out the roller bearing crank conversion on BSA & Triumphs…
You'll have it ready for spring!
Wise thoughts have prevailed. I'm glad you have made the right decision.