A Labor of Love; aka building a Rocket III Speedster

[Claviger]

Currently working out alternatives to the above trash.

It's only a 10nm fastener by the manual but the dimensions are...not off the shelf friendly to piecing together a replacement.

 

[Kevin frazier]

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[Kevin frazier]

Also i found 2 new

 

[Claviger]

Thanks, I'll end up grabbing some as a plan b but I'm still going to find some alternative arrangement.

 

[Kevin frazier]

All these also use same

 

[Claviger]

Also shows unavailable on the cross-reference bikes I checked. Triumph giving the middle finger to a lot of folks on this.

ProBolt has no interest in making it, but they make the smaller version for other Triumphs.

I'm not paying the stupid prices people want to make 9 of them.

So that leaves, in order:

M6x40mm Ti GR2 button head full threaded

M10x19x3 Washer

OEM double seal
M6x25x10 threaded collar


In order they should fully seal with a touch of RTV placed in the collar while assembling and not more cheesewiz bolts.

 

[Kevin frazier]

close ej25

 

[Gregger]

I'm pretty sure the cam cover bolts for my America and early Speedmaster were the same. Used the same seals if I remember correctly.

 

[Claviger]

Yeah, there are many Triumph applications, all unavailable.

The voice to use a 23mm lock collar of 10.75mm diameter and 37mm length under the head with 14mm of thread is just all kind of awkward for finding a replacement.t

 

[Claviger]

So...a thing was done. Bones have been picked clean...

Off to the yard with the broken skeleton.

Good news though all engine mounts undamaged and, I angried that stupid cam cover bolt out and yeeted that mfer as far as I could into the woods. Felt better instantly.

Got to checking my valve clearances. There are two out of tolerance, cyl 2 #2 valve and cyl 3 #2 valve are both about 0.05mm off target otherwise all where they should be. Exhausts range from .18-.23, intakes range from .13-.18, except the 2 that need reshimming at 0.08 and 0.10.

I know the spec is 15-20 and 20-25 but , as mentioned I don't care what Triumph has to say anymore.

Everything I can see from here looks exactly like it should.

Done for the day...my old is acting up.