Crankcase release valve

[clive]

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If your breather tube is loose in the stator when you split the cases you could heat the end of the tube put a centre punch in the hole and hit it, this will enlarge the end and you will have a better fit, it may be a bodge but..................
Colin

Speaking as a member of the Worshipful Company of Bodgers, would this not simply flare the end whereas the recommended fix (bodge) is to plate 3/8 of an inch which would give an interference fit throughout? We have to keep the bodging standards up.

[cbranni]

You are right Clive standards have to be kept up, I was thinking more on the lines of brutal, plating seems a bit complex, you can't beat a good bodge using heat and hammers

[Ozmadman]

Thanks all for your comments, Colin, the shims are behind the crankshaft drive gear not the timing gear and are listed as R (as req'd )

Many thanks. Paul

[Ozmadman]

Actually John, any pictures for me to look at before I take it apart would be useful if you have any, thanks

Paul

[greasemonkey62]

I fitted an improved crankcase breather way back in the day, but it needed a strip down and crankcase split to fit a new round gubbins onto the crankshaft final drive side.