Monthly Archives: April, 2017

Push Rod Tubes

Before we continue, in 1969 Triumph introduced an important change in how they sealed the pushrod tubes.  They changed the pushrod tube to accept “O” rings at both the top and bottom. While if you read all of the Service Bulletins, and related articles, and mentally “connect the dots” it will tell you something important. […]

Oil Leak – Crankcase not even

Checking crankcase mouth for step. In the technical world we live in today imperfections are rare. In the day when these bikes were made they were common place. One that catches many mechanics out is a step between the two case halves. Sometime in the 1970’s someone at the factory decided that could speed things […]