Dismantling The Plunger Guide Box Assembly; Plunger Guide Box; Slipper Pads; Roller And Slipper Pads - Triumph SPEED TWIN 1945 Workshop Instruction Manual

Dismantling Spring Wheel
D I S M A N T L I N G T H E P L U N G E R G U I D E B O X A S S E M B L Y
P!unge; Eiiide Box. Remove the four outside bolts from the plunger guide box
and unscrew t h e t w o centre bolts sufficiently t o enable the cases t o be parted about
+"
(1.0 cm.). Using t h e jig illustrated below, place the plunger guide box assembly
i n t o t h e jaws w i t h t h e concave side of t h e box towards the inside of t h e jig.
Tighten t h e jaws of t h e jig until the springs are sufficiently tensioned. Remove the
last t w o bolts and take off the cases. Release the jig until the tension of the springs
is released and remove the springs f r o m t h e plunger guide.
S l i p p e r
Pads.
If these pads show n o sign o f wear, it i s unnecessary t o remove them.
W e a r
i s
generally noticed o n t h e thrust side only. (Front pad on the chain side and
rear pad o n t h e opposite). To remove, unscrew t h e t w o screws holding the pad
i n position'.
Manufactured by
Messrs.
A.
&
E. Baines Ltd.,
Harrogate. Yorks.,
England.
Fig. 55. J I G F O R C O M P R E S S I N G
PLUNGER
G U I D E B O X S P R I N G S
R E - A S S E M B L I N G T H E P L U N G E R G U I D E B O X A S S E M B L Y
R o l l e r a n d S l i p p e r Pzds. if the steel slipper pads have been removed f o r replace-
ment o r adjustment purposes,
it
w i l l be necessary t o assemble the plunger box,
less
the springs, plates and rubber bilffers. Between t h e roller and slipper pad there
must be an equal clearance of
,002"
(0.05 mm.) o n each side, t o allow for any defor-
mation of the box alter the springs have been fitted. T o enable the fitter t o obtain
t h e correct clearance, aluminium shims of .002" and
,003"
(0.050 and 0.075 mm.) are
available. W h e n the pads are i n position, ensure that the screws securi-g them t o
the case are well.tightened.