MK 111 starter button .

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MK 111 start button R.H. switchgear internals ( button and it's holder assembly ) disintegrated .
Heck it was only 50 years old and plastic . So can I obtain any switch parts or do I have to buy the entire new switchgear T140ES 60.7462 from A.N . ? Thanks for any leads in advance .
 
You can buy the internal parts as I been looking at replacing the whole switch for my Norton it was melted from the great fire of 82 the housing survived not the internals but looking for new switch I seen both for sale whole switch as well the internals $175au for a new complete switch (a bit pricey) and a lot less for the internals since the great fire of 82 I just been using a cheap after market switch as they are under $25 to buy and work as good.
 
You can buy the internal parts as I been looking at replacing the whole switch for my Norton it was melted from the great fire of 82 the housing survived not the internals but looking for new switch I seen both for sale whole switch as well the internals $175au for a new complete switch (a bit pricey) and a lot less for the internals since the great fire of 82 I just been using a cheap after market switch as they are under $25 to buy and work as good.
Thanks Ash .
A.N. lists the whole assembly R.H.switch gear with twist grip for 139 Sterling . Plus shipping . I'll likely place together a larger order tonight to justify all costs involved . Nice to be a Commonwealth Country .






















Enjoy .
 
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Plastic bits for those switches would be prime candidates for 3d printing.

Glad to see that the Commonwealth is still respected👍
 

A few years ago I bought the extended paddle switches for my clusters and they fit perfectly...
 
Torontian, you are better off buying a new switch cluster. Fitting an old part, you will end up with a temporary solution only until that one too disintegrates.

In the absence of a new cluster, casting a new switch button in epoxy isn't difficult. The metal part would have to be altered a little to make a lasting metal/thermoset joint.



- Knut
 
In the absence of a new cluster, casting a new switch button in epoxy isn't difficult. The metal part would have to be altered a little to make a lasting metal/thermoset joint.

I doubt the button is the problem and more likely it's the body or the internal contacts that have failed as originaly stated in my opinion.
Fitting a different switch cluster would not only mean fitting a different twistgrip as it's part of the Mk3 switch housing and the master cylinder mounting would also be removed.
MK 111 starter button .
 
Indeed. It looks like I'll have to order in the entire new switch / twistgrip assembly complete ,or find and fit some kind of other starter button switch .
 
Indeed. It looks like I'll have to order in the entire new switch / twistgrip assembly complete ,or find and fit some kind of other starter button switch .
I have a temporary fix to keep me on the road . Will buy me the time I need to find a starter button assembly that is modern and affix it into place , protruding through the hole . Nothing keeps me off the road , if worse came to worse I would even bridge the solenoid switch with a heavy screwdriver . I'm sure it won't come to that .
 


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