Dosnt sound right . Should be friction damper discs inem .
Liberated . - >
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Submitted by Richard Cornish on Tue, 30/07/2019
Hi David,
I guess your query follows on from your Inter post, but it is a War & Peace size subject ! The Norton production year ran from October to September, which is a bit confusing when trying to reference parts to a particular year, so I tend to refer to a season rather than a definite year.
The International specification split into 2 specifications from around mid 1933, standard road spec. and to racing spec., so I will start with the standard type first.
The Inter was announced in October 1931 and the forks were the first of Norton's own design using the splayed type blades with the detachable left side brake drum in common with the rest of the range. These had the Andre steering damper and side friction dampers, but no check springs, which were not fitted as standard until the following year. For the 1934 season the blades were made parallel and copied what was being used by the works racers and these used the one-piece right hand side hub. Over this 3 year period the handlebars were clamped to the top yoke by a single 4 bolt integral clamp. For the 1935 season this clamp was replaced by the rubber mounted version with the handlebar clip bolted to the top yoke. The following year saw more mods with the brake anchor made bigger and the cable stop moved higher up the fork leg. The forks remained unchanged until WW2 stopped Inter production, and during this time the check springs stayed the same tapered profile.
As Richard T. says the works racers used the Webb type forks at the beginning of this period, but for 1932 Norton made it's own version with parallel blades, no side dampers, but check springs which were parallel in shape, but small in diameter compared to the later ones.The 2 handlebar clamps on these had 4 bolts each and were the same as used in the 1940s. By the end of 1933, these forks were available to private racers as part of the racing specification. These racing forks were changed at the same time as the standard type with rubber mounting handlebars and brake cable stop bracket. The only other change was the larger parallel check springs first used on the works in 1936 and private racers in 1937.
This is not a definitive account but if you can get some close-up photos I can identify what you have, or have a look at
www.vintagenorton.com but only trust period photos. "
My thoughts are IF the fits arnt really good - Pins to bores , any slack'd get alignment issues under load . Id think you wouldnt want paint in side / end of fittings . Metal to metal where theres any action .
Pre War Cars commonly had FRICTION DAMPERS ( Like Pre Unit T 120 Steering Dampner ! ) so knowledge wouldnt be sparse .
On the Steering , You JUST nip it , then put in 1/4 turn max . If you wind it up 2 or three or four turns , on the motorway - It seems the steerings locked .
When you decelerate to the offramp , the W E A V E Starts . At about the third reversal you grab the damper knob with both hands and back it off REAL QUICK before you end up in a wall or spat off . !
So If think your ' dampers ' would be about the same , just Past nipped . ID DO the Front wheel between the Knees - And Twist the BARS Trick . If theres any real radial displacement , PAINIC .
