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one07 Split Balance Gear Spring Tension Setting Tool,
This tool is useful for correctly setting the tension of the SPLIT BALANCE GEAR SPRING. If an inexperienced person removes the balance gear, which has to be done to remove the clutch basket, and per chance doesn't lock the gear first, they will need to re-tension the spring! If an inexperienced person does over tension the spring or the spring breaks, this will not affect the operation of the motorcycle in any way. This spring and it's tension ONLY reduces the noise of the slapping gears. If you have a bike and it has a lot more engine noise (can of nuts and bolts) than another of the similar year, then getting a NEW spring from Norton and correctly setting the tension will help a lot. If you ever take the BALANCE GEAR OFF and forgot to lock it with the GEAR JAM TOOL or bolts like in my manual, you are going to want this tool to reset the tension and NOT DAMAGE the SPRING. The spring is SO easy to damage. If you go one tooth past where you need even once, it's damaged! This split balance gear system is not a new idea or a Norton Idea. It's very old and a VERY GOOD system when properly tensioned.
This tool will be available from Colorado Norton Works.
How to use this tool will be in the UPDATED REV1 of the MANUAL "Split Balance Gear Spring - Norton 961 REV1"
I will be emailing this out to everyone tomorrow. Please be sure to delete the first one I sent and replace with this REV1.
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This tool is useful for correctly setting the tension of the SPLIT BALANCE GEAR SPRING. If an inexperienced person removes the balance gear, which has to be done to remove the clutch basket, and per chance doesn't lock the gear first, they will need to re-tension the spring! If an inexperienced person does over tension the spring or the spring breaks, this will not affect the operation of the motorcycle in any way. This spring and it's tension ONLY reduces the noise of the slapping gears. If you have a bike and it has a lot more engine noise (can of nuts and bolts) than another of the similar year, then getting a NEW spring from Norton and correctly setting the tension will help a lot. If you ever take the BALANCE GEAR OFF and forgot to lock it with the GEAR JAM TOOL or bolts like in my manual, you are going to want this tool to reset the tension and NOT DAMAGE the SPRING. The spring is SO easy to damage. If you go one tooth past where you need even once, it's damaged! This split balance gear system is not a new idea or a Norton Idea. It's very old and a VERY GOOD system when properly tensioned.
This tool will be available from Colorado Norton Works.
How to use this tool will be in the UPDATED REV1 of the MANUAL "Split Balance Gear Spring - Norton 961 REV1"
I will be emailing this out to everyone tomorrow. Please be sure to delete the first one I sent and replace with this REV1.
.