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Commando spindles are plain and the hole is positioned forward for the exhausts and rearward for the inlets. Why? Does it matter on the inlets?
seattle##gs said:Commando spindles are plain and the hole is positioned forward for the exhausts and rearward for the inlets. Why? Does it matter on the inlets?
seattle##gs said:The MK3 manual tells me to position the hole towards the ball end ON THE INLET ONLY.
2."Engage a rocker spindle into the cylinder head with the flat facing rearwards on the inlet side and forwards on the exhaust....
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6. Align the rocker spindle as shown in Fig. C7.
Note : Flat on spindle faces away from centre of head, towards rocker cover."
I have a set of plain rocker spindles with no flat. are these usable in the MK3?
Just a thought, what did Norton do when they inserted double speed oil pump worm mid 1966?