Timing cover

As a new owner I thought I would try a non thechnical project (at the time it seemed that way)for the winter and polish the aluminum cases. The primary case went well (did the wet sanding with 320 thru 2000 grit) Its not "mirror like" but looks good to me now.Then in taking the screws out to get the timing cover off I soon realized I would have to deal with the Boyer E. I., of which I know absolutely nothing. Does this have to come out? and if so how.( Details please) Or should I just put the screws back in and polish it on the bike? Thanks for any help.

Jeff

jeffmy said:

As a new owner I thought I would try a non thechnical project (at the time it seemed that way)for the winter and polish the aluminum cases. The primary case went well (did the wet sanding with 320 thru 2000 grit) Its not "mirror like" but looks good to me now.Then in taking the screws out to get the timing cover off I soon realized I would have to deal with the Boyer E. I., of which I know absolutely nothing. Does this have to come out? and if so how.( Details please) Or should I just put the screws back in and polish it on the bike? Thanks for any help.

Jeff

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Jeff,

To remove the timing cover you'd have to remove both the Boyer stator plate as well as the rotor off the cam, and feed the stator wires through the timing chest hole. It's relatively easy to do, but it doesn't sound like you have experience doing so. And putting something back together is always harder than taking it apart. You'd have to statically time the ignition by setting the motor at 31 degrees BTDC, installing the rotor magnet on the cam and lining it up horizontally, then installing the stator so you can see the magnet through the little hole in the stator plate designated for counter-clockwise direction. This should have your timing close enough to start the bike and strobe time it to 31 degrees at 5000rpm. There are thousands... yes, thousands of posts on how to time a Boyer if you search this list.

If timing the Boyer isn't something you want to get into, then polish it on the bike.

Thanks Holmeslice,

I'll take a look at the other threads on timing; I know this is something I need to learn to do,just a little hesitant on things like this.

Jeff

Jeff, just my honest opinion.

But, if you are not previously trained as intimate with the Boyer, oil seals, and timing cover, well I would not remove it just to make it easier to polish the cover.

Just take some Semichrome or Mothers and hand polish it good, no reason to mess with all that removal just to get a good shine on the cover.