Brilliant Dan, thank you.
Yep, it's the perennial disintegrating starter and alternator ("primary") chain guide. But the old one (it's a 1981 or 82 UK XJ750) used three...
A 'Good Ol' Boy' indeed, is Paul.
Thank you, that's brilliant; just what I needed. I see you are quite local to me, so we might see each other on the road, both crisply changing gear!
I could do, but I do not want risk cracking the casing; that's why I asked if there is some trick to removing it, having been caught out by...
It can't. The clip is recessed and must be fitted before the pivot is put into the casing. This means that the pivot has to come out on the inside.
There's a retaining circlip on the inside, (part 15) so I don't think that will work.
I have the rear set gear linkage on my XJ. There's a lot of slop in the various parts of the mechanism. I think I've found a local place where I...
Okay David, thanks.
Thank you David. Just to check, is that on a fairly unworn stand?
I have an XJ750 that doesn't have the original engine. This engine had sat for some time (I presume at a breaker's) and there was rust damage,...
Hi Brent no, I mean the centre stand. The diagram shows its right hand side. The side stand is next on the list of jobs.
Here's a diagram if I wasn't clear.[ATTACH]
