'68 BSA Victor Build..... Bloody 'el mate... You 'effin daft or sommat?!?

I still have my shin-gutter’ 70 Victor Special.It now hides in the corner behind a curtain so I don’t get any ideas to start kicking on it now into my 60’s. I do kick it slowly a few times so it doesn’t seize just sitting. I had not noticed this post Jim. I like it.👍
 

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Jim said:
Cheers Raymond.

They're still processing the order. I'm amazed at their shipping rates. :heart:
Not sure how they stay in business givin' away shipping an' all...



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I order all my lambretta parts from the UK and I’m always amazed at the shipping cost. If it’s small stuff usually between £3-5

Shipped an exhaust for £20.
 
Apparently there was a glitch in the Royal Mail matrix for a spell. That sorted, all my bits showed up. Good quality and good prices. Two thumbs up from me.

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Still have this from the swap meet giggn’ days.Never new for sure 441 or 250.Its here if any thing on it would help you.
 

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Steering stem nut: Round 2. :rolleyes:
So, jus' to recap, the original nut was buggered courtesy a previous owner. Not just buggered, but a very sloppy fit at that. Ordered a NOS one from Ebay and it was also a sloppy fit. So much so that you could screw it on just by rocking it back and forth and have it walk it's way down the threads... no turning needed. And.... the diameter is too big. It wouldn't fit inside the top triple hole.

So first things first... the loose fit:
Like the original, it came with two slots cut into it...


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Decided to add a slot at every flat on the nut. Ain't used my hacksaw in so long I couldn't find it for a bit...


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Then I used the vise to close down between the slots until I got a nice snug fit on the steering stem. I say snug... actually went too tight and had to work it some before it would screw on and off by hand.
So that cured the sloppy fit, but now it's tapered and still too large in dia to fit the hole in the top triple...

My Atlas is still a bit sickly, but feelin' good enough to tackle this job. So he said anyway. I put some aluminum tape on the jaws so I didn't ruin the chrome. Centering was achieved by putting a dead center in the tailstock, screwing the nut down on the steering stem and tightening the nut in the chuck. Once I had the chuck good and tight, it was turn the chuck out one thread and loosen the tailstock one thread. Rinse and repeat until the nut finally unscrewed itself...


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Oh... and I didn't have a tailstock center big enough for the hole in the steering stem... so I have to half ass one of those too from a bolt...


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Used my homemade tool post grinder with a well worn 1/16" cutoff wheel....



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Kept grinding it down a few thousands at a time with test fits in between passes until I got a snug interference fit. And that just naturally cut all the taper off it.



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...and here we are. It's a little more than hand tight in the hole and on the stem, but is easily tightened with a socket.



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Cleaned and reinstalled the bearing balls and put it all back together. Bearing tension is now easily adjusted with a socket and the upper triple is snug around the nut... I'm happy. Victor sez he's happy too.

Where there's a will, there's a way :cheers:



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Jim said:
Steering stem nut: Round 2. :rolleyes:
So, jus' to recap, the original nut was buggered courtesy a previous owner. Not just buggered, but a very sloppy fit at that. Ordered a NOS one from Ebay and it was also a sloppy fit. So much so that you could screw it on just by rocking it back and forth and have it walk it's way down the threads... no turning needed. And.... the diameter is too big. It wouldn't fit inside the top triple hole.

So first things first... the loose fit:
Like the original, it came with two slots cut into it...


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Decided to add a slot at every flat on the nut. Ain't used my hacksaw in so long I couldn't find it for a bit...


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Then I used the vise to close down between the slots until I got a nice snug fit on the steering stem. I say snug... actually went too tight and had to work it some before it would screw on and off by hand.
So that cured the sloppy fit, but now it's tapered and still too large in dia to fit the hole in the top triple...

My Atlas is still a bit sickly, but feelin' good enough to tackle this job. So he said anyway. I put some aluminum tape on the jaws so I didn't ruin the chrome. Centering was achieved by putting a dead center in the tailstock, screwing the nut down on the steering stem and tightening the nut in the chuck. Once I had the chuck good and tight, it was turn the chuck out one thread and loosen the tailstock one thread. Rinse and repeat until the nut finally unscrewed itself...


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Oh... and I didn't have a tailstock center big enough for the hole in the steering stem... so I have to half ass one of those too from a bolt...


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Used my homemade tool post grinder with a well worn 1/16" cutoff wheel....



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Kept grinding it down a few thousands at a time with test fits in between passes until I got a snug interference fit. And that just naturally cut all the taper off it.



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...and here we are. It's a little more than hand tight in the hole and on the stem, but is easily tightened with a socket.



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Cleaned and reinstalled the bearing balls and put it all back together. Bearing tension is now easily adjusted with a socket and the upper triple is snug around the nut... I'm happy. Victor sez he's happy too.

Where there's a will, there's a way :cheers:



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Simply genius
 
Well I'm thinkin' Feked screwed up when they sent me the stuff I ordered. There's 3 rims to pick from.... chrome (mucho dinero). Polished stainless... again, pretty friggin' expensive... and unpolished stainless. They call it the "economy version."
Bein ' the cheap SOB that I am, I ordered the cheap one... then spent about 20 bucks on polish and felt pads for the grinder. Well, I finally pulled the wrapping off the front rim today and it's friggin' polished... had remnants of polish all over it. Turned my hands black in about 30 sec.
Cool beans!! Mind you, I'm not complaining a bit. Maybe they were out of the unpolished ones and sent me these so it didn't go backorder.... dunno. At any rate, I'm a happy camper. :laugh2:

I'd planned on spending the afternoon polishing. Phew... dodged that. So I went ahead and laced it up. One minor screwup.... there's a zerk that goes in the middle of the hub. Meant to put that back before I laced. Oh well... minor. I can still install it, it's just gonna be a bit of a pain. Now I gotta clean up and reinstall the bearings and I can test out my new wheel stand.



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