BSA A10 Timing side roller bearing #2 

Thank you, I always try to use heating and cooling for bearing fitting when possible. Best wishes, Ade

It's always an honour if any of this backyard bodgery I post helps anyone, hope you projects go well, Ade

Rob, as always, great to have you in the audience!

From apprenticeship days, if I hit a bearing with a hammer, the back of my head would be hit with a hand the size of a shovel (he was a big bloke back then) and if I back chatted I would be launched though into the stores racking....

Thanks Jim

Glad it was helpful!

Many thanks

Same as yourself, this is the first time I got to play with one and it does not seem too bad. I am left wondering though, if it makes the engine more bulletproof, why is it in bits? what happened to the ball thrust, did it break up as I've heard rumour of happening? Why has it got odd case halves? Thanks for watching, more to come on timing side roller conversions in the near future, Ade.

Y gracias por ver y comentar, los mejores deseos, Ade

That's different, what was the cotton for if gasket maker (silicone?) was used? Thanks for sharing, Ade

Thanks for your thoughts Derek. With this engine strictly speaking the crank position is set and locked by the ball thrust bearing, the shimming really was not required more desired in case of any movement of say the outer needle roller in the cases and to get the drive roller in the right position in its track. The guy who will rebuild this engine has over 5 decades of experience in British bike engine work including a couple of decades racing classic, Battle of the twins and many others, it is something he will check if required before final assembly i'm sure, however, remember there will be much more than 0.030" of side play in the piston to small end float and big end to crank side float, so I would not be unduly concerned. Brilliant that you're paying attention though, many thanks, it's easy to miss something!

@@AGEngineering I love learning about these beautiful machines.I have a 1968 Triumph Bonnie in which I had for almost 30 years.I rebuilt everything at one time or another from the crank up.But that is the ONLY bike I have ever any experience with.Its great to see how similar yet totally different these machines can be.

Many thanks, we do try , kind regards, Ade

Thanks for the comments, appreciated. Gasket faces, problem is most of the time you can't take off much metal beyond dressing up high spots with a fine file and then using either a good sealant (Wellseal, Threebond, Dirko) and/or a good gasket. If there is anything too deeply scored then Devcon,JB weld etc as filler or ultimately weld up and resurface but that can be a lot of work. It's a thought for a video one day, thanks, Ade

Crankshaft end feed, this I will get to when time availability allows. Many thanks for watching.

@@AGEngineering amazing work

The guy who will complete this engine build will look at this I'm sure should it be necessary, all the best, Ade

Only the one I'm still working on I'm afraid.

Unfortunately it's not a kit, it's a one off,the bearing is available as described in the series, many thanks for watching and commenting