All insights as to how these wonderful motorcycles function in such harmony mechanically are truly entertaining. had my 1968 Trophy Sports since 1972 where i'd purchased it from it's first owner for a dollar a cc. It has languished thru my greasy 22-58 years of life until it was reborn in a fully restored state in 2012 when i turned 60. Since then it has had to date 12,000 miles placed upon it... and has kept me sane, content, and able to save my 45 year long marriage many a time. Thanks Jay Straight for the time taken to share. -gilpin 3-7-16
Thank you for clarifying a lot of things involved in the sludge plugs that I have been concerned with. I liked the thought of the hex plugs but I was concerned with the weight. I was also concerned with the bolts as i keep hearing about them breaking ( not much how or why just they break ) Many years ago I took my motor apart to get the crank rebalanced as it was real bad,that made it much better and now i am taking it apart to clean the sludge and want to keep it that way.
Thank you for a great video: the edition that shows removal is brilliant, too. I have seen several re-builds fail early, especially on BSA twins for want of sludge trap cleaning/replacement. Now that IS an expensive hobby....
When a friend of mine bought a Triumph rolling basket case, I tried to enlighten him about the sludge trap. All I got was a blank stare. Too many people 'restoring' these old bikes and omitg the trap cleaning and lower end as well!
Jaye, I did see you torque the sludge trap bold that secures the trap in the crank. I also noticed that the sludge trap plug appeared to have minimal tightening. Am I correct? Should this plug be torqued as well? Thanks so much. Very informative. Steve Burke
Great vid! I have to do this to my Triumph soon. I always wondered if reinstalling the sludge trap is necessary. What if you leave it out, but just put the bolts back in for balancing?
