Ariel Owners MotorCycle Club

Richard,

RE: 2357-37

Clay at Acme Stainless does a very nice one. You can just see a bit of it on the right-hand side of the photo below:

JohnnyBeckett wrote:i think he is going to want about £30000 to £ 40000 at least for the bike he has to get it hear and get the v5

£30K to £40K is a lot for a VB.

Paul, If I remember correctly there is supposed to be a wire spring clip that prevents the dashpot knob from unscrewing on its own. I can`t make out from your photos if your original dashpot has the clip or not. I think this is an important part of the dashpot. Chris, No sign of one on mine but I w...

Richard Kal wrote:Paul,
Very helpful; thanks!
Can you confirm the thread OD & tpi that the dashpot screws onto?

Also the dashpot OD and length?

Thanks,

Richard

Richard,

The cup thread is 7/16" 26tpi.
The length of the removable cup is 11/16" and it's OD on the knurled part is 9/16"

I've bought various stuff from fairdeals. Pretty sure it's all Indian made.

This might help. My 4G project only has a slotted screw where the greaser should be...it is 1/4" 26tpi and has a peg on the end to secure the vertical rotor arm drive shaft. http://electric-watches.co.uk/photos/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ariel-4G-Stauffer-Screw-Down-Grease-Cups-on-Magdyno-20191...

Thats a commercial greaser.....called a Stauffer ,by some........Ive probably got some on a machine somewhere.....can someone quote the thread size.....likely 1/8bsp......Whats the brand of that one....Tecalamit?......Indians have a similar fitting on the dizzy made by Gits Bros.,and lots of Englis...

Bought from Adrie about 18 months ago....both he and I thought it was a SQ4 one but as you can see in the photo below, the arms are far too long for my 4G. Maybe it's not Ariel. Any ideas anyone?

The assembly was all going so well and by the end of last weekend, I had the drive side done: shock absorber, clutch, primary chain, rear chain, all covers, battery platform, top & bottom chain guards. On the timing side: magneto seal, valve timing with chain, morgo pump etc: Saturday's photos b...