There are a lot of springs in an older and new GW. I have been replacing them as I go because most of them are 32 plus years old and have lost some or a significant amount of the original performance.
I have replaced the timing belt tensioner springs and have found that the new ones adjusted the timing belt idlers more accurately then the old ones.
I finally received the drive shaft spring - the one that is at the u-joint end, and was very surprised by the "set" of the original 32 year old spring when compared to the new spring. The new spring measured 3.25 inches in length, while the old, original spring measure 3.11 inches in length - a difference of 0.140 inch difference. These springs keep the system from moving too much, and I now expect the drive line to be much tighter than before, and perform better. Here is a picture of the springs, old on the right and new on left:
There are several springs in the engine I have thought of looking at since I have the engine out of the bike and have rebuilt the clutch, but I want to ride it this year, so it is going back together.
Cheers
I have replaced the timing belt tensioner springs and have found that the new ones adjusted the timing belt idlers more accurately then the old ones.
I finally received the drive shaft spring - the one that is at the u-joint end, and was very surprised by the "set" of the original 32 year old spring when compared to the new spring. The new spring measured 3.25 inches in length, while the old, original spring measure 3.11 inches in length - a difference of 0.140 inch difference. These springs keep the system from moving too much, and I now expect the drive line to be much tighter than before, and perform better. Here is a picture of the springs, old on the right and new on left:
There are several springs in the engine I have thought of looking at since I have the engine out of the bike and have rebuilt the clutch, but I want to ride it this year, so it is going back together.
Cheers
