Lockwire your pushrods...

MattW

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you don't want them falling off...

The things you have to do when you're going to 'race' your pre 1916 Harley :D :

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A competitor on the Motorcycle Cannonball in the US

Some more good pictures on here:
http://occhiolungo.wordpress.com/


Apologies for posting here, but it's probably of more interest to airheaders (and me). Kenny - please move it if it offends ;)
 
External valves, that looks mega cool :D

Personlly technology have actually spoiled the aesthetics of good old machinery

You're not wrong - there's something quite magical about seeing how it all works.

Then again, some things have changed for the better - bikes like the above had hand pumped total loss lubrication systems (you gave it a squirt every so often and it was burned off in the cylinders - no oil control rings on the pistons). The harder the engine was working, the more often you pumped - you could tell if you had it sort of right when you drained the crankcase after a run - half a cupful is nice, none is :eek and a pint is bad (can break conrods by hydraulicing underneath the pistons). Wouldn't fancy that on the commute to work :D
 
Been coming back to this thread all morning, just to look at that engine again and again - what a work of art, truly beautiful :)

Andres
 
He hasn't folded his lockwire ends over to British Aerospace standards though :augie


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The common method of installing lock wire shall consist of two strands of wire twisted together (so called "Double Twist" method). (One twist is defined as being produced by twisting the wires through an arc of 180 degrees and is equivalent to half of a complete turn.) The single strand method of lock wiring may be used for some applications, such as in a closely spaced, closed geometrical pattern (triangle, square, rectangle, circle, etc.) parts in electrical system.

Where multiple groups are locked by either the double twist or the single strand method, the maximum number in a series shall be determined by the number of units that can be lock wired by a twenty-four inch length of wire.

Wire shall be pulled taut while being twisted. The number of twists per inch as recorded in Table 1-1, represents general practice and is given as guidance information only.

Caution must be exercised during the twisting operation to keep the wire tight without overstressing. Abrasions caused by commercially available wire twisting pliers shall be acceptable but nicks, kinks, and other damage to the wire are not.

Lock wire shall not be installed in such a manner as to cause the wire to be subjected to chafing, fatigue through vibration, or additional tension other than the tension imposed on the wire to prevent loosening. In the event that no wire hole is provided, wiring should be to a convenient neighboring part in a manner so as not to interfere with the function of the parts. Hose and electrical coupling nuts shall be wired in the same manner as tube coupling nuts.

Various examples of lock wiring are shown in Figures 1-1 through 1-12. Figure 1-12 shows the single-stranded method, while the other figures show the two-stranded or double twist method.

Detailed Instructions For The Installation Of Lock Wire

Check the units to be lock wired to make sure that they have been correctly torqued. Under-torquing or over-torquing to obtain proper alignment of the holes is not advisable. If it is impossible to obtain a proper alignment within the specified torque limits, back off the unit and try it again or select another unit.

In adjacent units, it is desirable that the holes be in approximately the same relationship to each other as shown in Figures 1-1 through 1-4 (for right-hand threads), thus the lock wire will have a tendency to pull the unit clockwise. This should be reversed for left-handed threads.

Where lock wire is used to secure a castellated nut on a threaded item, selection of locking hole diameter for the item shall be based on cotter pin requirements
 
..am getting all deep and meaningful/less now!

cooo... priffy picture.... work of art / engineering / aesthetically wonderful...:drool

Harleys get a lot of slagging but as Galileo might have said if he'd seen one..

"Eppur si muove"
:P :thumb2
 
True enough, but I'd guess it's fit for purpose - i.e. if one of his long whippy pushrods pings out it won't disappear down the road :D

Yes your probably right it looks more like a form of retaining leash than lock wire.

Saying that I know a few people that can lock-wire to that standard:D
 


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