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Clutching at Spares

CBG WorkshopHints & tips FROM HUTCH'S WORKSHOP

MY 1947 350 ENFIELD MODEL G had its rebuilt engine fitted back into the frame over the Christmas period, along with the gearbox and inner primary case.

When the bike was stripped, what seems like an age ago, to get the engine out I just boxed and bagged all the primary parts without looking at them in any detail. It was the engine that needed the attention, but now they all need to go back together.

Before the big strip, there were no problems that I recall with the clutch and

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