23-07-2024, 07:05 PM
Thanks for all the advice so far.
I've now dismantled the rest of the advance mechanism and it basically look in fairly good condition, even the holes in the action plate aren't worn.
I phoned Distributor Doctor with the intention of ordering some new springs but he believes the toggles are wrong and actually from a DKY Type distributor. He now seems a little reluctant to supply the springs without being able to see the distributor, presumably because he can't be sure they will be OK.
He did suggest I could try closing the existing springs up as they certainly seem stretched but I find it hard to believe I could achieve this without both annealing the spring beforehand and re-heat treating it afterwards.
So, firstly is there any other possible supply for springs, and secondly is anyone able to measure the overall dimension between the holes on the toggles which have two holes rather than a slot so I can compare this with the slot length on mine?
Many thanks,
John.
I've now dismantled the rest of the advance mechanism and it basically look in fairly good condition, even the holes in the action plate aren't worn.
I phoned Distributor Doctor with the intention of ordering some new springs but he believes the toggles are wrong and actually from a DKY Type distributor. He now seems a little reluctant to supply the springs without being able to see the distributor, presumably because he can't be sure they will be OK.
He did suggest I could try closing the existing springs up as they certainly seem stretched but I find it hard to believe I could achieve this without both annealing the spring beforehand and re-heat treating it afterwards.
So, firstly is there any other possible supply for springs, and secondly is anyone able to measure the overall dimension between the holes on the toggles which have two holes rather than a slot so I can compare this with the slot length on mine?
Many thanks,
John.