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Re: Wanted A7 Crank
« Reply #15 on: 01.10. 2012 22:21 »
Hi Simon,
I've been away visiting my son in Switzerland
Any luck finding the parts for the rebuild
Regards
John O R
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Re: Wanted A7 Crank
« Reply #17 on: 08.10. 2012 11:27 »
Just won all the bits I need on ebay for £56! It's about time I had a bit of luck! I just hope that the condition of them is ok.
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Re: Wanted A7 Crank
« Reply #18 on: 21.11. 2012 12:35 »
It turns out that the cases etc were fine, but the crank itself was u/s. Back to the search then...
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Re: Wanted A7 Crank
« Reply #19 on: 22.11. 2012 18:14 »
hi mosin, i ll have your old a7 crank if its no good. i m in london. where are you?
why is the crank scrap. norman hyde has std trident cranks stroked via metal spraying journals so its only a question of finding the correct company to have the work done. i m sure the crank can be nitrided after spraying as well. p and m did my t160 crank years ago. i m putting a a65 crank in my a7ss but its a lot of work and i havnt started yet.if the t/s bush journal is the problem then the srm conversion would cure that.
 

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Re: Wanted A7 Crank
« Reply #20 on: 02.01. 2013 13:56 »
Hi Mosin,
Havnt heard from you for a while??
Did you find the crank you needed?
Just saw a bottom end on fleabay number 271131792044

Happier New Year  *smile*
John
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Re: Wanted A7 Crank
« Reply #21 on: 30.04. 2013 14:11 »
I finally managed to get hold of all the bits I needed and in an acceptable condition. The crank that I finally got came from Domiracer in Ohio. It was NOS and not badly priced at all, nor was the postage back to the UK. What did annoy me though was the UK import duty on it. Especially since it had started out here in the first place and was effectively just coming home!

Anyway, I took all the parts over to Rob Wardle in Newcastle who has built me the engine back up, once again with the crankshaft oil feed and timing side bearing conversion. It also had to have a new camshaft and various other bits and pieces, but I finally picked it up on Wednesday and am just in the process of getting it back into the bike. With a bit of luck, I should have it all running nicely again in a week or two!
1960 A7 Shooting Star
1959 D3 Bantam
1994 Triumph Trident 900

North West England