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Offline Sunbeam

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Gearbox clutch cable attachment
« on: 02.07. 2019 16:37 »
Hi, does anyone know how or why BSA made some gearboxes with a slotted screwed hole on the casting top ear for the clutch cable and some boxes with a plain through hole and cable attachment by a nut either side of the gearbox top ear. I can reason why they did the slot and thread... for easy attachment of the cable and adjustment...can't see why they made gearboxes with both.....thanks.
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Re: Gearbox clutch cable attachment
« Reply #1 on: 02.07. 2019 17:22 »
the boxes with plain holes were for a ferrule to insert into the plain hole with cable adjustment at the handle bar lever, the threaded gearboxes didn't have a cable adjuster at the handle bar lever when new --- me thinks

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Re: Gearbox clutch cable attachment
« Reply #2 on: 02.07. 2019 20:16 »
G'day Sunbeam.
As berger said.
Cost cutting! One less process of threading the hole.
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Re: Gearbox clutch cable attachment
« Reply #3 on: 03.07. 2019 09:42 »
The cover with the plain hole was introduced for the 1960 season twins when the cable adjuster was moved to the handlebar end.

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Re: Gearbox clutch cable attachment
« Reply #4 on: 03.07. 2019 10:00 »

 
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As berger said.
Cost cutting! One less process of threading the hole......


And cost of cutting the slot *work*, otherwise all the above, which been discussed a few times before but I can't see any reason to not have adjusters at each end- apart from counting rivets *conf2*.... I have the early version box and is good for primary adjustment , but the lever end is good for fine tuning on the go-  which is not often necessary but handy when needed
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