mrindian

Thank you Steve,

Makes sense. The thrust washer must be too thick. 

Brinky.

Hi Brinky,    The torque evener is not supposed to control end float.  Final end float is controlled by the drive shaft thrust washer.  Say that you removed the cork seal #763008 and had 0.010″ total flywheel end-play with the…   Read more»

36indy said for sale 1936 Indian Chief complete restoration 6yrs ago, 12v generator & lights, eletronic ignition, bored 2nd over. above average chrome and custom paint. 74ci, 3 peed, left shifter, right throtle. $25,000. Good daily rider, and mulitply show…   Read more»

Yes, we had the generator tested by the premier auto electric shop in town.  They have worked on a lot of VW 6V Bosch generators; so, they should know what they are doing.  A retired VW mechanic in my club…   Read more»

Your dad sold me a set of gears in 2009, but the “Transmission driven sprocket assembly” and an idler gear were not included.  Wouldn’t you know it?  That oddball sprocket / gear is what I need. Hopefully, other Indian 841 owners…   Read more»

Be careful of anything you make for a 841 – Sure you need it, sure others need it, but will anybody pay $$$ for the item? We made new 841 Transmission Gear sets for 841’s because we needed a set…   Read more»

I found a gear grinder! Boston Gear told me they would not do a specialty item like I need, but suggested Industrial Sprockets and Gears, Inc. in Santa Fe Springs, CA. This evening, I talked to Monte at that business…   Read more»

Hi

Vintage Iron is just a subset of the Indian Motorcycle Community, another forum.  Seems there are several.

http://www.indianmotorcyclecommunity.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45714

Best

Nic

Not sure about 1946, but my ’48 Chief never had a tool box.

What is “Vintage Iron” and how do I find that website?  My club’s name is “Vintage Iron Riders.”  Our website URL is http://www.virmc.com.

please send me some pics

pics please

Hi, I have had lots of old cars and bikes, this happens quite a lot.  Just don’t look, if the Vaseline doesn’t fix it!  But, I agree in principle, very light lube needed, I would go for something even lighter,…   Read more»

Hi,   If your engine is an original 1941 Chief CDA serial number unit, there will be no timing hole under the carburetor brace.  There is a timing hole but it is very low on the left side of the…   Read more»

41 should have a timing hole but finding the flywheel mark and identifing aTDC or advance mark can take some studying. If bike has been sittting you’ll want to go through the carb and get all the junk ethanol gas…   Read more»

So have you figured out what your working on? What condition is the rolling chassis in? Do you have a picture? If there not any broken fins on the engine and everything is rebuildable you should propable budget around $3000-$5000…   Read more»

Hi,

 The http://www.indianmotorcyclecommunity.com/forum/ has an area for the 2002-2004 PowerPlus 100 inch Indian Chiefs.  If anyone knows what true duals would work, somebody there would. 

Hi, thanks for the replies.  Seems better than I had imagined.  Steven, I will send you some pictures of the serial numbers.  I need to gather data to satisfy the UK authorities!

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Nic

Hi, Historically, the earliest Indians had no frame number, so all Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) were the engine numbers.  Somewhere in the 1920s or 1930s Indian started using frame numbers also.  Today, based on hundreds of records that I am…   Read more»

Through the years the registration has gotten mixed up on quite a few titles.   You are correct normally it is the frame number to identify the bikes. However, some states have different rules and will use the engine number….   Read more»

At some point in time, the original pedals were replaced with Harley Davidson Pedals.