I have rebuild my XPAG (for a TC) with a second hand distributor. It just has a simple TD type clamp, not the micro-adjuster. Do I have to put an extra spacer underneath it?

I have completely rebuilt the brake system on my TC and was planning to use silicon fluid but have read that it doesn't give a firm pedal. Is this true and any advice on alternatives would be welcome. Cheers. Tim.

Nice job Steve. My rear wings are in a very poor state so I don't know how well they will fit up to the tub. On the plus side I guess I can achieve an acceptable fit during repairs (if they prove to be recoverable).

Found the answer to my problem on B&G website as below: The rocker gear fitted to the TD engine up to engine No TD9007 was the same as fitted to the TC with shorter bosses on the straight rockers, Nos 1,4,5,& 8, than on the angled rockers and with washers only at the outer ends of the end springs. F...

I am rebuilding an XPAG from parts (more parts than I would like!) and have a problem. The rocker shaft is 14" long as per early XPAGs and I ordered a replacement the same length. I have now noticed - during the rebuild - that no washers were fitted at the spring ends. When I try to fit them the sha...

Just to muddy the water - my TC number 10055, so a stable mate, has a thirtilite. However there is no way of knowing if the instrument cluster is original as lots of other parts definitely are not!

Thanks Eric - I have seen the ttt2 article. You are correct in that I have a clearance within the pump of 2 thou. I have now installed the old clip on the shaft and as it fills the groove it doesn't allow the shaft to be knocked/tapped further down as was the case with the thinner circlip I original...

Thanks Norman/Tom. I think I have found a distributor - it will need a rebuild but hopefully will be ok. The latest problem is the new pushrods (standard size) are too long now the head is down to near maximum skimming!

The distributor I have for my TC XPAG engine is incorrect - it has vacuum advance, and I don't know its condition. I want to fit either an original type (not managed to find one yet) or failing that may go for an electronic look alike. Any advice would be welcome - I am UK based. Thanks. Tim.

Thanks Marv. I had thought that the drive would tend to pull the spindle inwards but it's nice to have someone else think the same way. I have a new circlip from the Octagon Club but the original looks stronger and may stay with that one.

Hi Marv - the gears have .002" end float with the end plate fitted. There is however a gap between the gear that is driven by the cam and the pump (cant think how to describe this but if you take the pump end plate off you can move the spindle up and down by .025") With the pump built up I only have...

I am in the process of rebuilding my oil pump and have a question: I have finished the new gears (they were oversize for my pump) and now have the correct clearance with the end plate in place however there is some end float on the driveshaft. Has anyone any experience of putting a washer/shim under...

Just got the crank, flywheel etc back after balancing so hope to start the engine rebuild this weekend. My new oil seal kit instructions recommend removing material from the rear bearing cap, adjacent to the crank scroll. If I do this there would be no going back to the original system. Does anyone ...

I'm just up the road near Worksop rebuilding TC 10055 - small world!

Thanks Steve - any photos you have (I have already looked at those Norman has) would be useful. I understand about your bearing cap comment but it looks like I will have to remove some material to get the new housing to align with its other half and a small spacer would still mean I have to remove s...

Thanks Steve - any photos you have (I have already looked at those Norman has) would be useful. I understand about your bearing cap comment but it looks like I will have to remove some material to get the new housing to align with its other half and a small spacer would still mean I have to remove s...

Thanks for the comment Norman and Steve. The problem seems to be that the speedy sleeve is barely deep enough for the seal footprint. Did you put your seal on the sleeve first Steve and leave the shoulder in place as Norman did? If I did this it looks like the groove for removing the shoulder would ...

I am just about to fit the speedy sleeve to my xpag crank as part of the oil seal modification and some advice would be welcome. It looks like it will have to overhang towards the engine ie away from the flywheel by about 2mm unsupported on the flange - is that normal? Has anyone used sleeve lock or...

Thanks Duncan/Tim. I have checked my wheel cylinders with taps and found them to be 5/16 UNC and 1/4 UNF as you mention above.

Thanks for all of the comments. I am UK based so I guess postage would be excessive for your friends crank(s) Gene?