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JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 4:02 pm
by faf
Hi all,

Cant get my Jl3 pipe and flywheel cowl to fit without them being hard up against eachother,so much so it causes the cowling to rub against the flywheel fins! Standard indian flywheel with the deeper type cowling!

Anybody else had this problem? Any known fixes?

Cheers

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:18 pm
by coaster
What sort of cylinder have you got? My JL3 has been fitted to some SR225 style barrels and is currently on an Avanti, also with a long fin flywheel and cowl and no clearance problems at all :?

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:53 pm
by faf
I have just fitted an avanti kit!
Had a mugello on before that which was also very tight and actually rubbed a hole through the cowling,but wasn't as bad as it is now!
I've tried a couple of different cowlings and am thinking maybe its the exhaust poorly made?

Just wanna get out on it now :x I suppose heating the exhaust and putting a small ding in it so that it clears wouldn't be such a good idea?

Steve

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:07 pm
by Alfiem37
Same prob on mine since I fitted it last yr m8 the weld pushes on 2 my cowling 2 think badly made

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 9:21 pm
by faf
nice to know its not just me! Looks like some heating,bending and grinding is on the cards!

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 9:28 pm
by coaster
Have you tried slacking off the stub nuts? Have you tried the stub on the other way?

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 9:37 pm
by faf
Gonna have a play tomorrow and will give your suggestions a try.....cheers

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:05 pm
by faf
Is there any risk/drawbacks to having the flywheel fins machined down and using the shallower flywheel cowling?

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:34 pm
by coaster
faf wrote:Is there any risk/drawbacks to having the flywheel fins machined down and using the shallower flywheel cowling?
None at all, most of the indian short fin ones start out like that.

Re: JL3/flywheel cowl

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:42 pm
by faf
Cheers......i think thats what i'll do :)