AMF Shovelhead Lowrider Restoration -24 - Stator, Inner primary and Transmission Installation

Now at Chapter 24 there are several projects underway as well as a main project which is the installation of the transmission. Firstly, the battery tray mount was falling off and it appeared that the hole was oval and deeded to be welded and re-tapped so I started off with this, as well as clearing out any unnecessary parts in the area. Paint repair on the frame was also done around the transmission area. The rear brake Tee also needed some work before the tranny could go in.
With that work out of the way the transmission mounting hardware was cleaned and inspected before assembling so the tranny could be loaded in. All bolts were loosely fit in. The stator cover was then disassembled so that the new stator could be installed. While this was going on the chain was soaked in kerosene and regularly agitated.
Accel Stator 152103
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The chain is then loaded onto the sprocket after the rear bearing is inspected, seating through the transmission sprocket around and locked.
Moving onto the inner primary, the bearing was swapped out as it was end of life and replaced with a high quality bearing. The race required some peening to fix up but it was a minor issue.
One issue was an unfinished lip repair by the machinist that required unexpected work that was a long setback also requiring spacers to align the primary to the engine. Upon assembly Id found a thread the machinist was supposed to fix but did not. I had to stop and heli-coil that.
Cometic Gasket Inner Primary Case Saver Gasket - AFM - .032in. C10125
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Helicoil 5521-5 5/16-18 Inch Coarse Thread Repair Kit
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Topline USA Drill Bit Size'Q' M42 Cobalt 1-Pk
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All new bolts were used from a kit from colony after the repair. Once repairs it became evident that there was more bad news, my tranny mount was not true and had to be replaced. I went with an upgraded mount that could allow for proper shimming against the frame.
This was complimented with all new nylocks and washers to tie down the transmission.
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[@everydaylife1885]

Wow, so much to know with just getting everything to line up properly, videos like this and the tips that go along with it are invaluable

[@delorean1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnhughes8563]

Great show ..well done .

[@delorean1]

Thank you.

[@ShovelheadMatt]

Old shovelheads are pretty forgiving.. That being said, your attention to detail is pretty cool. Keep the videos coming.

[@delorean1]

More to come....

[@everydaylife1885]

I just found this at the right time, it all started with a broken shifter arm in the tranny, so while I was in there I figured that I would up the gearing because it was screaming at 60mph with a 22 on the tranny so I upped it to a 25, now I think my chain is too short. Then.... I had suspicions about the stator so was gonna do an ohm check and when I pulled the plug from the regulator I saw that one of the pins were cooked so now I got my hands full, if you're gonna be on long island tomorrow you're more than welcome to stop by, I'll barbeque

[@delorean1]

Long island? I havent been there in 100 years...

[@everydaylife1885]

@@delorean1 Yeah, not the longest riding season.

[@brianmcintee7303]

I just found this channel yesterday nice detailed videos

[@delorean1]

Thanks and welcome

[@eazyrider6122]

You didn't show the Stator and rotor spacer shim before replacing the rotor back?.

[@flshovelhead]

While you're this far in to the project, are you going to replace the swingarm bearings? As always, great work. Thank you for all the effort you put in to these videos!

[@delorean1]

Ive got to get it running and broken in, it can return to the lift for singular projects like that.

[@75hdfxe]

That inner primary was a bear of a job to get back on. Did you use the safety wire on the 2 rear engine bolts? I used the bend down lock tabs from V-Twin and they’ve never loosened.

[@delorean1]

Safety wire, always,

[@sebastienlouda1989]

WHAT IS THE BEARING SIZE

[@everydaylife1885]

Quick question, what stator did you go with? Thanks

[@delorean1]

Accel.

[@everydaylife1885]

@@delorean1 Thank you