029446 Spacer - info needed

[mdt-son]

Gents,

029446 Spacer for support tube (rear mudguard) goes between the schock's top pivot and the mudguard on most roadsters 1963-66/68.
This part seems to be extremely rare. I will have to fabricate some. Anyone have a sample and can make me a dimensioned sketch ?

Cheers,

Knut

[Mick D]

Hi

Norvil list the part if you can't get the dimensions

Regards Mick

[mdt-son]

Thank you Mick. With your aid I was able to locate the part in their extended parts list. I have received confirmation Norvil will be able to suppply.
Another obstacle to my restoration has been removed!

Thanks again,

Knut

[robcurrie]

Knut,

On my circa 1965 bikes, the spacer measures 7/8" outside diameter x 1_5/16" long, centre hole would be the same as the shockabsorber. ( OD 22.3 mm 33 mm long)

Rob C

[mdt-son]

Thank you Rob.
I will verify the samples received from Norvil M/C using your data. The spacer is somewhat special in that it has an internal recess for the "hat nut" (p/n 016712) that goes through the mudguard.
I may commission a batch of these spacers if the samples received aren't accurately made.

-Knut

[robcurrie]

Knut,

I haven't ever removed that spacer, so I didn't know about the recess in the back, I felt what I thought was a weldnut on the inside of the 'guard. I can remove one and give you the sizes.

Rob C

[robcurrie]

The spacer has a diameter 17 mm hole drilled in the back 17 mm deep, the bolt hole is diameter 10 mm, the captive nut is diameter 16 mm x 16.8 mm.

Rob C

[mdt-son]

Wow! i am indebted to you, Rob! Thank you so much.

And I hope this will be of use to others as well, given the scarcity of these parts.

-Knut

[clive]

The spacer has a diameter 17 mm hole drilled in the back 17 mm deep, the bolt hole is diameter 10 mm, the captive nut is diameter 16 mm x 16.8 mm.

Rob C

I had not realised we went metric so early!

[robcurrie]

I had not realised we went metric so early!

Great Britain adopted the metric system in 1965, which happens to be the year of manufacture of the spacer I measured, so at least AMC made a start!

Rob C