J ULY 2 0 19 MOTORCYCLE MOJO 61Technical articles are written purely asreference only and your motorcycle mayrequire different procedures. You shouldbe mechanically inclined to carry out yourown maintenance and we recommend youcontact your mechanic prior to performingany type of work on your bike.the gap requires loosening the points’
mounting screws and tweaking the
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on nubs and notches dedicated to this
purpose. Once the gap is set, you can
adjust the timing.
To do that, you must line up the F
timing mark with the cylinder on its
compression stroke by placing your
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feeling for escaping air as you turn the
crankshaft and align the timing mark.
The easiest way to time the points
accurately is to disconnect the wire
coming off the points that eventually
leads to the primary side of the coil,
then use an ohmmeter to test for
continuity by connecting one lead of
the ohmmeter to the end of the wire
and the other lead to ground. I use an
ohmmeter that beeps when there is
continuity so I don’t have to look at it
while I set the points. Set the timing by
pivoting the entire points-mounting
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I’ve hit my mark as soon as I hear
the beeping of my ohmmeter stop,
indicating the points have just opened.
After tightening the mounting screws,
the timing is set. On multicylinder bikes
with more than one set of points, this
entire process must be done for each set
of points.
While you’re in there, remove the
entire mounting plate before adjusting
the points and inspect and clean the
advance mechanism. Replacing the
points cover gasket also is a good
practice.
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It just takes the proper sized feeler gaugeand a screwdriver to adjust points.Points mountingplate lockingscrew.Points mountingplate lockingscrew.Pointsadjustmentlockingscrew.Use ascrewdriver inthis notchto adjustmounting plate.Pointsadjustmentlockingscrew.Points facesmust be cleanand smooth.Use ascrewdriverin the notchto adjustpoints.Rubbing blockmoves on aneccentric,which opensand closesthe points.Foam holds a littleoil to lubricate therubbing block.