(1) I may be just complaining out loud here but maybe I'm also missing something.
When my '28 101 would no longer start I did what I have never bothered to do before - check the magneto brushes! Indeed, one was completely worn away so I replaced both with new. Easy to do on a Splitdorf NS2.
Now my '31 101 (from Europe - I'm in U.S.) with a Bosch DVAR is having ignition missing and getting hard to start so naturally I wanted to check the magneto brushes. If they are anything like the ones in a ZEV they would be rather short (5mm diam, 8.75mm long beyond spring) and must have short lifespans.
I found the front DVAR pickup impossible to remove as the screw is directly behind the 101's front left tube and the rear one is close to impossible to reach even with my bendable screwdriver. So I will have to remove the magneto just to check the brushes - something I was not planning on doing until winter cold. Its good I am waiting for delivery from Europe any day now of a DVAR I just had rebuilt.
(2) Its been many years since I replaced a magneto. Can someone suggest the best flywheel and cam position to impose the maximum rotational pressure on the timing gears to help hold them from falling out when removing the cover?
Thanks,
Bob