Removal of Boyer-Bransden Rotating Part

The rotating part (called the rotor) of the Boyer Bransden electronic ignition is threaded with a larger diameter thread than the end of the camshaft.

From memory it is a 5/16” UNF thread.

If you screw a bolt of this thread type into the rotor, it will push against the end of the camshaft and the rotor will drop off.

You may need to give it a very light tap just to break the seating on the taper.

Just give it a sharp tap with a small hammer-it will fall off. Breaks the taper.

Take NOTE-Reversing the pickup wires will cause the ignition to be fully retarded ie no advance. IF it was reversed to begin with, ie this was the 'poping' only when trying to start and would not start , the reversing of the two wires gets the advance back, bingo engine starts.

If the pickup wires were CORRECT (with advance) then reversing them gives you fully retarded ignition and the machine will NOT want to start, if it did it would sound very 'flat'.

Take note going back to points is a backward step in the long run.

Please get in touch directly if you still are having a problem.

Al Osborn.   aoservices.co.uk

.. I find it useful if these problems are discussed on the open forum rather than personal; messages as we can all learn something from them (eg I didn't know that about full retard if the pickup coils are reversed - not that it affects my magneto!)

Answering such problems are a lot easier by phone or personal emails, if a statement is not fully understood between the parties it is no matter we get sorted, if it is on here then people some times get the wrong angle. When I write on here I am well aware that the 'whole world' is watching and I place my words (sometimes!) carefully. Don't worry Ian my dealing with electronic ignition will not affect your magnetos as you say. The advance retard on your magneto might be manual ie long cable to the handle bar or a flying bob weight system in the timing cover. The majority of magnetic Pick Up triggers have the ignition advance built into the magnets or soft iron flying past the pickup coil. IF the coil connections are reversed the advance gets cancelled and you end up with a fully retarded condition. RITA ignitions 'can' start if reversed but the advance is lost and the response of the engine is 'rubbish'.

Hmm, can't see that if the wires were reversed would make any difference whatsoever. They are only wires feeding the box. I just replaced my Boyer last night funny enough.

Gary try it!

On earlier boyer stuff  you had to give the bolt a slightly sideways tap to release.  

You are using a 5/16" cap screw and not a 1/4" cap screw ?

Only the 5/16" cap screw is for extraction, the 1/4" screw will hold it in and you risk damage to the cam shaft if you hit it too hard. 

UNF

The 2 holes in the timing cover are used mount the stator and show as the 2 black holes with the slotted holes in the stator, the stator has a further 2 holes either side of the pickup coil that you use to get the magnets in the correct position. As there is one hole for anti clockwise and one for clockwise rotation you use the Commando one when the engine has the rotor fitted on the end of the camshaft. I fit the rotor loosely, get the engine to 31 degrees before TDC, fit the stator and move then move the rotor so a magnet is under the Commando hole and then tighten the rotor with the 1/4" allen bolt. That gives you the initial timing that you must confirm by strobe as it is normally too advanced.

The Commando hole is on the Boyer Stator plate and is not part of or on the timing cover. 

Look at page 4, fig 1 is of the timing cover with just the rotor installed in the timing cover, note no commando hole, page 4 fig 2 shows the boyer stator plate installed and the commando hole identified on the boyer stator plate.

http://www.boyerbransden.com/pdf/KIT00053.pdf

The timing procedure is detailed in the riders handbook, see page 26

http://britmoto.com/manuals/Manuals/Riders_3.pdf  

When you take the inspection cap off the primary cover there is a degree scale, with the plugs out , the bike in gear and on the centre stand you can rotate the engine with the rear wheel. You want the line on the alternator rotor to line up with 31 on the scale.

Ron,

I've never had a problem myself, but some report that the accuracy of these cannot always be relied on.

Ideally you should obtain a degree disc, take off the outer chain case, attach the disc to the crankshaft, take out the plugs and find t.d.c. (best done with a fixed stop down a plug hole to locate θº before and after tdc and split the difference), rotate crank back to 31º btdc, then replace outer chain case and check scale against the timing mark on the rotor and note any discrepancy.