Outer distance tubes 52052 Electra

Hi Ken,

I assume you have a parts list. On mine the part numbers used for Electra are generally in the range 21,000 to 24,000.

If you are looking at the parts list, please confirm your number is right and the description you give it is the same as the parts book.

I can't see the part or description you suggest in section 'Frame Assembly'.

Or a photo?

Cheers

Peter

Ken,

I'm looking at Norton Maintenance Manual and Provisional Spare Parts List for Electra publication P100.

Centre section channel distance tube- outer part no. 23110 (split into four shorter spacers)

You must be looking at a later parts list and a better one by the sound of it.

The item you identify on the frame drawing (for an early de-luxe lightweight) as item 18.

What I believe you need is four spacers, 20mm or 3/4ins dia, 17mm long and 3/8 ins hole.

Two spacers go against the centre section, then the frame reinforcement plates, then the remaining two spacers to fill the gap to the frame brackets.

I've just put my Electra into a VAC-BAG for the winter, so these dimensions are not from the bike, but from notes made when making the spacers (in aluminium) in 2000's.

If someone can actually measure these spacers for you, it would confirm.

Regards

Peter

Ken,

You say the frame reinforcing plates are not mentioned in Electra parts lists P100 or P107/S.

My frame number came about 600 after EL/855. Certainly my bike has reinforcing plates.

The winker indicator relay is mounted on the frame plates, so I suspect all Electras had frame plates although they get no mention in the parts list.

At the headstock the top ears of the reinforcing plates are secured by 5/8ins long x 5/16bsc bolts with slightly reduced height heads. (To clear 21550 headlug cover) Same lower down. 4 bolts total.

The head steady bolt. (Which must be slightly longer than Navigator)

And the two front top frame fixing studs.

The four spacers on these studs are thinner than Navigator 21102 items, by the thickness of the frame plate.

None of this reflected in parts book P100

The four spacers go outside the frame plates, which are against the frame front member assembly.

The electric starter chain tensioner must have been a late addition also, as it's not in P100 parts list.

If you are working on a basket case, this might help.

Peter

1) The frame shown in any Lightweight Parts Book (Or The Twins Manual) is always the Jubilee D/Lux (bathtub) frame. The parts books identify those parts that are common with a Drawing Ref No, and with a dash if not shown. The Electra frame has many different/additional bits.

2) Sludge Trap cleaning. Its harder work, but better to remove both plugs. That way you are more sure of cleaning it out properly. Having said that, I generally just undo the larger one & shine a torch down to see how I'm doing.

All Electra (to the best of my knowledge) had the strengthening plates (or RSJ's, as I call them). The early ones were criticised for not allowing the exhaust rocker caps off, so were modified slightly. They look crude, like a few scraps of steel welded together - but they do the job of carrying that extra weight.