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Its in ? after removing air box then feeding thru from front with a bit of twisting. BUT ? the rear mudguard was offset so i spent ages re-aligning so i looked perfect, but guess what ? the bloody silencer hits it now, so they must all be built offset. Well mines bloody well not , so im trimming the underside edge of the mudguard until it bolts up. If there was a montesa designer about id be tempted to give him a tap in the nuts ?

Im at the stage where its time to refit the exhaust, engine is in and its a rolling chassis. Do i have to start removing parts again ? as im getting nowhere fast and catching all the new paint. Does the cylinder head need to come back off ? Does the rear wheel need to come out ? Im sure when i dismantled the 348 it came out without doing so but was difficult. Hope someone out there has a solution. Cheers Mark

Just re-fitting mine and have no idea if anything goes at the gearbox sprocket end of the tubes, there are little arms with a couple of holes in !!

Restoring this 348 (1975) has been fun, still about 6 months away from finishing, but bloody hell sometimes you wonder what montesa engineers were thinking. Like the odd sizes they use, 7mm on engine case ? and getting the gear selection spot on drove me nuts ? but i have to say its been enjoyable

Yes the speedo drive and the other part now replaced by the one piece spacer, its within 1mm of central now and tightens up without pulling on the fork legs. It was difficult to measure but happy with it now. Theres no spacer on the brake side of mine or it would be way off?

Spacer made (34mm) so legs kept true ? measuring was difficult but glad its done, wheel now within 1mm of centre between legs and no distortion of legs.

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OK im at front wheel refitting times, and i have these two spacers on the spindle. Everything was kept together so these two did come off, but dont seem to fit correctly. Does the one with a lip fit inside the fork leg ? Both are slightly different outside diameters which seems odd. Does the spindle pull up tight to them before nipping clamp up ? Montesa diagram is useless so hope someone can help. Cheers Mark

Thankyou ?

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Had no joy searching by size

Anyone know where i can get a set, they appear to be uncommon sizes, although i have put new sealed bearings in so could refit the old ones.

Ive just put a new one in from "in motion" and its longer than the old one ?

Thankyou ? i forgot about the breather doh!!

Can anyone tell me which way around the two cluch cable fitting go, i cant find the cable at the minute to check, and before i bolt the case on they need fitting. Cheers Mark

Cheers ?

Im starting to rebuild my 348 engine and have refitted the gearbox into rhs crankcase, but my problem is the gearlever/selector seems very difficult to operate, how do i know its in the correct position before i refit it all. I put the mark on the end of the shaft towards where it should line up with the selector quadrant mark, but it just doesnt seem right. I know it would operate better when the shafts are supported at both ends but my head says somethings not right. Any advice greatly appreciated. Cheers Mark

Both crankcase halves + both outer cases + barrel + head just under £200

Parts back from aquablaster and now high temp painted, things are coming along

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Yes i have the other cracks to fill yet but the big chunk was missing and long gone (1976 - 348), im planning to hopefully use the footrest/stop method when its finally done ?

Hope this 2 part epoxy resin holds, seems strong enough and was easy enough to smooth down with the dremel ?

Rolled aluminium plate ?

Was told they are rolled aluminium, when im home i will send you a picture, they are corroding apart in layers

Was told they are rolled aluminium, when im home i will send you a picture, they are corroding apart in layers