Hi Yes, Simply bearings sell a needle thrust race that will fit straight in.
Regards Alan.

Hello Douglas friends,

Thank you very much for your answers. I also had doubts that these silencers belong to the Mark series. Now I'm sure these don't belong to Douglas motorcycles.

Best regards
Rudolf

Those look like standard Burgess silencers.  Often seen on Triumphs.

These are NOT original equipment for postwar Douglases - they look like aftermarket/ customising items for some other make of machine. The larger silencer in the photo (with B-U-R-G-E-S-S embossed on it) was the standard pattern (for Douglas machines fitted with barrel silencers). They came in 2 sizes - one for the standard road machines (Mk4,5 and Dragonfly) and a longer version with a larger tailpipe for the Mk3 Sports. Earlier machines (T35 and Mk3) had the cast alloy 'woffle box' silencer (which was also an option on Mk4 & 5 machines).

  Hope this helps,
                          Eddie.

Hi Doug thanks for the reply 
Regards John 

It is not a commercial bearing, Douglas manufactured them in house.

Many folk substitute a plain thrust bearing made out of oil impregnated sintered bronze (Oilite). Advantageous if the surfaces the original bearing balls ran against are pitted and provides a bit of braking effect if the clutch has a tendency to drag on release.

-Doug

I'll start by saying I have no idea !
What does that text say - can't quite make it out ?

From the short stubby exits, could these be intended for fish tails (clamped on) ?

Can someone assign this short silencer to a motorcycle model? A few weeks ago, I bought a small spare parts warehouse for the Douglas Mark 1 to 5 from a private seller. Two of these silencers for the exhaust system, unknown to me, were also included here. The seller assured me that these would also have been available for the Mark series. The silencers fit with clamp to the original exhaust pipes of the exhaust system. The silencers are about 305 mm long, and have a diameter of about 58 mm.  In the middle, a key figure is 0700649 struck. But I have no idea to which Douglas model they should belong? I am very grateful for any information on identification.

All the best from Bavaria/Germany

Rudolf

HELLO,

I AM SORRY IT IS TAKING SO LONG TO GET A REPLY FROM MY NORTH LONDON FRIEND PAT REGARDING THE DOUGLAS PARTS I LEFT WITH HIM AFTER THE SPRING STAFFORD SHOW. HE OBVIOUSLY HAS PUT THEM AWAY BEFORE WINTER AND NOW IS TRYING TO FIND THEM. AS SOON AS HE HAS THEM AT HAND I WILL CONTACT YOU.

WITH BEST WISHES,

JURIS

Hi,

I wonder if someone could suggest the best way to remove the inner crank pinion in the timing chest on a FT35/T35?

I've seen the Triumph tool with 3 jaws and a sleeve that screws down to clamp the jaws under the back of the pinion, but don't know if it's the right size for this engine.

Thanks