Can you identify this Skorpion engine part?

[edfmaniac]

Yes, it's embarrassing. I have a part left over and can't figure out where it belongs. It was in a container with the gears from the starter mechanism but I can't figure out if it belongs there or if it just got put in that container by mistake. Please help find the proper home for my lost part.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

?? part of the starter sprag goes in side the little roller bearings
never been in there just looking at parts book a grahams

numbers 3 and 6 on the starter drawing


may have fell out when you put it in the tub
so you did not realize it went back in there
dave
THIS IS A BIG GUESS ON MY PART

[edfmaniac]

Parts 3 and 6 are the shafts on which the bearings ride. There's no room for an extra collar in there as far as I can tell and the diameter of the mystery piece doesn't match anything either. Thanks for looking though.

[den]

whooo , i like guessing games,,,i think i allready know what it is , but lets play anyways,,

1/Are there tarnish marks on it like its gets hot now and then
2/are the fine rotary scratches on the inside or outside,like theres movement involved
3/what type of material is it ,quality engineered steel for inside gearbox or galvanised metals for outside engine
4/was it bone dry when you found it or oily
5/are there weather marks on it
6/is there a little wear mark on the edge of the item where something may tighten against it





is it ..


A rear engine mount collar the fits between the engines mounting hole for the mounting bolt to slip into, used as an anti seize item.

or

[edfmaniac]

The part looks new and was slightly oily, but the oil could have been from the starter gears it was hanging out with for a few months. It's steel and was machined with middle of the road quality standards. No marks that would indicate any kind of wear that I can see.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

is the 660 the only mz in the shop

95 saxon tour rear gas tank mount
and the rt125 rear tank mount are almost alike...

and use a piece like that in a rubber fitting to fasten the tank down

[edfmaniac]

It's definitely from somewhere on my Skorpion. There is a possibility that it isn't from the engine since I took the whole bike apart but I'm leaning towards it belonging on or in the engine. No other disassembled bikes in the garage.

[den]

so , ive checked hi and low in the files but the only thing i see is the engine mount gromet?? did you ever find out where it went

[edfmaniac]

It's still a mystery.

[Bill Jurgenson]

I agree that it is a mounting collar. There are several in the engine.
there are 3 sizes.
Two of the larger between the two crankcase halves.
another 2 for the head
2 for the cam cover
2 each for the side covers
a small one for the starter gear cover.

incomplete list.
if I get a chance, I will drive the 10km to the machineshop and take photos or the dismantled motor.

[Bill Jurgenson]

OTOH
the collars do not have a lip.

[edfmaniac]

I'm glad you chimed in Bill. It's definitely not an alignment pin/collar due to the lip or flange on the end. All of those were accounted for during assembly.

[samandkimberly]

...you mean like this part?

I don't know where it goes, but I have a spare if you need it.

I was just in my shop and this one caught my eye in one of my parts bins. If I had to guess, I'd say this is some sort of insert used to keep a piece of plastic from collapsing when a bolt is tightened in to it - possibly the air box, or part of the lower fairing (which I have removed). Given the finish I doubt it is any sort of functional engine component. Whatever it is, my Skorp appears to run w/o it.

Sam

[edfmaniac]

LMAO. I guess I don't need it. Fingers crossed.