Hi Guys, I am just rebuilding my Matchless gearbox and all seems to be ok, but just wanted to ask if anyone knows what the threads on the studs that hold the gearbox units together? They look rather more coarse than CEI but they could be.

Also, have bought some grease recommended by one of our regular dealers but just wondered whether anyone can recommend which gearbox grease to use?

Also need some bits and bobs for the WO, like gearlever, kickstart, footrests, footrest bars, and a plus 20 pistons and rings. thanks Andrew

email (option): andrew.honychurch@btinternet.com

Hi, they are Whitworth, the sizes are 1/4" and 5/16" these are the ones in the actual casing. Usually UNC will do for these two sizes, the thread form only starts to run out at 3/8"

email (option): davmax@ntlworld.com

Thanks Dave. That's really helpful. I thought they looked a bit coarse. Didn't want to dress the threads with the wrong die. Cheers.

Andrew, try Russell's for the parts you need. Cheers John

Russels have certainly got kick start parts as I bought one there recently

thanks, will speak with Russells again, but i have given them a list a few months back and still had no reponse to it.