Finally I tackled a job I have been putting off, drilling the two mounting holes for the case saver that locate onto the alternator cover. I had to jury rig the cover and then use my best guess as to where the holes would locate as the case saver has to be pushed into position so as to get sufficient clearance on the drive chain. Made from 2mm stainless steel it is quite springy and alone I do not have enough hands to force it into position, align the lugs and mark them out. An added complication is that the case saver fits outside the alternator cover so the lugs mask the holes. It simply was not possible to fit the case saver inside the case and mark the lugs through the case as these holes are blind (used to attach the sprocket cover) I made my best guess and I drilled at 6mm and it would not fit. I took it out to 6.5mm and it fitted nicely – result and another job off the list.
