Startrite EFI Rebuild

[el_eph_14]

Brief update, drill is now all back together, I made a new shifter insert which took about 10mins on the lathe and finally managed to get everything back together only to find that the shifting problem was still there. In addition to the worn shifter insert I eventually discovered that someone has obviously been in there before me and tried to sort the drill. They had managed to fit the gear shifter cam arms in the wrong way round. I found that the shifters were not moving far enough to fully engage the gear so I closely inspected the cam and the cam arms (fingers maybe) for wear, they all looked OK so just for giggles, I decided to try fitting them in reverse and then hey presto - gear changing works as it should. I should add that I carefully documented the position of everything when disassembling and then followed that when I reassembled so I replaced the change equipment exactly as I found it. I also discovered the cause of the worn shifter insert. The shifter arm is held onto a rod with a roll pin, the position of the hole for the roll pin is 1.5mm out of true meaning that the shifter insert was being forced against the gear. I've now ordered some 12mm ground round bar steel so I can remanufacture that shifter rod and drill the hole in the correct position.
Otherwise the drill now works exactly as it should. Total cost to me is £80 for the drill, van hire to go and collect it and about another £20 on odds and ends (steel bar, new Ball end for the handle. ( I have taken several pics which I'll post once everything is finished).

Hi Jason,

New to this forum.

I've an EFI that I cosmetically restored but never got round to giving it a full mechanical restoration.

Most of the speeds that I use work/can be selected but it would be nice to have them all definitely accessible.

Your comments will prove extremely useful I feel. Did you ever get round to completing this and are those pictures you mentioned available?

I've never been a fan of the startrite hammered olive colour so went for white with touches of red and a colchester dark blue (brand cross-contamination - oh dear!)