... I did just as you mentioned and, luckily, did not find any debris in the oil or slinger. It'll be a mystery as to where the tappet made its way to until engine disassembly but I'm intrigued by the hole in the valve cover that looks as if it were drilled and tapped. I wonder if it hammered it's way out ...

... tappet adjusting screw and nut could have taken the path of returning oil from the cam case and fallen harmlessly to the bottom of the engine. They ... swarf and small flakes/chips.
- Disassemble and check the oil filter slinger for signs of swarf and small chips. If no swarf or chips present, it's ...

Assuming you have removed the entire assembly from the engine ?


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... not know where to turn at this point.

The day started with draining the oil and refilling with a straight SAE 30wt.

I fired the bike up and ... adjuster.

While I was at it - for good measure I cleaned the oil slinger (just seemed prudent to do)

The fiber plates looked okay. The steels ...

... sprocket back up on my 1967 Honda CL77. What is the exact order of the oil slinger gear, washer, (which appears to have somewhat of a cone shape), and the lock washer. I know the lock washer locks in the gear and goes on last, but does the cone shaped washer go raised up or down toward the slinger ...

... sprocket back up on my 1967 Honda CL77. What is the exact order of the oil slinger gear, washer, (which appears to have somewhat of a cone shape), and the lock washer. I know the lock washer locks in the gear and goes on last, but does the cone shaped washer go raised up or down toward the slinger ...

Drain oil.

Pull side cover.

Be mindful of the thrust washer location.

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