Earth point

Bryan

Bryan

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Hi all new to this group just bought a jota and I am going through it , doing an oil change so exhausts off and I find what I think is an earth wire (see picture) this is lose as it will not tighten or slacken so has it been stripped in the casting? Or should it be like this. I don’t want to do anything until I know what I’m doing.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Kind regards Bryan
 

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Thank you , there is also a small oil drip from there ? I will look for a rubber bung for it once again thank you for the advice.
Kind regards Bryan
 
Bryan said:
Thank you , there is also a small oil drip from there ? I will look for a rubber bung for it once again thank you for the advice.
Kind regards Bryan
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Welcome to the forum! What are you using for repair reference? There is a lot of info in the library section of this forum, a Laverda Green Book is also a good resource & a personal favorite are the diagrams & parts here:

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Hi Bryan. Some heat shrink or electrical tape wrapped around the crimped part of that ring terminal would be a good idea. As it is, it looks like it could easily touch against the alloy crankcase casting. It won't do any harm if it short's out, it'll just make your neutral light stay on all the time.

Cheers,
Cam
 
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Post in thread 'Neutral light'

This is a common issue, it often just needs some adjustment of the position via shimming the gasket. At the top right there is a search button, then select 'Advanced Search', stick 'neutral switch' into that and feast on many previous discussions on the topic.

To summarise, the first and easiest step is to remove the wire from the switch and ground it to the crankcase (which is what the switch does when it actuates). The light should come on. This tests the entirety of the system other than the switch. Then test the switch itself with an ohm meter, should be infinite (or many k or M...
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