| Also known as | E7680 |
| Diagram | Fig. 10 — TIMING COVER AND CONTACT BREAKER · ref 12 |
| Subsystem | engine bottom |
| Listed in parts books | 1968–1971, 1974, 1976–1980, 1983 |
Pillar bolt
Pillar bolt (70-7680) that secures the contact breaker points plate in the timing cover.
70-7680 is a pillar bolt that lives in the timing cover area, holding the contact breaker points plate in place. The older parts books list this same piece as E7680, which you'll see if you're working from a pre-1970s reference or a bike whose parts book still uses the legacy prefix.
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This is a small but important bit of hardware in the ignition timing setup - it's what keeps the points plate anchored so your timing stays where you set it. It shows up across catalog listings from the late '60s into 1980, spanning both the timing cover/contact breaker figure and the carburetor figure for TR7RV listings, so it's a part that gets called out more than once depending on which figure you're pulling from.
If you're rebuilding the points plate assembly or chasing an intermittent timing issue, it's worth checking the condition of these pillar bolts along with the plate itself. Give us a call if you're not sure which bolt your bike needs - there's a companion pillar bolt number that sometimes gets ordered alongside this one, and we can help sort out which one your points plate takes.
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