Hi everyone,
I`m very pleased to have found this forum having recently bought a 1977 CB550F2 which I have begun to restore. I actually bought one brand new back in 1977, same colour as the one I`m working on and always regretted trading it in a couple of years later. One of the first things I noticed when I bought it was that the fork gaiters appeared to be "scrunched up" and the front end was sitting a bit low. Also it was very difficult to get onto the centre stand. I have begun to strip the forks out and check them over. I pumped the old oil out and measured the quantity which was low at about 200cc total from both legs. I`ve measured the spring length at 18.5 inches which I hope is ok as my haynes manual doesn`t give the length for the F2 (can someone confirm that this length is ok please?). I want to replace the oil seals but I`m having no luck getting the damper rods detached from the legs. I`ve tried undoing the hex bolt at the bottom end, with the filler cap and spring in situ as per the manual but the damper rod just spins round with the hex bolt. Does anyone have a solution for this problem please? Thanks
Nick