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400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« on: March 20, 2021, 04:46:19 PM »
I have seperated the crank case halves - I do not think it has been split before but who knows. A very thin white adhesive that pulls off easily was present. The main bearings are marked D6H-A STD.

Do these look like originals?

The crank journals on the mains look good  - they are unmarked.

Where is the best place to purchase?



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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2021, 06:06:48 PM »
Like ken says numbers mean nowt, you need to measure the journals VERY accurately to see what size they are andcross refer to tables in manual

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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2021, 06:28:14 PM »
So it's not a straight DS part then!
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2021, 08:39:46 PM »
No, you need to identify the colour used, there are 5 colours for the 400, black, green, brown, yellow and the 400 has a blue that most don't have.

As I previously said, see if any remnant of the old colours are still on the edge of the shell, green shows up pretty well for instance.

Check the crank journals for scoring, with the state of that bearing I'd be worried about the journals, run a fingernail across it and see if you can feel anything.
The journals look perfect IMHO not a groove or anything. No step with fingernail. Be dammed if I can see any colour codes I will look again with a light & magnifying glass. Are the big ends the same where STD does not mean anything?
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2021, 10:12:07 PM »
Big ends may be ok, that damage could be dirty oil infrequently changed but who knows

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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2021, 10:55:09 PM »
Looking at the DS site conrod bearings look more available than the mains that are shown as no longer available.

What do you do if they are not available surely someone must make them even if you have to have a crank grind in the process?
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2021, 08:02:58 AM »
Buy the shells from Yamiya Ted if you can't find them locally. You don't have cranks ground on these engines just to make shells fit. This isn't a Ford Anglia 😁😁😁
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2021, 09:10:54 AM »
Buy the shells from Yamiya Ted if you can't find them locally. You don't have cranks ground on these engines just to make shells fit. This isn't a Ford Anglia 😁😁😁

PS What's a Ford Anglia is it like  Ford Prefect.
Okay that is good to hear at first glance I can't see any colour markings - I'm not sure if the colour is on the back or the edge of the shells. If I can't find any markings will my caliper tool  be accurate enough or will I need to get them micrometer checked? I've printed of the parts page it only seems to give clearance sizes. There's me thinking STD on a shell meant standard size!
PS A Ford Anglia? Are they a later version of the Ford Prefect😁😁
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2021, 10:00:03 AM »
You need to be able to measure accurately to at least 2 decimal places in metric(0.01mm=0.4thou) so not within verineer acuracy im afraid. May be cheaper to get in done by somebody used to micrometers as the acuracy "feel" is an aquired art

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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2021, 10:13:07 AM »
You need to be able to measure accurately to at least 2 decimal places in metric(0.01mm=0.4thou) so not within verineer acuracy im afraid. May be cheaper to get in done by somebody used to micrometers as the acuracy "feel" is an aquired art
I agree back in the day depending how hard I tightened the screw changed any measurement.
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2021, 11:00:37 AM »
Yup, even with the little ratchet that is supposed to limit the movement

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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2021, 11:59:23 AM »
TED CMS still sell most of the main bearings, I was wrong as well, there appears to be a Red bearing as well, no blues or blacks but do have Brown, Green and Red. Brown and Green are the most common colours. Click on a bearing and you can see the colours on the edge of the bearing so you know where to look.

https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb400f-england_model14639/partslist/E01.html#.YFcwHVX7SUn

No 42 for mains, No 40 for conrods.

Thanks that's good to know - I've looked at the main bearings in the lower crankcase - I can't see any colour markings having checked all 5. With a bit of luck I might have more joy when I check the upper halves/
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2021, 03:11:39 PM »
I have re-examined the lower main shells - I have found what might be a colour on one of the shell edges to me it looks like a shade of green?

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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2021, 03:25:21 PM »
Indeed that is green one Ted.
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Re: 400 four main bearings - will need replacement STD bearings.
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2021, 04:01:16 PM »
Whatever you do Ted don't mix the shells or forget where they came from.

As Julie says that definitely a green, so that journal requires a green pair of shells. You could use the back of the shell markings and see if the one you've identified is the same as the rest. They tended to use the same marks for the same colour for the same production run, so if any other shells match that marking it's reasonable to assume that's a green shell as well. The conrod shells use the same method so check the side of those for colours as well.

Good point so far they are all still in the right position but I will record them when I take the crank out - looking at the meaningless codes on the 5 shells they are D6H-A,D6I-A,D6T-A,D6I-A & D6H-A that means they mix the colours on an individual crank bearing. The Green one is D6I-A there are two with this colour journal 2 & 4.
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