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They can hang a it if lubrication is thicker than ideal.You could use silicone "plumbing" supplied grease as it will be OK at both extremes of temperature range on the spindle. Check live timing once running with a strobe to see if it settles down to minimum ok.
Hey all, picked up a set of Vesrah gaskets for my engine rebuild. Can I just confirm that I don't need to use Hondabond in this situation?
Quote from: juitz on December 22, 2022, 02:47:13 PMHey all, picked up a set of Vesrah gaskets for my engine rebuild. Can I just confirm that I don't need to use Hondabond in this situation?Hondabond is only used for sticking top and bottom crank cases together as they are machined surfaces and use no gasket. Only the lightest, lightest smear of Hondabond is needed though. All gaskets are fitted dry or with a very light smear of grease (ie, clutch casing, sump pan etc etc) we fit them dry though. No grease on head gasket though.
Quote from: Nurse Julie on December 22, 2022, 02:51:54 PMQuote from: juitz on December 22, 2022, 02:47:13 PMHey all, picked up a set of Vesrah gaskets for my engine rebuild. Can I just confirm that I don't need to use Hondabond in this situation?Hondabond is only used for sticking top and bottom crank cases together as they are machined surfaces and use no gasket. Only the lightest, lightest smear of Hondabond is needed though. All gaskets are fitted dry or with a very light smear of grease (ie, clutch casing, sump pan etc etc) we fit them dry though. No grease on head gasket though.Thanks Julie. One more thing, I purchased Hondabond HT, is this OK? Or should I be using Hondabond 4?
Having split my 400 crank case 3 times I became more skilled at applying a nice thin layer of Hondabond each time.Following advice from Julie the secret appears to be - don't squeeze it onto the crankcase directly out of the tube - obviously apply to the inverted upper case only I wore surgical type gloves - applied a small amount less than half an inch directly onto my fore finger then spread it onto the crankcase starting at one end repeating once the finger full had spread as far as it could. Repeat until all applied. I actually put the Hondabond on my left finger then dipped my right fore finger and spread it nice and thinly.I then removed any excess that had spilled over the inside edges. It spreads so thin I found using this method. Sorry if I'm being over descriptive & stating the obvious.Then assembled making sure I bolted up in correct sequence as per manual keeping my eye on the primary drive assembly etc.
Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on December 23, 2022, 12:02:42 PMHaving split my 400 crank case 3 times I became more skilled at applying a nice thin layer of Hondabond each time.Following advice from Julie the secret appears to be - don't squeeze it onto the crankcase directly out of the tube - obviously apply to the inverted upper case only I wore surgical type gloves - applied a small amount less than half an inch directly onto my fore finger then spread it onto the crankcase starting at one end repeating once the finger full had spread as far as it could. Repeat until all applied. I actually put the Hondabond on my left finger then dipped my right fore finger and spread it nice and thinly.I then removed any excess that had spilled over the inside edges. It spreads so thin I found using this method. Sorry if I'm being over descriptive & stating the obvious.Then assembled making sure I bolted up in correct sequence as per manual keeping my eye on the primary drive assembly etc.After perfecting this method Ted found that he was quite proficient at doing Prostate exams and now works for the NHS as a freelance poker.
It's 1mm thick, check the clutch case as they sometimes stick to the inside of the case.