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Offline Drew400

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Re: CB400/4 crankshaft bearings - refit or replace?
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2014, 03:02:13 PM »
Thanks again all. D.
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Re: CB400/4 crankshaft bearings - refit or replace?
« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2014, 06:52:21 PM »
Second that !

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Re: CB400/4 crankshaft bearings - refit or replace?
« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2014, 06:55:40 PM »
Third that along with all chains and tensioners
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Re: CB400/4 crankshaft bearings - refit or replace?
« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2014, 09:48:02 PM »
Oddjob is right on that one. CB400 shells are still cheap and ready available. Twice the price from ten years ago. CB500/550 shells are becoming hard to find. I can only find Green and Brown and i am two Black ones short for a re-build. I have a way around this by white metaling them but, this has to be done right and not cheap.

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Re: CB400/4 crankshaft bearings - refit or replace?
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2014, 03:51:23 PM »
Thanks all.

Bullet bitten and savings started.

You're all correct... the thought of stripping it all down again after rebuilding it, don't appeal much!

Cheers, D.
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