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« on: January 20, 2015, 04:57:26 PM »
I dealt with Dennis at noxandrattles who supplies Stainless Parts for 400/4 He told me he had stripped lots of 400/4 engines and never came across a washer on the camshaft, Today he contacted meto let me know he was doing the Topend of a 400/4 and lo and behold there was a a washer on the camshaft.
Could it be a spacer shim, so only there if needed?
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« on: January 16, 2015, 03:48:01 PM »
I made a cheap, easy bearing retainer removal tool out of a piece of steel flat bar and 2 short 4mm bolts.
Just drill 2 holes in the bar the same distance apart as the holes in the retainer, tap the holes 4mm and screw in the 2 bolts. If you don't have any taps you could drill clearance holes for the bolts and use a nut to hold them in position, just use slightly longer bolts.
They should locate in a pair of holes in the retainer and unscrew it nicely. Mine came out no problem, no damage and I'll keep the tool handy for future use.
If you've got a really stubborn one(oo-err!) and worried about damaging the retainer it would be quite easy to make a wider one and fit 4 bolts to fit all 4 holes on the retainer.
If that doesn't work then by the time you get the retainer out it will be scrap. New ones are available and quite cheap.
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« on: January 16, 2015, 03:14:02 PM »
Both my bikes have survived the winter ravages so far. They're both safely tucked up in the garage which is part of the house. If the garage loses it's roof the whole house has gone! Some Dundee drivers can't understand the need to slow down at all on snow or ice and have been throwing themselves off the road at regular intervals. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/car-crashes-into-dundee-flat-as-snow-brings-chaos-to-dundee-s-roads-1.784823The bikes will be out on the rare occassions the roads are dryish and not covered in salt and slime. Roll on springtime!
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« on: January 02, 2015, 01:49:02 PM »
When I cleaned up the exhaust ports on my 400's head I prised out the old gaskets only to find a second set of gaskets underneath! The exhaust gaskets are crushable to form a seal, so you should use new ones each time. Sump washers in alloy or copper are just plain washers so can be annealed to soften them for re-use. Don't heat them to red hot though, they're not mild steel. Just heat them up and quench in cold water. Dry off and ready to go. 
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« on: November 26, 2014, 10:00:35 PM »
On all my sohc hondas the braided lines completely replace the whole brake line, caliper to master, some still use the junction on the yokes, others move the front brake switch to a banjo in placevof the pressure switch on the yoke. My bikes are cb550 and 500 so may be a bit different.
Great. That helps a lot. Cheers.
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« on: November 26, 2014, 09:29:34 PM »
I bought a set of braided hoses for the front brake but the bottom hose is much longer than the standard one.
It's long enough to go all the way to the caliper without using the metal brake line. Is that ok as long as it's secured away from the wheel?
If it is, I've got a brand new repro metal brake line going spare!
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« on: November 18, 2014, 02:39:21 PM »
Very nice. It looks immaculate. I like old Triumphs (preferably without the 'skirt'/ bathtub). I used to have a T100 and a T120R and will get another one sometime. Prices are getting silly though. 
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« on: November 06, 2014, 03:46:34 PM »
We are the manufacturer of the replica 400-4 downpipes sold by David Silver.
There has been a fitting problem related to recent production- we are in the final stages of updating manufacturing jigs and making some minor changes to ensure that this is resolved and the "normal" fitting process is resumed. This has involved working on a bike as clearances (even with the original system) has always been very close
We are working hard to make sure that David Silver can resume supply of the latest (no problems!) production very shortly
apologies to anyone that has struggled with this recent stock- sorry !!!!!!!
Thanks for the reply. Good to know progress is being made. Cheers.
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« on: October 28, 2014, 07:08:56 PM »
I've been buying parts as I've been going along with my rebuild. My plan was to buy a set of DSS replica downpipes as one of the last items. I noticed recently that they aren't listed on their website anymore. Initially thought that they'd be listed again when re-stocked so I've been keeping an eye on the website, but no luck. I emailed DSS today to find out what the story is. Apparently they've had problems with sets not fitting so they had a new batch made and had the same problem. Result is - replica downpipes withdrawn from sale until DSS are happy with the fit. 
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« on: October 26, 2014, 10:38:30 PM »
I think the 30 year tax exemption is a good thing, but I don't mind someone looking over my cars and bikes to make sure I haven't missed something. That could be done every 2 years on classics. Having said all of that, if we took a straw poll of all of our acquaintances collectively, how many have had an accident which could TRUTHFULLY be attributed to vehicle failure. I've bought many accident damaged vehicles where the cause of the so called accident was a NUT loose on the controls. It's driver education that needs improving.
All this elf an safety bullspit is having a bad effect on the gene pool - the ones who would have previously killed themselves through stupidity are now surviving and producing more idiots.
So true! Judging by the number of cars driving around with one or more failed lights - if they weren't tested once a year and had to fix the lights, I reckon there would soon be cars out there with no working lights at all. No road tax has got to be good though.
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« on: October 13, 2014, 11:44:19 AM »
As a long term rider and sufferer of old Brit bikes I had plenty of experience of rebuilding engines! I usually used Red Hermetite(because that's what my dad had in the shed  ) and never had any problems. I think most problems back then were caused by ham-fisted owners levering cases apart and damaging the joint faces. Then they used far too much sealant to try and fill the damage. A lot of owners never seem to have heard of tightening down in an even sequence to avoid distortion and WTF is a torque wrench? No wonder they leaked. 
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« on: August 15, 2014, 08:29:30 PM »
My 400/4 spindle is 17mm diameter and 273mm long(to base of head) HTH
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« on: May 17, 2014, 11:03:29 AM »
I guess I'm with Florence on this one. I like to personalise my bikes, so if it looks right, does a good job and doesn't cost a stupid amount of money, it goes on. I can't get too hung up on Original stuff to the exclusion of everything else. Some things are better. 
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« on: February 26, 2014, 12:18:48 AM »
Cheers guys. All done now. Dodgy old wires replaced.
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« on: February 23, 2014, 10:35:25 PM »
Thanks. Cleaned it up, big bright light and found the hole.
The bit of wire that came out is soldered together on the end. Is that enough on it's own or does it loop round the post as well?
Seems a bit Heath Robinson for a Honda, why not a more secure connection?
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