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« on: September 21, 2020, 11:00:23 PM »
I eventually got a response from DS who have offered me a genuine Honda gasket for my 550 for £20, could they not do the same for you?
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« on: September 21, 2020, 10:53:58 PM »
I went there a few years ago, amazing place there was a section that was full of NOS parts and set up like a 1960's dealership, I could have spent my life there just looking through the shelves
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« on: September 21, 2020, 05:22:06 PM »
On the road just outside Llangollen, dropped down to Bala then back along the A494 through Ruthin and Mold, lovely weather and a great ride -
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« on: September 04, 2020, 11:34:43 PM »
inlet manifolds are fitted wrong, screws for vacuum gauge pipes should face outwards
Noted thanks, they are only there as a mock up for the photo I haven't actually assembled the engine as yet
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« on: September 04, 2020, 02:48:48 PM »
Saw your post and thought I had better check my new 550 Vesrah gasket which arrived from DS the day before yesterday and sure enough some signs of corrosion -
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Not as bad as yours but the lower right patch is deep enough for me to ask for a replacement
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« on: September 04, 2020, 11:10:23 AM »
New chains have arrived, primary chain is only slightly smaller than old one -
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Not sure what I was expecting considering it had been hitting the case at two points. The old chain is considerably 'floppier' than the new one and has a lot of lateral movement. I think I saw a picture by Nurse Julie showing how the chain collapses on itself which is certainly the case.
As far as I can tell the new cam chain is exactly the same length as the old one
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« on: September 03, 2020, 01:43:32 PM »
Finally got all the engine casings clean so I could give everything a coat of paint.
Couldn't resist putting everything together, time for some 550 engine porn -
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First order has arrived from DS, just waiting for the CMS order which includes primary and cam chains and some bearings, hoping to start rebuilding the engine soon-
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« on: August 29, 2020, 11:44:33 PM »
That is annoying! But very common for people to seize it up (or seal it up) to stop it leaking rather than invest in a new sealing washer. I think a good heat and give it wellie. It’s not going to come out otherwise.
Inspired by all your words of wisdom, a glass of wine and a whisky I put my best shifting spanner on it and gave it a good hard whack with my largest lump hammer and there you go  - [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: August 29, 2020, 11:37:29 PM »
My mate Dave had a HA van, I remember his immortal words after trying to race a Triumph Stag, this van is 'deceptively slow' Christ we laughed and I still chuckle every time I think about it 
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« on: August 29, 2020, 06:21:13 PM »
Sump came today, very good condition and very clean. Only problem is the plug has been put in with some form of sealer and wont come out -
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No criticism of the seller intended, the price was very fair and it was cleaned up well.
Tried heat and reasonable force but I am to scared to give it some beans for fear of ending up back at square one. Is the problem I had with the original a common one, I found one more post with the same problem. Out of interest I tried putting the plug back in to the correct torque and got nowhere near it before it failed.
I am thinking of leaving well alone for now and just accepting that I will have to drop the sump to change the oil and keep an eye out for another replacement.
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« on: August 29, 2020, 06:15:45 PM »
Looking forward to your progress, the bike actually looks very clean and tidy in the pictures, good luck. I struggled resizing pictures as well, I use PicResize now - https://picresize.com/# and reduce by 25% seems to work.
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« on: August 28, 2020, 02:15:54 PM »
If you need a new replacement 90011-323-000. I hold stock of that flanged bolt .
Damn already ordered, I definitely need to get used to this forum and all the services on offer, is there a page somewhere that I can see who offers what? I havent yet ordered any gaskets/seals. Whats the best option for this? I am not a huge fan of aftermarket so should I order separates using Honda or OEM where possible? DS do a set for £65 - https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/CB550K3/part_356529/ is this any good? Also is it worth replacing the needle and roller bearings? how difficult is it to get the primary shaft bearing out of the case? Lots of questions sorry!
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« on: August 28, 2020, 11:19:01 AM »
Thanks Dave,
Tried hard over the last couple of days to get the remainder of the bolt out, heat, plus-gas, extractor etc but I think it was a dead loss. At some point in the past somebody was trying to get the bolt out to replace it with something or split the cases and sheared it off. Rather than deal with the problem they just simply popped the broken bolt back in the hole and let gravity keep it there.
I think this in turn made the situation worse as now rain could get in easily.
So I bit the bullet and used a good sharp 8mm bit to drill out the rest of the bolt, it went well as the depth of the hole was a good guide for the bit. So I tapped out right to the bottom of the hole and put in an insert so I can follow your advice Dave and use a new 145mm bolt.
I am hoping that is the last of my stuck bolt issues on this project now
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« on: August 26, 2020, 04:23:27 PM »
Bugger, never thought of looking for 500, found one straight away in the UK at a good price, cheers
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