Honda-SOHC

Thanks Matthew

That would be really great.

Would be nice to get one with a good liner too

Thanks

Does picture 1 not show what you need to see re the earlier cush rubbers fitting?

I will take a better picture and upload for you.

Ok its off!!

Got a small bike shop in Leeds to have a look at it (carl ward motorcycles) - he said he hadn't done one for about 15 years and it was a real bugger to do.



This is the type of cush drive inside - need to find replacements i think



The one part that doesn't look good to me is the sprocket carrier
It looks like its been ground down on the top part - would explain the sideways movement i was getting.





Picture from inside



Does the height of the top part look right?
Can anyone confirm the height so i can check if its ok






Oddjob will pm you

Thanks

Hmmmmm - bugger

Ok i have tried removing it with a drift - not budged it one bit 

I think i might take to a local motor engineers to see what he can do.
It cant be used without seeing what is going on behind the retainer - i'm in agreement with hairygit that the cush rubbers are knackered.

If i cant get the ring off, then worst case scenario - i have to source another hub and re-lace my rim.

So it looks the  hunt could be on for a spare hub/wheel that anyone may have lying around (preferably without the retainer ring in place!!)

Oddjob  - thanks for the offer of the retainer ring - i will come back to you

Hi Gents

Have decided too pull the back wheel to replace the sprocket and have noticed a couple of issues.

There is quite a lot of movement on the sprocket hub/flange behind the bearing retainer ring.
So much so, that the sprocket side plate is wearing a groove in the collar that holds the oil seal.
Feels like the retainer ring needs to snug up a bit more but it seems tight





You can see the movement in the above 2 pics - look at he gap at the top part of the ring.
The gap opens if i push the top of the sprocket.
It would appear that when under load the sprocket would be pulled down, allowing the sprocket cover plate to contact the collar and wear a groove into it

Can anyone confirm that the correct retainer ring is installed as all the others i have seen have 4 holes - this has 2



Any tips for removing the ring (the tools i see being sold have 4 prongs) - and i take it this is a left hand thread - right = loosen

I need to get this off  to see if there is anything amiss inside

Anyone got a decent spare retainer ring hanging around?

Can anyone shed any light on what's going on - all help very much appreciated

thanks

Hmmmm - so it seems i really could die in a chain related fireball 


Looks like a std 530 is the only way to go which is a shame.

Seems you can get purdy lookin chains in most sizes - but not not in 530 std 

I see plenty of cb550 cafe racers on the net with gold chains - suppose they must be going down to 520 or so and getting custom sprockets made.

Really didn't think it would be so hard to sort out.

Thanks again for the help on this.

It seems more trouble than its worth - which is a shame
All i want is a groovy looking chain, daft i know.

Might just buy myself a 530 with a split link and be done with it.

Saying that, i have just come across this on ebay. Its gold, its 530, its non o-ring and has a split link.

What do you think?

Hi Chaps

Just a quick update on this and some help if possible

I bought a 525vx chain and its been sat, waiting  for me to organise a new sprocket kit too.

I bought the new standard sprocket kit this week and.......bugger...... the chain doesn't fit.
It just wont sit into the teeth of the sprockets 

So what do i need to do?

Are there any sprockets to suit the cb550 that will accept a 525vx chain or do i just need to forget my gold chain thoughts and buy a standard 530 chain?