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OAP Ted's CB400F2 rebuild - engine not run for about 12 years.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Crankcase halves bolted together with novelty cam chain holder to stop any accidental jamming - photo taken just before I had to separate it again.
Now that the slight high spot / bind on No: 2 conrod has been sorted I am awaiting a second opinion from my BiL tomorrow. On re-assembly I will try to use less Hondabond - I found it difficult to spread thinly due to its viscosity but NJ has given me a tip on the dark art of thin film application.
drainpipe camchain holder by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: oddjob on June 05, 2021, 07:24:07 PM ---I use the end of my finger tip and just dab it on Ted.
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First time around I put on what I thought was a thin layer straight out of the tube onto the crakkcase in 1" blobs then with my surgical gloves tried to make it spread along the mating surfaces then repeat with another 1" blob - good coverage but it was difficult to persuade it to go on thinly. I found it impossible to squeeze out of the end of the nozzle as there was no key to wind the tube up - I ended up cutting the nozzle off a bit further up just to get it out of the tube. It was much thicker than your normal silicone sealant and very viscous too. When I dismantled it there was far too much Hondabond on the inside edges for my liking. In an odd way having to take it apart again has had unforseen benefits. Shame its not easier to spread - next time I will squeeze it onto my finger tip then try and smear it on as thin as possible. I did wonder if the tube was old stock.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Rebuild is at a standstill until I get the cam horseshoe threads Helicoiled.
Waiting to get into the right frame of mind before I sort this. As it was nice yesterday went fishing instead. Caught naff all clearly I'm on a downward roll at the moment. lol
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Found some roundtuits today - took out the crank,main shells, main gear clusters etc.
Checked the two bolts for the cam chain horseshoe just the one thread is iffy its the right hand one so plan to get it Helicoiled next week.
If they are available I will probably get a couple of new bolts or run a die down them.
Bryanj:
Standard m6 ht setscrew willdo the job
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