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550 F2 started!
Sesman:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on November 14, 2022, 10:56:28 AM ---Shouldnt need to aneal new washers mate, and the weeping is because oil feed to the cam bearings is via the ends so oil can leak from that bolt.
Personally after a rebuild i leave the end caps and brackets off until i have spun the engine over enough to see oil come out at both ends, then fit the brackets and covers
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Good tip.
Oddjob:
TBH they do tend to leak for a couple of reasons, the soft washer is replaced by another type because they didn't know what it was there for or the threads were stripped out by either overtightening OR the thread hole was full of oil when they tried to insert the bolt, hydraulic pressure caused by this causes the bolt to try and lock up, you keep on trying to tighten and it strips the threads right out of the head. Make sure the hole is empty before fitting the bolt, oh and in case you didn't know Roo the brackets hanging off that bolt are handed, stamped left and right. The hole doesn't line up if you fit them wrong.
I'll dig some out and send them down Roo. No charge. I'll send 3 alloy ones and 10 copper, there is an alloy one on the camchain tensioner upper bolt IIRC so one for there as well. Just need to find them now. Many, many boxes of parts lying about.
Laverdaroo:
Nice one mate cheers.
Yeah i knew they were handed and my mind refreshed last night cleaning them up. Think I'll bob them into the plate bath with the rest of the hardware I've just cleaned up ready to go in. They're all degreased, just need a final clean up and an etch but other bits being fiddled with before I get to that. just prepping for when the frame comes back then I can get the motor in, swing arm on and the center stand. At least it can be upright and a bit easier to manage in the shed than all over the place in bits. Ive just a tray full to plate up then ;m good to go
I've been round the whole block and covers etc, every hole cleaned and rerun with a tap to get them all super clean but thats another for the memory bank like, cheers ;)
Laverdaroo:
OK, I was asked a question today on a subject that I had completely over lookedon my 550 quest and one that Ireally should have looked up. A pal who's done similar activities to me was talking about my hubs and askedif there was any off et on the rear,hid exact question was, "Have you a rim offset dimension or mark on the hub where the centre line of the rim needs to be or is there a dimension that you have to work with?". I don't even know if there is one!
.........Is there one and if so Can anyone suggest what it might be?
I've not stumbled over much about it on the various pages Ive searched, on't net so it hasn't really been on my radar up 'til now. As I've found very little on the subject can I asume it's not really a topic of discusssion as it doesn't have one or am I just hoping.
Has anybody who's built a rear wheel on one of these, enlighten me at all?
Nurse Julie:
No offset on any CB SOHC/4 wheels Roo.
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