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Resurrecting Rusty - My CB400F - Valve Clearances - tools

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Oddjob:
The difference is one is for square adjusting type tappets and one for screwdriver slot style tappets.

If yours has screwdriver slots then it's not the right type.

Incidentally, the yellow one is the same as I have for C50 type tappets.

Athame57:

--- Quote from: SeanFD on February 02, 2022, 02:48:02 PM ---I spent the last 2 days trying to get the airbox onto my carbs and in the end had to take the carbs off again and remove the rubbers from the airbox itself in order to get them on. Now I have the carbs and airbox as one unit and just have to try to fit that! Looking forward to it!! :)

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It helps to be slim and fit ourselves for this pain in the *** job, but also it helps if the rubbers themselves are not hardened with age, if so consider new ones. getting the middle two rubbers to fit back onto the carbs can be a real pain especially, I reach into the airbox with a stick and push them onto their fittings that way. I've seen a T shaped homemade tool on here somewhere for doing it. 

Laverda Dave:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 03, 2022, 02:47:37 PM ---The difference is one is for square adjusting type tappets and one for screwdriver slot style tappets.

If yours has screwdriver slots then it's not the right type.

Incidentally, the yellow one is the same as I have for C50 type tappets.

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The 400 has the same type as the C50 Ken so the yellow tool is ideal, had mine for years and its easy to use. I used a pair of thin nose pliers before and it became a pia trying to do the locknut up whilst trying to keep the pliers from turning.

Oddjob:
Ah, thanks Dave, I wasn't sure it had or not, been well over 30 years since I did the tappets on one.

I have the yellow screwdriver type tool and also a little metal one shaped like a bishops staff which I think is out of a tool kit for a early Honda 50.

Anyone wants the metal one drop me a PM and you can have it.

SeanFD:

--- Quote from: SeanFD on February 02, 2022, 04:38:10 PM ---Thanks.

I had a look on EBay and found this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253750348091?hash=item3b14b3093b:g:Eh0AAOSwT9FbSPcd

It's cheaper and gives more options it seems. Hope it works too!

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Well it didn't work!

The inner part kept falling out which was annoying, but the main issue was the socket wouldn't;t fit properly into the exhaust valve openings - it was too thick.

I sent it back and a little yellow tool is now on its way.

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