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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I thought they looked high as well - I used a 3/32" drill bit.
I did wonder if it was the links as they look like thin SS ones that Gerben fitted.
I'll pop a picture up from the other side in the morning.
Oddjob:
No the figure 8 links are really thin anyway.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
My idle adjuster thumb screw was not fully wound out - about a quater to a third turn off the stop - does that affect the screw height?
I did this intentionally so if my idle ended up too high it left me with a bit to play with as I could lower the slider height evenly. Presumably me doing that has lifted the other part of the linkage so more thread shows.
Would I be better off unscrewing the thumb screw off the stop completely then setting the sliders at say the thickness of a pop rivett shaft?
Oddjob:
The thumb screw needs to be fully wound out so it's not touching. When it does start to touch it lifts ALL the lifter arms, the screw doesn't move, that's there to lift each arm separately so the slide are the same level. Unless the thumb screw is fully wound out you can't do the bench sync as it will be miles out.
Try winding the screws right out. Look down the front of the slides, they should be fully bottomed, now do each screw in turn until you see the slide just start to lift, stop there. Do each screw so the slide is just starting to lift. Then screw in the thumb screw and you should see them all lift at the same time, when they do check they all look the same. This way the slides will be fully shut if the thumb screw is wound back out again in the event the tickover is too high or it starts to fast idle etc.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I like that idea Ken - if all the sliders are just on the point of opening then a hanging throttle shoud be banished.
I guess also pressing down on the brass cap will give little movement from the above setting.
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