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Partially Restored 74 CB550
davidcumbria:
All together with a pleasingly small ammont of hondabond external squidge. I used a paintbrush to put it on as thinly as possible [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Oddjob:
Did you remember the spacer inside the starter gear as you inserted the shaft?
davidcumbria:
I put the bearing spacer and thrust washer on the shaft as I pushed it through the starter gear. Tried the levering trick but couldn't really see enough through the oil pump aperture to do this effectively. In the end despite the new chain and rubbers I got lucky just by wiggling and pushing the primary shaft and it seemed to engage before some light malleting got it home. Does it look ok? [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Going back to our first discussion on this subject as you said Ken absolutely not necessary to heat the rh bearing surround as in the high octane Matthew bochnack video I’ve bought. All this does is make more likely you’ll burn your hand and find the job more difficult.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I'm almost at the same point as you with my 500 cases - just checked the con rod cap nuts again to make sure they are properly Torqued up.
Next step for me is to clean the mating surfaces again with Meths then get the Hondabond out. I too have new chain, primary drive rubbers and bearings.
TBH I will be pleased when I am at your stage with the primary drive shaft in place - you must be chuffed with how it has gone.👍👍👍
davidcumbria:
Thanks Ted. It’s been a good day. my tips
Check and recheck bearing pins are properly located. One of mine got displaced after running through the gears before bolting cases together.
Put the crankshaft seals on before fitting to upper case
Use a fine paintbrush to lightly apply the Hondabond squeezed into cap. Less risk of overdoing the area round the bearing caps.
Don’t forget the casing dowels
Try wiggling and pushing the end of the primary shaft into the rh bearing. As soon as it catches light persuasion with a rubber mallet did the trick for me
Make sure surface is soft and contact surfaces of engine are protected. They’re a lot of turning this heavy lump over.
Good luck Ted.
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