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What is this tool in our toolbag for?
Oddjob:
Yes, they included what Honda called a 26mm eye wrench. I found a NOS ones earlier this year in Canada. Oddly, the 550F1 got the 26mm wrench but the F2 got a 22 and a 24mm eye wrenches.
Which is odd because according to CMS they use the same nut on the rear spindle, so something wrong there. The 550F toolkit I've recently bought had both the 22 and 24mm eye wrenches inside. Offhand I can't seem to recall where there's a 22mm nut on a 550.
https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb550f1-super-sport-550-four-1976-england_model17113/eye-wrench-26_9900626000/
Bryanj:
Whats the hex on the front wheel spindlr nut Ken, i just grab a spanner to fit
Oddjob:
I did think of that Bryan but I think it's 19mm. Might be wrong though, been a while since I fitted one.
Actually you may be right Bryan, just looked at the parts book and it could well be 22mm, appearances can deceive though.
Also spotted the 550F2 uses a different rear spindle nut from the F1, for some reason I was looking at the swinging arm spindle, CMS pics don't show the rear spindle clearly in the diagrams, wondered why it was a locknut and not a castellated nut.
This toolkit has been on Ebay for ages now, says 500/550 but TBH that's not strictly true, only the 500K3 got the 24mm rear nut and not exactly that many of those about and only the F2 and K3 got the 24mm nut in the 550s.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334828221614?hash=item4df55134ae:g:JD8AAOSwPyVkNS6R&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4PyCuZZ9GHQmO0W3e9Oj4uMUzkDRl%2BKRXkWo%2BnSdvwilFaBKtK8q1OVPxXztmk9YlA9Q8DZV1roPRF65Xfl%2BCFZnfHodxgYSwIaXkicZsJv%2B8UwS7lQjDyM%2BsjBwEC6ouIPkU8ZOhoEioNGPKLidO%2FEJ3eExzz2DeSGb0XUdyivswYXUHo7JywomMa%2BKWH9qt2xBHuOzLzHTEFfzGEhDEIfxIuHurOvfJL26U5c8Yfs96V8LQVUAdXi3sU2JJXp5szg1x7L6TDyeqxlljCmbZVmiZ5V%2FOcxsBLqRttKdnZVZ%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9Di4ILVYg
One way of getting around the problem Dave would be to buy the 24mm nut fitted to the F2/K3 and then find a 24mm eye wrench which is FAR easier than trying to find the 26mm version.
Oddjob:
Just spotted this Dave.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325836619609?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=21ba1e8ad20b4b6da35841fb28f9be18&bu=43136868494&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20231005064135&segname=11021
Eye watering amount of money.
andy120t:
Why do they have pliers - is there any routine maintenance that needs them? I think my zx6-r 1999 toolkit has them, so there must be a reason?
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