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Doms CB550F1 project
Bryanj:
If you have the puller take the alternator rotor off the crank whilst still assembled, easier than chasing crank arround the bench.
There is one odd 10mm headed bold hidden away everybody forgets.
You dont need a puller for the primary shaft, remove the oil pump and use a SOFT drift on the end you can see in the hole AFTER removing the retainers at clutch side.
Keep all the shells exactly where they came from as there is no way of identifying size if mixed up
Oddjob:
The primary shaft is easily removed by using the step bar bolt, the one the riders footrests thread onto.
Remove the bolt, leave a nut and washer on one end, thread on one of the footrests so the rubber end protrudes past the nut and washer. Thread the bar into the end of the primary shaft and use the footrest like a slide hammer It will pull out very easily as a rule.
Catch the spacer as it drops out from between the starter ring and the bearing.
Remove as much as you can before removing engine, points and advance unit, rotor as Bryan describes, clutch and chain sprocket, oil filter housing and oil pan and mesh filter. Get the engine as light as possible, you can get it out of the frame a lot easier that way.
DomP:
That sounds a good plan Ken, I think this will be a steep learning curve!
I'm still not entirely sure I know in what order to remove bits yet, I think I need to watch it being done a few more times and read through the shop manual again
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
You will get the hang of it Dom once you have removed pretty much everything from either side of the engine, top & bottom it gets easier. As has been said best to remove the alternator rotor then it's casing bolts in order. The primary drive shaft is easier to remove than it sounds - iirc I used some long drifts to knock the bearing out then look for the hidden bolt that stopping the cases from separating.
Oddjob:
The hidden bolt is inside the sump IIRC.
Just take parts off and store them together, maybe take a pic of the area first so you can see what it looked like if you get lost. Take points cover off, take the bolt out of the middle of the big nut, that will allow the nut to come off, put everything inside the points cover first off, then remove the 3 screws holding the points plate on, disconnect the wiring and remove plate, then advance/retard mechanism. First job done, put everything in sealable plastic bags, maybe a label, maybe not. Keep areas together, points in one bag, rotor in another, clutch in another etc. You'll soon get used to it.
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