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It’s home at last!
Oddjob:
Think Ted has Johhny, can't remember if he said they were drilled for the wires or not.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I bought these bars from Bertumsbits - has holes to fit concealed wiring - seem good value etc.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303327670144
Johnny4428:
Thanks guys! Nice one Ted thanks for link.
Johnny4428:
Been for another blast out today, just a 12 mile run. Bit of a fix this time of year. At last she is running good with no hanging idle and no hesitation. Work carried out so far. Stripped and cleaned carbs and fitted new intake rubbers. Cleaned out filter box and fitted new filter (CB500) one, after good advice on here just used the existing box with packing foam in the bottom. Drained oil and new filter, filled with some fresh mineral diesel engine oil. Stripped seized master cylinder fitted with refurb kit. Stripped and painted Caliper and fitted with new seal and pads. New brake shoes fitted in rear wheel. New drive chain. Bit of play in drive side of swingarm so stripped and fitted new bushes, purged old grease out of centre bolt using heat gun, worked a treat. Removed number 4 exhaust and welded three patches to the underneath just to bring the decibels down a touch. New exhausts under the bed, to be fitted later. Also new handlebars ready to go on sometime. Removed coils and fitted new HT leads, new plug caps and new plugs. Strobed ignition to make sure advancer was working, no adjustments required. Vacuum synced the carbs with a little tweaking which made a considerable difference. Drained and refilled forks with new fork oil. So she is good to go whenever I get a dry mild spell. Still probably going to strip the bike, but for now she’s another runner.
Oddjob:
Nice one Johnny, well done. Any undue noises from the engine?
Not sure when you're going to strip the engine but just to let you know, I looked at another members 550 earlier this year and his clutch basket was loose, the internal rubbers have clearly gone hard IMO, this allowed the large gear on the back to move back and too, to replace these you need to drill the heads off the rivets holding the basket to the gear and that allows you to access the damping rubbers. However finding these rubbers is very hard. I'll be sourcing some in the new year from abroad, they won't sell to the UK so another member on here who lives in Europe has kindly offered to buy them for me and send them on, I'll be replacing some of my clutch baskets rubbers when I get them. If you've tested yours by then and find you need a set let me know and I'll add them to the order. If I've already ordered I'll let you know where they came from and the member who helped me out, I'm pretty sure he'd help out another member if asked nicely.
Replacing these rubbers (if they are gone of course) helps stop the clutch basket banging on tickover and also prolongs the life of the primary chain as it stops that lashing around as much as a result. All worth while for the expense IMO.
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