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Johnny4428:
Engine is surprisingly quiet Ken. I am reluctant to open it up at all. But at a very minimum I will strip the top end to lap in the valves and renew head gasket and seals. Maybe next winter. But the clutch I would say is the only noisy bit on the bike. I could safely say order me a set Ken because I’m sure I will use on the K1 or as I call it the K0.5, if not required I’ll use on the K3 which weren’t rep,aced when the bike was restored.
Oddjob:
Ok, I'll add an extra set to the order Johnny, if it works out you don't need it I'm sure someone on the site will or maybe my BIL for my other 500.
Johnny4428:
Thanks Ken, just PM with payment details when required.
Johnny4428:
The only place that appeared to be seeping oil was from the clutch cover. So quick search among stash and found a new clutch cover gasket. When I removed the cover it revealed quite quickly why it was leaking oil. No gasket! Just some badly applied gu of some sorts with small bits of the old gasket still stuck to the faces. After you mentioned new clutch basket rubbers yesterday Ken I was keen to check and I can confirm I definately need them. Good clean on the faces and new gasket fitted and good to go again. Worked a treat doing this job with bike on the side stand only lost a very small amount of oil!
Oddjob:
The 500 does suffer with the hard cush rubbers as well Johnny but for some reason it appears the 550 suffers more, I'll get round to ordering them in the new year sometime.
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