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CB550 refurb
Johnny4428:
Cleaned and painted and new Honda gasket. Gave it a good run in the garage to heat up and all seems to be fine. Tried to compare the Honda gasket to the Vesrah but unfortunately it was oval shaped.
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Oddjob:
Can I suggest an improvement Johnny.
The problem with helicoils isn't fitting them, it's removing the bolt after some time, sometimes the coil comes out with the bolt, meaning you have to do it again and each time makes the repair less and less reliable. This location however is ideal for never having to remove the sump bolt, just fit a Stahlbus sump plug, it means changing the oil requires no tools at all, less mess as the oil runs down a tube and in fact you can have the bowl located outside the engine instead of under it. You can in fact direct the tube into the opening of an old oil can so you can seal it afterwards, no more decanting old oil into a suitable container. You just remove the cap and plug and twist in the supplied hose, it's really simple, it's really reliable and I've had one fitted for many years now to my CB1300 and it's never leaked a drop. On engines where the exhausts are close to the sump plug it also means no more leaking onto them and the unpleasant cloud of noxious smoke when the engine starts and it starts burning off all that split oil.
Fit one, forget one and smile everytime you change the oil at how easy it now is. Make sure the thread size etc is correct, some kits for the CB500/550 are saying M14 but M&P reckon it's M12, M12 seems to be the right one IMO. Oh and no more buying sealing washers, you save money as time goes by.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263429840325?fits=UKM_Make%3AHonda&_skw=Stahlbus+Honda+CB500&itmmeta=01JMACE5WF6DYCX8BFJ4J9QZN1&hash=item3d55a45dc5:g:grgAAOSwe6ZaVnx~&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1ft0di82H72c%2FtwcMjabnCygguykoezoeN9B63o1WPx%2Bu7JQ4xncJI%2Bjsh324B22zEB1kjSw9cKkKvNG0aRviC0ScGdlVM94jCV6UxRaKWn9fTc6WLRm1YlOosDeifDR10zp%2B3hco5DTT%2FG9ipVnZYrEERhZC385h0UAlfkbJQLmVM3tD5RRv5xddEE5DH%2FLWbT6pNxPCIT8nNUu7kYsEEcGTcWTXNuLNB5J3PyNTFqgnudSBqx9H1O%2FNGmyHdzNlg%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9LeuMyiZQ
I give this the Oddjob seal of approval ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheaper here.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263429840325?fits=UKM_Make%3AHonda&_skw=Stahlbus+Honda+CB500&itmmeta=01JMACE5WF6DYCX8BFJ4J9QZN1&hash=item3d55a45dc5:g:grgAAOSwe6ZaVnx~&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1ft0di82H72c%2FtwcMjabnCygguykoezoeN9B63o1WPx%2Bu7JQ4xncJI%2Bjsh324B22zEB1kjSw9cKkKvNG0aRviC0ScGdlVM94jCV6UxRaKWn9fTc6WLRm1YlOosDeifDR10zp%2B3hco5DTT%2FG9ipVnZYrEERhZC385h0UAlfkbJQLmVM3tD5RRv5xddEE5DH%2FLWbT6pNxPCIT8nNUu7kYsEEcGTcWTXNuLNB5J3PyNTFqgnudSBqx9H1O%2FNGmyHdzNlg%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9LeuMyiZQ
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Great schematic video on the listing when you click on full item description.
Oddjob:
Really? I can't see it Ted. Ahh got it now.
Johnny4428:
I do like that drain plug idea, could drain directly into my waste oil drum. Definately will be getting one of them. As for the helicoil, I haven’t had one done before on a drain plug so can’t comment on the longevity. Good candidate for Stahlbus!
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