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CB550 refurb
Johnny4428:
Meant to put this pic up too. Don’t think the end of this was located in the right place!
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Bryanj:
You are correct in your assumption, probably time to change the cam chain now
Johnny4428:
Probably indeed Bryan, I was hoping to avoid splitting the bottom half and haven’t had any experience with the split link chains. Would you recommend one?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I don't know what mileage your bike has covered. As the engine is out have you checked the Primary Drive chain for wear, you can get an idea as to it's condition thought the sump hole.
I have to be honest I do not like the idea of a split link on a camchain, presumably you will have to take the barrel off to replace the base gaskets & liner O rings to avoid any chance of an oil leak.
FWIW as you have spoked your own wheels splitting the crank case is pretty straight forwards - its costs that mount of course as you go further into the engine.
Johnny4428:
Yes I haven’t checked the primary drive chain yet Ted! I was just assuming by the way the engine ran that the lower end of the engine was not needing a lot of maintenance. The clock was reading in the region of 32,000 miles. I’m not daunted by having to split the cases but just thought I was not going down that route if I didn’t have to. So the primary drive chain wear might dictate the next move.
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