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CB550 Rear Wheel Dampers - How do i get at them?

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mickwinf:
They are usually very tight. I made a tool which did work, I had a length of square section steel and drilled 2 holes through at the exact distance of 2 of the holes on the retainer. Then found 2 bolts, 6 mm if I recall, passed through the bar then a nut to keep it solid but leaving enough thread to fit in the holes. Not as good as a 4 hole tool but did work for me.

Neilw:

--- Quote from: mickwinf on August 14, 2026, 07:44:47 AM ---They are usually very tight. I made a tool which did work, I had a length of square section steel and drilled 2 holes through at the exact distance of 2 of the holes on the retainer. Then found 2 bolts, 6 mm if I recall, passed through the bar then a nut to keep it solid but leaving enough thread to fit in the holes. Not as good as a 4 hole tool but did work for me.

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Thank you for the suggestion. I was thinking something similar, but I don't have the raw materials.

Orcade-Ian:
I understand your problem Neil and the material Bryan suggested is easily obtainable.  Do you have a 'Men's Shed' in your area?  (Try searching ukmsa - UK men's shed association). They might have a suitable piece of scrap and if you took along the wheel they could accurately measure hole diameter and spacing to cobble something together.  These sheds are all over the Country (in fact, the World) where folk get together for a yarn and a cuppa and many have good facilities and expertise.  Don't forget to tell them wether it's left or right hand thread!

Just a thought,
Ian

Neilw:

--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on August 14, 2026, 09:06:27 AM ---I understand your problem Neil and the material Bryan suggested is easily obtainable.  Do you have a 'Men's Shed' in your area?  (Try searching ukmsa - UK men's shed association). They might have a suitable piece of scrap and if you took along the wheel they could accurately measure hole diameter and spacing to cobble something together.  These sheds are all over the Country (in fact, the World) where folk get together for a yarn and a cuppa and many have good facilities and expertise.  Don't forget to tell them wether it's left or right hand thread!

Just a thought,
Ian

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Didn't know about the Sheds, what a great concept. My local ones all seem to be woodworking sheds. I've found a bit of Ali Tubing in my garage, which I can try drilling some holes in to fit a couple of bolts, if I have the right size. It's long enough to provide good leverage, so may work - worth a try anyway.

K2-K6:
I tried to find where I saw this, but someone was using two of these

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With the handles held together by a bolt to just use one pin on each in driving a flange fixing like this bike one. They were turnng the opposite two of four holes to engage the tool.

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