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Newbie 400 build advise
AshimotoK0:
Welcome from me too. I have an 8/75 CB400F myself. Lovely little bikes and much easier to restore now repro parts available.
You can download a Genuine Honda Service (Shop) manual off my Dropbox here for free: Plus parts list.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zh31qynxfimw8pb/400_4%20Shop%20Manual.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u51uf0p1dv6m29q/Honda%20CB400%20F%20Parts%20Manual.pdf?dl=0
What I find as a non-pro is that if the cross head screws are chewed up a bit, reform the cross as best as you can with hammer and flat head punch. Then whack the punch against the head with a hammer to jar the threads and then use a decent fitting crossherad driver to remove. If you hit the head of the driver with a hammer it will reform the crosshead in the screw. If totally knadgered , either use a cold chisel on the side of the screw head to try to tap round or drill out. ALL with great care and attention of course. Impact driver useful of course if you have one but take care not to hit it too hard and not much use if the screw head is f'ed.
Ash
beemsquar:
All fantastic advice, thank you all so much!!!!
This is the sort of advice I was hoping for, people who have had first hand experience on these machines who are willing to share their knowledge.
I will download the manuals now and have look over the next couple of days, Socket set is ordered and I have just built myself a nice new workbench in the garage, as the old one wasn't very stable.
I dont actually have the bike in my possession until Sunday, so just trying to prep my work area as best I can before then.
Looks like there's a few other tools I will need along the way, but I will get them as needed. Although I am in the market for a compressor as my old one went kaput last week! What size unit would you recommend? I had a 25l, but it was forever refilling when using a nail gun, I was looking at a 50l V-twin Wolf cheyenne?
Thank you for all the links, good to know some part supplies that others have used in the past too.
Andy
Bodd:
I find these to be most helpful, also a decent multimeter.
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Trigger:
Welcome to the mad world of the SOHC, loads of great advise to be had. I use Metrinch sockets as they will take off any rounded nut or bolt. Britool are a good tool but, the old stuff is a lot more stronger and better made.
Bryanj:
Just finished a 40+hour week in 3 1/2 days so been a bit tired, for want of a better word.
I concurr with most of the above, not sure but i think britool was bought out by facom.
Personaly i would buy a relatively cheap set of sockets and replace the ones that show signs of wear with quality ones, i still have some from a £3 set ( of 12 sockets) that are unused so it would have been crazy to buy quality for those.
Long, 6 sided sockets are a godsend for things like head nuts and always get 3/8 drive, or maybe even 1/4 drive as they have thinner walls for things like the sump bolts. Also 3/8 drive torque wrench as the 1/2 inch ones tend to not go down low enough
There are two engine special tools needed
(1) castellated clutch nut remover replacer availabale on ebay
(2) rotor puller--for the number of times you would need this probably cheaper to take the crank to a Honda dealer and let them use the special tool---you can get it from dave Silver but its about £35 from memory(and fits all Honda fours )
Chassis wise there are the wheel bearing retainer tools that show on Ebay, but again for one off somebody on here might have one or your local dealer
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