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75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
Pops400:
Whilst we pondered how the hell to get the steering lock out, set about the front end removal. Holy cow, the top bolt was a nightmare. Having dropped the lump before trying to loosen it, I found I couldn't get enough leverage on it before the whole frame just moved. Tried everything to hold it, including lying it down and standing on it! :-X Clearly need to put weight on...
Anyway, quick call to the cavalry and a breaker bar later and finally got it loose. I'm starting to wonder if some of this might be salvageable now though.
Pulled the springs and... er... Milky milky!!! :-\
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Pops400:
--- Quote from: mike the bike on November 12, 2016, 10:06:59 PM ---The lock is held in by the domed head rivet and the washer. Try removing the rivet with wire cutters or pincers, save for re use. Once that's out of the way you need the key to remove the lock. As you haven't got one then you'll have to drill it out. Take care not to snap the bit.
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Had an horrible feeling it may be drilling it out. :-[ Will get the drill out next week, then. Cheers, Mike.
Pops400:
Dropped the front out, whilst giving Jess a lecture about not losing the head bearings, so of course having let her carefully get the top lot out into a tin, I slipped and the whole lot dropped and fired the bottom lot all over the workshop! ::) >:( ;D
Much "fun" was had chasing them round the floor and getting ribbed by the girl... D'oh!
Parked the rest of the front up complete, as it is going to take some jiggery pokery to get it apart, everything rusted in. Moved on to getting the swinging arm out, no huge issues there, but the centre stand turned into a nightmare. Nothing in my manual about removal, am I missing something?!? ???
Looks to me like a hollow tube, one end flared, but it doesn't want to pull out. I tried putting a socket against the non-flared end and using the gentle persuading stick (FBH) but it only moves a few mm. Is there a trick to this?
This is all I can see to push
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and the flared end...
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Pops400:
Not sure you can see properly from those photos, but sure you lot will know what I mean, having done it before.
Pops400:
Frame finally stripped (apart from the steering lock and the centre stand...) finally able to see the full horror of the starting point.
A selection of the worst bits, below. :(
What do you say about this? Just completely split apart.
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Looks like the whole tube has been split / cut / welded at some point. Think it will just have to be cut out and start again.
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Guessing this shouldn't have that bend in it. :o
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Just look how this is folded over.
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