Honda-SOHC

Attempting to download the shop manual for the CB 550 and I receive this message:

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What am I doing wrong?

I’m looking for the following grommets, part no’s:

31403323000 x 2

80101283000 x 4

I have the originals, but they are rock hard and perished in areas. New ones are available, but at a horrendous cost.

If anybody can provide old ones in good condition ( probably a forlorn hope) or new at a reasonable cost I’d be eternally grateful.

Does anybody know of a good source for side cover grommets. I bought some a couple of years ago and now they are as hard as marble. I dare not fit the panels as there is no appreciable  ‘yield’ and I’m concerned that the panel lugs may snap when I try to remove them.

Probably my last visit for a long while. Best of luck with the forum and many thanks to all those who have helped me with my 550F2 restoration.

I’ve attached my plans for the forthcoming 6 months. If you feel you can support UNiCEF it would be gratefully received.

Best regards

Phil

Another 500 on eBay. Bit pricey for a nut and bolt restore though?

Now Roo.

Slight technical problem.

Spot the difference?

P

Just thought I’d share my experience with an issue on my recently restored 500 four.

Although I’ve owned the bike for a year or so, I’d not really ridden it seriously….just a quick trip round the block. I’m preparing the machine for sale and was intent on ensuring the bike ran perfectly. I’d noticed that the bike was fine on choke, but wouldn’t idle correctly and responded poorly to blipping the throttle, noticeably hanging and failing to settle properly. Naturally I suspected the idle circuits. I’d previously checked all other influencing items such as leaks, timing valve gaps etc, etc.

I removed the idle jets (#40) soaked them in STP carb cleaner and blew them out with an air line. Interestingly I also aerosoled the jets and it was clear they were passing cleaner under pressure. I reassembled, but the situation was the same. I dismantled once more and this time viewed the jet through a bright back light. I could see clearly what appeared to be a translucent, spiders web type structure that would not allow a .4mm wire probe to pass through .

In an attempt to clear the hole, I heated the jets then plunged them in cold water. I prepared the wire probe by cutting it with pliers to create a small cutting edge, inserted the wire and rotated until the wire passed through, then blasted again with aerosol cleaner.

Result: impeccable tickover and throttle response….

I was nervous about passing wire through the jet, but it clearly had the desired effect and removed the obstruction. All four idle jets were affected identically in the same way.

Just thought my experience might help others on this forum. If you use this method, ensure you use a wire gauge slightly smaller than the jet drilling size. I used .4mm on a #40 jet and it worked just fine. But it might pay to break up the obstruction with a .38mm in. #40 jet….who knows.