Thank you so much for posting your CB550 videos, they have helped me enormously with my rebuild. My bike was bought with a loud noise emanating from the gearbox/clutch area. After stripping down I discovered the kickstart ramp arm had become bent after the previous owners over zealous kick starting resulting in the ratchet being constantly engaged. Fixed this and am no putting it all back together.
Great Videos John! I bought a CB a year and a half ago and was really struggling until I found your video, many thanks for posting and look forward to more in the future.
Hello Jonathan, Your videos have given me the confidence to completely rebuild my CB550 including new big ends and main bearings. Brilliant and thank you so much. Absolutely saved my bacon. I have one question. I've been struggling with my brain cell to work out which way round the big end shells go regarding the locator notch in the shell. The way you've done it in the video seems to be opposite to that in the manual. You both agree the notches on the big end shells should face the exhaust valves (front of the engine) but it looks like you've installed them the other way round. Or the other possibility is my brain is not working right and I need a slap. Either way thanks Jonathan, it's been so useful.
I'd just add for people watching this that you should not use normal silicone to seal cases. I use Loctite aviation gasket, Hondabond or Yamabond as they stay soft and gooey, never leak and wont brake down/mix with oil like silicon does. If a tiny bit of silicon gets into the oil then it will block the oil feed to the head (only about .4 of a mm) .
Hello, thanks for sharing. I am also rebuilding a engine from a cb 650. Can you explain why the notch is/must facing the exhaust site of the motor. ? Greetz Alexander
@@johnathankeough3027 Hoi, bedankt voor je antwoord. Ik doe het even in het Nederlands,. Kan het ook even niet zo snel terug vinden., Maar op een gegeven moment zeg je dat de drijfstang gemonteerd moet worden met de uitsparing van het lager naar de kant van de uitlaat. Dit is dan neem ik aan voor een optimale smering van het lager .,?
@@fingerscrossed2317 Because that’s the way the Honda manual shows how they face and as per the assembly drawings. I’m not sure if it’s to do with lubrication or to aide in the fact the piston arrow also faces exhaust. It might make this difficult to occur if it faces the intake manifold but mate it’s been so long ago I can’t honestly remember sorry.
Thank you so much for posting your CB550 videos, they have helped me enormously with my rebuild. My bike was bought with a loud noise emanating from the gearbox/clutch area. After stripping down I discovered the kickstart ramp arm had become bent after the previous owners over zealous kick starting resulting in the ratchet being constantly engaged. Fixed this and am no putting it all back together.
Great Videos John! I bought a CB a year and a half ago and was really struggling until I found your video, many thanks for posting and look forward to more in the future.
Hello Jonathan,
Your videos have given me the confidence to completely rebuild my CB550 including new big ends and main bearings. Brilliant and thank you so much. Absolutely saved my bacon. I have one question. I've been struggling with my brain cell to work out which way round the big end shells go regarding the locator notch in the shell. The way you've done it in the video seems to be opposite to that in the manual. You both agree the notches on the big end shells should face the exhaust valves (front of the engine) but it looks like you've installed them the other way round. Or the other possibility is my brain is not working right and I need a slap. Either way thanks Jonathan, it's been so useful.
Mate you are a star
I'd just add for people watching this that you should not use normal silicone to seal cases. I use Loctite aviation gasket, Hondabond or Yamabond as they stay soft and gooey, never leak and wont brake down/mix with oil like silicon does. If a tiny bit of silicon gets into the oil then it will block the oil feed to the head (only about .4 of a mm) .
Great vid mate. It makes sense to me so that’s saying something! Lol
You do things well but on the critical parts, like primary shaft and chain, you do not show how to do it! For that I give you my dislike.
Thanks for the feedback.
Hello, thanks for sharing.
I am also rebuilding a engine from a cb 650.
Can you explain why the notch is/must facing the exhaust site of the motor. ?
Greetz Alexander
Sorry could you tell me what time in the video you mean? I don't understand the question but if you tell me the time in the video I will look at it.
@@johnathankeough3027
Hoi, bedankt voor je antwoord.
Ik doe het even in het Nederlands,.
Kan het ook even niet zo snel terug vinden.,
Maar op een gegeven moment zeg je dat de drijfstang gemonteerd moet worden met de uitsparing van het lager naar de kant van de uitlaat.
Dit is dan neem ik aan voor een optimale smering van het lager .,?
@@fingerscrossed2317 Because that’s the way the Honda manual shows how they face and as per the assembly drawings. I’m not sure if it’s to do with lubrication or to aide in the fact the piston arrow also faces exhaust. It might make this difficult to occur if it faces the intake manifold but mate it’s been so long ago I can’t honestly remember sorry.