Cb350SG , not making it easy !
Aug 7, 2019 17:28:15 GMT
terryc, na44superdream, and 2 more like this
Post by bojer on Aug 7, 2019 17:28:15 GMT
Today I finally got out the last of the head bolts , two had snapped off and two would not pull through the barrel so had to be sawn off 
. I had to weld a niut on the stub of the bolt three times before it came free , though TBH that reflects on my welding as much as how seized it was ..... Instead of the rubber sleeves as used on the SDs the 350 uses stainless sleeves - after a few years of corrosion on my bike they get jammed up and would not pull up through the head .
. I had to weld a niut on the stub of the bolt three times before it came free , though TBH that reflects on my welding as much as how seized it was ..... Instead of the rubber sleeves as used on the SDs the 350 uses stainless sleeves - after a few years of corrosion on my bike they get jammed up and would not pull up through the head .When I originally "wisely" bought this 350 I thought it'd be the normal get a stored bike going episode , fuel system clean , new battery etc - this was not to be !
I found the swingingarm had rusted through , very tidy replacement sourced from Germany for that then when I got it running the camchain was very noisy . As the front engine mounting bolt seems reluctant to come out I decided to fit a split camchain but to take the head off so I could grind in the valves and check tensioners for wear etc . If I'd have known the hassles I would have left alone 
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.Still with the final bolt out now I'm hoping to start re building rather than taking apart at my usuall sloth like pace 
. Not knowing when to stop I have stripped the frame of everything except forks and engine for a general clean/tidy .
. Not knowing when to stop I have stripped the frame of everything except forks and engine for a general clean/tidy . 
