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Problem solved. Last week I had time to use my bench grinder to slim up the base of the shift lever. That did it. Now it works smoothly with the bolt tightened up. Thanks for your help.

Greg

I've just gotten my 65 CB77 running and am working out the kinks. One of them is that the bolt that serves as the bearing for the shift lever pinches it when tightened. I can have it too loose or too tight but not in between. When loose there is too much slop in the lever to shift cleanly and it wou...

My superhawk is finally back on it's own wheels and the reassembly is slowly progressing. Long story short I had to get a replacement engine right side cover. As I went to install the threaded cable keeper in the housing I discovered that it won't fit. The slot in the new cover is about 14mm and the...

LM, thanks for your help but I'm still confused. When I took things apart I photographed the assembly because I was concerned that I'd have this problem. While parts were away getting painted and chromed I looked through the parts manual and bought 40.5 X 3 o rings (51522-268-000) along with a pile ...

O rings? I don't remember there being O rings but that could be me. The shocks were apart a long time for chroming and painting. Memory fades. I used Silver's manual for reassembly but it leaves a lot to be desired for this sub assembly. I assume that they're the 40.5 X 3? How are they retained? The...

I've just finished a complete teardown, repaint, and rechrome of my front suspension. Upon reassembly before I had a chance to replace the wheel and put any weight on them they started to weep fork oil. It appears to be leaking from the threaded area. I didn't have a pin wrench but did use a strap. ...

Dave, Thanks for the reply. I tried to add a picture that I had annotated in Word but it wouldn't load. It wasn't too big so I don't know what was wrong. I don't have a clue what that bevel is for.

Greg