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Offline wjustinleigh

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CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« on: August 14, 2012, 01:47:36 PM »
I saw a couple posts on here about the same problem.  Just busted my tach cap off where it meets the head and they appear to be hard to find - discontinued and no love on ebay.  I'm going to try some salvage yards but does anyone have ideas/experience with replacing this part?

FYI, it's not a good candidate for the impact driver.
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2012, 01:58:05 PM »
Yep.. had to replace one when I did my 500 rebuild. Luckily I found one at Barber last year that the guy sold me for $5. Little did he know..... Good luck!
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2012, 02:07:23 PM »
Same here. JB-welded the broken part and put it on my wishlist on cmsnl.com.
Luckily, last year one was showing up.
Since then, the price really hit the ceiling:
http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb550k3-four-usa_model1015/cap-tach-gear_12451323000/

Better be careful when taking out spark plug #3...
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2012, 02:12:18 PM »
Holy crap that's expensive.

You could make a furnace, learn how to smelt and mold, and cast your own for that price!
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2012, 02:38:47 PM »
Quote from: Dimitri13 on August 14, 2012, 02:12:18 PM
You could make a furnace, learn how to smelt and mold, and cast your own for that price!

I'd really love to have a lathe. I guess it would be quite easy to machine one out of an alloy billet.
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Offline wjustinleigh

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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2012, 03:13:41 PM »
Quote from: Fritz on August 14, 2012, 02:07:23 PM
Same here. JB-welded the broken part and put it on my wishlist on cmsnl.com.
Luckily, last year one was showing up.
Since then, the price really hit the ceiling:
http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb550k3-four-usa_model1015/cap-tach-gear_12451323000/

Better be careful when taking out spark plug #3...

What's up with plug #3?
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2012, 03:18:23 PM »
Quote from: wjustinleigh on August 14, 2012, 03:13:41 PM
Quote from: Fritz on August 14, 2012, 02:07:23 PM
Better be careful when taking out spark plug #3...

What's up with plug #3?

When using a screwdriver as a handle for the spark wrench, it's easy to interfere with that tach cap and break it.
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Offline wjustinleigh

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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2012, 03:24:46 PM »
Ah, good to know, thanks!

Also, if anyone else needs this part, I found one here: http://honda.capitolcycle.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=2036144&category=MOTORCYCLES&make=HONDA&year=1975&fveh=123309.
We'll see if it arrives or not.
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2012, 05:24:54 AM »
Remeber any 500 or 550 1971 through 1978 will fit
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2012, 08:55:05 AM »
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Offline wjustinleigh

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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2012, 12:52:28 PM »
My order got refunded, they don't have that part.  So back to the drawing board for finding one for less than $150.
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2012, 04:59:41 PM »
I might have one for $149.00.

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Offline wjustinleigh

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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2012, 11:36:18 PM »
Whatever you do, do not use an impact driver on that screw.  From what I can find, you have the very last tach cap.  You must make sure that thing survives so our children can see what one looks like.
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Re: CB500 Tach Cap Broken
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2012, 11:38:55 PM »
My tach cap is in tact and will be coming off once I get a tach plug :)
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