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Offline blounstation

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rotor cracked 75 cb550
« on: September 24, 2006, 05:53:39 PM »
Ok so I've had a charging problem and I was replacing the stator, field coil and rotor today and this is what I found.


A badly scared and cracked rotor. I don't have the correct tool to pull the rotor so I had to leave it on for now. Once I get a tool I hope this solves my problem. Anyone ever seen one like this that still functions ok?
my 78 CB750 was stolen in Portland a couple years back. I'm on the hunt for a new project in Phx

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Re: rotor cracked 75 cb550
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2006, 06:46:48 AM »
Theres nothing wrong with that rotor thats what a 500/550 rotor looks like
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Re: rotor cracked 75 cb550
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2006, 09:01:01 AM »
I don't think the gouges on the "teeth" are serious, but it looks like a crack in the inner ring at about 7 o'clock (just below the hub in the picture). That would worry me, at high RPM I'd want that ring in one piece to hold the rotor together.

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Re: rotor cracked 75 cb550
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2006, 11:43:41 AM »
same here... luckily I scored a stator,field coil and rotor off ebay that looks to be a brand new compared to the one on my bike... I'm hoping a flywheel puller and some elbow grease will get this one off...
my 78 CB750 was stolen in Portland a couple years back. I'm on the hunt for a new project in Phx

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Re: rotor cracked 75 cb550
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2006, 12:24:12 PM »
I'd just file the sharp edges of it. The damage in not going to have a big effect on power output.
Just look to what has caused it, maybe there is some damage on the stator or something has broken of an got wedged between stator and rotor.

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Re: rotor cracked 75 cb550
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2006, 01:50:48 PM »
Since you don't care about damaging this rotor a flywheel puller should work, I would use a nut or something on the crank end to avoid wrecking the hold-down bolt hole.
Using the rear axle as a tool should work too, you just grease the threads and screw it in the centre of the rotor (after removing the 6mm bolt). If it turns in less than 4 or 5 full turns before bottoming, I would be careful - you don't want to strip the threads off the axle. The actual Honda rotor pulling tool is hardened steel and doesn't have the pointed end like the axle... so it's stronger metal than the axle and uses more threads.

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Re: rotor cracked 75 cb550
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2006, 10:57:54 PM »
I tried putting a socket in the hole backwards so the top of the socket seats againt the crank and it looks like that will be a good footing for the puller. I sure don't want to damage the threads for the rotor hold down bolt....
my 78 CB750 was stolen in Portland a couple years back. I'm on the hunt for a new project in Phx