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Offline db22

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CB550 cam chain tensioner fit
« on: October 20, 2014, 07:14:07 AM »
Were there any major changes in the design of the cam chain tensioner in the CB550 motor? I have a '75 K, and there's a '74 tensioner available on eBay. Will it fit? Thanks!
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Re: CB550 cam chain tensioner fit
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2014, 12:41:38 PM »
500/550 tensioners are the same.
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Re: CB550 cam chain tensioner fit
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2014, 12:44:52 PM »
Don't make a mistake and get a CB650 tensioner - it's ALMOST the same, but not enough to work.
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Re: CB550 cam chain tensioner fit
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2014, 02:07:53 PM »
Thanks for the replies. Will be attempting my first top-end job on one of the two 550 motors I have sometime over the winter. I'd hate to open the thing up and find the tensioner in bad shape. Wish me luck.
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