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Offline Sdsbassist

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Cb550 cam tensioner
« on: November 25, 2018, 07:00:51 PM »
Looks pretty "groovy" and guessing a replacement is needed.

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Re: Cb550 cam tensioner
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2018, 07:01:29 PM »
See below

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Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: Cb550 cam tensioner
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2018, 10:38:47 PM »
I had to order one side of the tensioner slider and tensioner blade from Honda and one from DSS if I recall correctly.
might be confusing it with the cx500 as I ordered them at the same time.
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Re: Cb550 cam tensioner
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2018, 01:00:36 AM »
That is fairly normal wear as long as the rubber is not cracked at the ends and the part in between the frooves is not a lot lower than outside.
The sideplates of the chain wear into the rubber till the rollers touch
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Re: Cb550 cam tensioner
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2018, 12:05:12 AM »
It truly is best to get new reproduction tensioner and guide for these motors. 
They'll run quieter, and ya won't find chunks of it in the oil pan or lodged against the cam sprocket like I did  :o
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