Topic: Joining cases question

[Scott]

G’day

When joining cases on a CB750 is Honda bond put thinly on all mating surfaces except the 3 internal crank bearing surface.

I would love to hear how you do it.

Cheers
Scott

[Bodi]

You can run a thin bead along the case edges, detouring inside any bolt holes but I don't think there are any. A very thin bead, I don't have a measurement but maybe the size of a normal pencil lead. Three Bond won't cause the problems silicon can if it squeezes blobs inside but I try to use as little as possible to avoid them. Clamping the cases together will spread the bead, you don't have to try to cover the mating faces. Add a small blob by each oil seal so it will spread around the seal rubber for no oil dribbles.
Personally, I put a bead circle around the 8mm bolt holes on the mating faces by the crank.

[my name is nobody]

Along the same subject, any easier way to get the lower case positioned/mated to the upper? Cumbersome...
I'm worried I bent the shift fork, although the case halves did meet squarely and completely.
I used Honda bond that the car dealer uses. A little bead will spread a lot when compressed.
I'm guessin the main caps need it to stop oil from leaking around the bolt heads outside the engine (?)