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KEVINM

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1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« on: May 17, 2007, 03:35:22 PM »
What direction does the oil lock go in on the fork. Mine fell out when I took the fork aprt.

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Offline twisting_edge

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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2007, 04:14:34 PM »
Quote from: KEVINM on May 17, 2007, 03:35:22 PM
What direction does the oil lock go in on the fork. Mine fell out when I took the fork aprt.
I'd check the other fork to see how it is there. Just be a little more careful next time.

There's a copy of the Honda service manuals somewhere on this site (I forget exactly where), but I don't think it's detailed enough to see the orientation of that part.

The on-line parts catalogues often have very good diagrams. I think it goes tapered end up. It looks like part #8 in the diagram below. It's even listed as an "oil lock" in the accompanying price list (it's also listed as "not available", so try not to loose the one you have).

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KEVINM

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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2007, 04:17:26 PM »
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Offline puppytrax

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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2007, 05:51:55 PM »
The Fiche does seem to show it tapered end up...

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KEVINM

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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2007, 06:27:31 PM »
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Offline twisting_edge

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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2007, 06:39:24 PM »
Quote from: puppytrax on May 17, 2007, 05:51:55 PM
The Fiche does seem to show it tapered end up...
Weird: the URL I posted seems to have decided there was no parts diagram available.

Guess they didn't like me piggybacking their bandwidth, huh?
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Offline twisting_edge

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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2007, 04:49:08 AM »
I am an idiot, BTW. THe URL I used included a query string. The database query obviously timed out after half an hour or so, after which the URL was no longer valid. I should have realized that before posting.

But I'm not that far off: just about the only reason I can think of for anyone to write a result page that relied on the query string that way is hide the location of the graphic. The reason to do that is to stop people piggybacking on your badnwidth by referring directly to the graphic.
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Offline bryanj

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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2007, 05:21:01 AM »
It fits over the end of the damper (part 10 in th picture) when it sticks out of the tube and will only go on one way
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Re: 1978 cb550k Fork-oil lock
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2007, 08:21:49 AM »
can anyone else confirm the last statement made here.
i also thought that it would fit into the damper...it makes complete sense.

but the diagram shows the opposite...that the narrower end faces (and butts up to, but does not insert over) the damper. 

ran into the same problem when i disassembled my 750 forks...that oil lock piece just fell out and i didn't know which way it faced...d'oh!
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