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befuchs

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Clutch problems with '75 CB 500
« on: November 18, 2009, 10:18:20 AM »
I was replacing the oil switch on my 1975 CB 500 and knocked my clutch adjuster on the case out, I put it back in, but now I can't get my clutch to disengage the gears at all. Any suggestions?
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Re: Clutch problems with '75 CB 500
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2009, 12:12:22 PM »
You didn't drop the little steel ball by any chance, did you?
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Re: Clutch problems with '75 CB 500
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 01:36:45 PM »
There isn't a '75 cb500, only a 550, which has a different clutch system in it than the 500. which do you have? That information will help in determining your problem.

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Re: Clutch problems with '75 CB 500
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2009, 01:46:08 PM »
CB500's were produced well into 1976 for other markets than US.
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Re: Clutch problems with '75 CB 500
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2009, 03:09:02 PM »
+1 on the steel ball.  This happened to a friend who couldn't figure out why the bike wouldn't shift.  It turns out the ball was missing.  I believe it's 3/8" diameter, check the parts fiche for the exact location.  You can download one here if you don't have it. 
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Re: Clutch problems with '75 CB 500
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2009, 05:42:57 PM »
He has a 75 550, with a 500 motor. I know the bike, just haven't made it over to his place to look at this issue yet.
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Re: Clutch problems with '75 CB 500
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2010, 09:16:54 AM »
Hahaha thanks Matt, new problem carb bowl #4 isn't getting gas after I stripped and dipped them. Thinking of taking just that one off.
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