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Offline Joe Hill

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Hello all. My 750/4 needs a crankshaft regrind so I need to source oversize main and big end shells. I am in Australia. Any help much appreciated

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Re: CB750 K4 crankshaft regrind. Need to source new main and big end shells
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2021, 05:30:51 PM »
you do not grind the crank on the cb 750,just fit new shells,if the crank is good,if not source another crank
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Re: CB750 K4 crankshaft regrind. Need to source new main and big end shells
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2021, 05:36:31 PM »
 The 4 bearing sizes are all stock and within a few ten thousandths so there is not enough room to allow grinding. As far as we know no one has ever found oversize bearing shells.  Hopefully your crank will polish up.
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Re: CB750 K4 crankshaft regrind. Need to source new main and big end shells
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2021, 01:35:17 AM »
Hi Joe,
There was a company in Australia that used to make oversize bearings for the 750 Honda, it was ACL. As far as I am aware they stopped production a long time ago but I did see two sets advertised on Ebay about 2 years ago so you never know what you may find with some luck.  The longest shot may be google up ACL and see if they have old stock.
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Re: CB750 K4 crankshaft regrind. Need to source new main and big end shells
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2021, 06:52:24 AM »
Might be cheaper to find another crank in good shape with rods.

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