Topic: 550 rear cush hub removal

[my name is nobody]

Any tricks to getting cush drive hub loose? I've pryed, beat from inside drum outward, used sprocket
as a slidehammer, all till I'm blue faced to no avail. what am I missing? Am I fighting an internal o ring? Hub/sprocket should just pull out yes? thanks..

[FridgeRaider]

Do you have the bearing retainer out? If not, you must drill out the stakes in the 4 places. Then carefully unscrew the retainer. That removes, allowing the cush drive to be pulled out.

Part #3 in the diagram
http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb550-k1-four-1975-usa_model466/partslist/F++04.html#results

I had the same problem this weekend. I did exactly as Cal says above but my retainer (K3) was reverse threaded. I had to turn it clockwise to remove. The retainer is accessed by removing the sprocket.

 

[my name is nobody]

Thanks guys. I'd have been there for a long time otherwise. Definately different than my 750.