Topic: Hello with crank problem CB400F 1976

[Oddjob]

You've missed a number as Bryan says, it should be in the same place as the others but to the left of the A2 marking. The rods are all yellow bearings, 13318-333-003, as I think you suspected.

The crank is looking like greens and browns, easy to find at the moment. The last one will be a C? and that may be difficult depending on the missing number.

Isn't Valencia where the floods are? if so you and the rest of your cities inhabitants have my greatest sympathy, there should be a customs value allowance, anything under the value shouldn't pay customs duties, that in most countries of course, Spain my be different. CMS would be the best bet to source stuff as it's in the EU.

[madsundaysurvivor]

I only can see these numbers and Letters, from alternator to ignition: 2-1-1-1-1 and A-A-A-A

[madsundaysurvivor]

Thank you, I live only 6km from the floods, but north of the river. It has been a total economic and human disaster. What I am proud of has been our young people from all the surrounding towns, from the age of 16, everyone has wanted to help bring food and remove mud,

 tens of thousands waiting in the city to be transported to zone 0

[madsundaysurvivor]

Then.. with con rods tipe 2 and jorunal betwen 31,98-31,99 should  I buy  bearings "c" green?

And the journal for the cases should I buy one A black and four B Brown?

thank you for your patience

[Oddjob]

Doesn't make sense to me. Your measurements are 0.5 for all the greens but 0.6 for the black, yet you intend to go up a size for the greens but not for the black which has a bigger clearance? Any reason for that?

Going up a size for the yellow conrods isn't that bad of an idea. Easier to find for one thing.

[madsundaysurvivor]

You're right, I think I explained myself wrong. If I currently have C-B-B-B-B for a journal between 31.98-31.99 to reduce slack I should go to B-A-A-A-A, right?

[Oddjob]

No, you just go up a shell colour. On the 400 it goes blue, black, brown, green, yellow, red iirc. That’s thickest to thinnest. So blue is thicker than black, so to reduce clearance you need to go thicker.

[madsundaysurvivor]

Sorry for the delay in answering, I haven't been able to dedicate time to it.

Yes, I understand. As the value of all the bearings is very high, I am going to make a purchase of 1 unit of the current color and a thicker one, to test clearances and see which one fits best.

I am going to take advantage of the shipping to buy the shock adsorvers of the primary and the primary chain:

If you want a primary chain its same as 500/550 and a Kawasaki genuine one is half the price of the Honda one, part number is mentioned many times on the forum

Please, Can you confirm if this is the correct reference? 920571011
https://www.cmsnl.com/kawasaki-kz550a1-1980-usa-canada_model15477/chain-drive_920571011/

[Oddjob]

You need 2 shells of the same colour to test clearances.

And yes, the Kwack part number is correct. CMS sell that part also.

[madsundaysurvivor]

You need 2 shells of the same colour to test clearances.

Yes, Thanks for the note, when I say 1 unit I mean a pair. Here they are always pairs when we talk about crankshaft bearing

[bryanj]

Cmsnl price is not as cheap as Fowlers of bristol but depends on shipping

[Oddjob]

No import duty from Netherlands to Spain Bryan, both EU countries, evidently the Spanish are heavily taxing UK goods, sore losers 

[bryanj]

I would buy from Fowlers and pass on as a gift at cost if you want

[Oddjob]

Fowlers is £48 and CMS is £45 Bryan. Postage would be about the same. That's for the primary chain BTW.

[bryanj]

Yes but the fowlers price includes tax whilst cms dont so depends on postage really

[madsundaysurvivor]

I will clarify a little how the management is done:
-If I buy within the European Union, I pay VAT 21% + shipping

-If I buy outside the European Union I do not have to pay VAT to the supplier, but when it arrives at customs I have to pay it, plus customs duties, according to tariff code (4 to 6%), plus the management of the customs agent, which is usually €15-20. It same if it is a gift, you have to declare the market value to collect it In addition,
 the delivery time in the European Union is usually 4-5 days,
-if it comes from outside it is approximately 15 days, otherwise they will retain it because they are overworked.

 In short, it has to have a much better price to compensate for importing it from outside the union.

[bryanj]

No problem, taxes are the bane of our lives.
If i can help in any way please ask

[madsundaysurvivor]

You are already helping me, thank you