Re: 1976 CB360t Slightly modified restore to roadworthiness - Beauty later project
Some Promised Pics-
First - The Countershaft Sprocket Seal had an interesting feature. The oil for the countershaft is fed through the seal into the shaft. there is a small hole on the outside diameter of the seal that lines up with a hole in the upper Casting. It is important that you do not use sealant by this hole. There is a rubber tab and slot in the case to align the seal, but I found it to be a little sketchy. On my seal is some indented marks (Red Arrow/Pencil) that the end of the mark coincides with the location of the hole (Green Arrow). When I put the seal in, I made sure the hole in the seal was centered on the hole in the case. The transmission shaft likes to be oiled!!
Hole in Case :
Hole in Seal, Mark on seal:
Another item I noticed as I was putting it together was the cam chain tensioner arm does not have a large flat spot on it as do pictures of older models. There is a slightly flattened spot, but much more subtle then what I have seen in the past, or what is shown in the manual. It works, but it was unusual.
Next, The evil Spring of KickStart. How many times did this spring come off, fly around, and whack my Hands? 4 I finally learned and left it off it's perch until I am ready to put the cover on the side.
While I had the engine out, I did take a little time and polish the Engine Breather Cover. It won't be seen much, but you can see a little of it on top of the engine. So nice and shiny.
The new Countershaft Sprocket from DCC.
Finally, the reason I pulled the engine out. A picture of the new front motor mounts. The left side (Right side in the picture, Left when you are riding the bike) is now whole.
You can see if you compare to the older pictures, I cleaned up the Cam Chain Tensioner bolts too.
I will need to adjust it before I run the motor.
So next is tightening, re-installing side cases, carbs, wires, Adjust Cam chain Tension and adjust valves again.
I have new Spark Plugs (NGK Iridium) and new spark plug caps (NGK from DCC).
Getting really close to "going for a ride."