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Mystery solved. Was mixing and matching CL parts from a spare engine 'cause the CL clutch plates have twice the friction surface area as the CA plates. Used the CL inner hub also, and that's what caused the problem. It looks the same, but isn't.

Just a note on the drive-side bearing. The bearing was very stiff, hard to turn and dirty, so I naturally assumed it needed replacing. However, because the bearing is hard to find and rather expensive I decided to try cleaning it. Surprise, surprise, after about 20 min. of flushing it with spray sol...

Got the CA engine all back together and in frame. Try to turn engine over with kickstarter and kickstart is locked, moves an inch or two then stops solid. Figure I gotta strip the engine again, so I pull off left cover, clutch, etc. Everything rotates freely, shifts fine. Kickstarter then works fine...

thanks for the reply. I managed to find one new piston, and, after a few hours of toil, managed to free the badly frozen rings from one of my old pistons. Engine together now with new rings, and hope to start it in a few weeks. However, if things don't go well I'll definitely be contacting you.........

Thanks for the update.

Parts I'm looking for:

Clutch lever assy
Front brake lever/throttle assy.
1 Std. 305 piston (CA, CB or CL)

No big rush, Shipping to HI

Nick.
(I also have a CB305 engine in pieces if anyone needs anything.)

Thanks for the pics. If it's not too much trouble (and shipping isn't too expensive) I'd like the clutch lever assy. I can mail you a cashier's check. There's no rush, my Dream is still in pieces. I'm also searching for a standard piston, CA, CB or CL. What are you going to do with the engine? Tanks...

If your bike has the clutch/F brake lever assemblies that don't have integrated switches, etc., I would like to buy them. Ditto the throttle. That is, a throttle assy without the starter button, etc. is what I'd like. I'm in the process of resurrecting my Dream with some mild customization.

Mahalo