1962 CB77 Restoration underway

[Hoosier Tom]

Now you can pull the gearshift spindle assy straight out. You can see the shift drum stopper assy. Remove the kick start stopper bolt (17mm socket head) and the 2 bolts and remove the assy.

[Hoosier Tom]

You can see the gunk in the centrifugal oil filter. I scraped the gunk out of one side so you can see the difference. I've seen these a lot dirtier.

[Hoosier Tom]

The clutch springs are the early issue. I have one of Ed's lathe turned cush drive clutches to install when I get the motor done.

[Hoosier Tom]

I turned the motor around to remove the rotor/stator assy. Before I did that I removed the starter motor. I took the starter cable off, then removed the 4 screws that hold the starter sprocket cover on the right side and dropped the cover. Then removed the 4 bolts that hold the starter to the engine and pulled the starter.
To remove the rotor I use a rear axle off of a CB350, which is the same axle on the CB350F/CB400F. The thread size and pitch is the same as the rotor. I screw it in and alternate whacks with a rubber mallet and turns of the axle. Eventually it pops loose and it slides off. Don't forget to remove the woodruff key off of the crank.

[Hoosier Tom]

The stator is held on by 3 bolts. remove them, disconnect the neutral switch rotor from the stator harness and remove the stator.

[Hoosier Tom]

On the back of the rotor is the starter clutch. Now is the time to check your rollers, caps and springs. My springs were toast as compared to a new spring.

[Hoosier Tom]

Before you can remove the starting sprocket off the crank you need to remove the starting sprocket stopper by removing the screw. I had already removed the starting chain.