can't get the cam apart
can't get the cam apartI have managed to get one side of the cam apart by following my manuals advice and tapping it out with a piece of wood and a mallet. The other side (tach drive side) will not separate from the center cam sprocket. I have removed the nut from the end of the camshaft lock bolt so now I have the cam hanging out of the case! Maybe I should drive it back in and try a different method. Any ideas other than the old torch method being careful not to heat up the advance springs. On a similar subject...it seems to put that kind of side load on the bearings getting them out can't be good for them (i'm planning on replacing them anyway if I can get the damn cam out). The bike been sitting a while so maybe it's just a matter of persevering. Thanks for any ideas.
Stuck camI just took my cams apart tonight and fought them as well. The splines were very stuck at the sprocket to the tach side cam . I was able to use a flat blade screw driver through the sprocket end . Theres a flat slot for the point cam that the screw driver fit through, so I could hit directly on the cam with the sprocket resting on the head casting. Worked for me , but it took some solid hits and it only moved a little at a time. Did you finally get it?
64' CB77
65' CB160
cant get the cam apartFinally took it into my local independent bike shop, He used a very localized heat source to heat up the area the splines are in and managed to free it. Seems the oil had sort of carmelized in there and glued it together.
Re: cant get the cam apartChances are good ya melted the neoprene on the advance weights.
Ya will hear a CLICK, CLICK, CLICK when it runs if ya did. ............lm
If the sprocket is loose from the sprocket assy. (moves)
Ya can wire feed weld it. Be sure that ya don't get the part hot enough to destroy the neoprene. I had a couple done and the welder needed to use a high carbon wire. .............lm
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