550MX help wanted
550MX help wanted
Hi,
Bought a 1982 550 MX Katana (mostly) as a box of bits and am trying to return it to the road.
Frame & various parts have been blasted & powder coated, new fork tubes, etc.
I am now trying to reassemble, but it's like trying to build a large LEGO kit without the instructions or parts list!
Fowlers/CMSNL websites and Haynes manual are some help, but what would REALLY be good would be some detailed images of what it SHOULD look like.
That way I can a) see what it should look like built; and b) work out which bits I can't find.
1) rear axle: I suspect I am missing a spacer on one side. Can someone please either share or email a pic of the "correct" way the rear axle should be?
2) Looks like I have two different rear master cylinders (& I think I've had the wrong one refurbished ). What does the correct one look like and where/how does it attach to the frame (rear disk model)?
3) Torque settings for the front/rear axle? In fact, maybe a complete set of torque settings?
4) Engine mounts: how many should there be and what are the specs for the mounting bolts? I think have all the mounts & bolts, but not sure.
Thanks.
james<AT>pettifor<DOT>org<DOT>uk
Bought a 1982 550 MX Katana (mostly) as a box of bits and am trying to return it to the road.
Frame & various parts have been blasted & powder coated, new fork tubes, etc.
I am now trying to reassemble, but it's like trying to build a large LEGO kit without the instructions or parts list!
Fowlers/CMSNL websites and Haynes manual are some help, but what would REALLY be good would be some detailed images of what it SHOULD look like.
That way I can a) see what it should look like built; and b) work out which bits I can't find.
1) rear axle: I suspect I am missing a spacer on one side. Can someone please either share or email a pic of the "correct" way the rear axle should be?
2) Looks like I have two different rear master cylinders (& I think I've had the wrong one refurbished ). What does the correct one look like and where/how does it attach to the frame (rear disk model)?
3) Torque settings for the front/rear axle? In fact, maybe a complete set of torque settings?
4) Engine mounts: how many should there be and what are the specs for the mounting bolts? I think have all the mounts & bolts, but not sure.
Thanks.
james<AT>pettifor<DOT>org<DOT>uk
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Re: 550MX help wanted
The Haynes manual that covers gs 550 will show the settings spacers etc. As will the genuine Suzuki one, only a few quid from an eBay seller.
As for master cyl it depends on the year And does it really matter?
As for master cyl it depends on the year And does it really matter?
Re: 550MX help wanted
Thanks.
If I could attached photos to the post, I'd show you how the rear axle looks, but doesn't work :@
Added to My Gallery: app.php/gallery/album/19 (hopefully you can see these).
My concern is the sprocket side where there is large "gap".
The disk side looks OK, albeit I am missing the nut. The size of gap looks a bit large to close up by tightening the nut (15-20mm).
If I could attached photos to the post, I'd show you how the rear axle looks, but doesn't work :@
Added to My Gallery: app.php/gallery/album/19 (hopefully you can see these).
My concern is the sprocket side where there is large "gap".
The disk side looks OK, albeit I am missing the nut. The size of gap looks a bit large to close up by tightening the nut (15-20mm).
Re: 550MX help wanted
Thanks, Blix.
Maybe I have the spacer on the wrong side?
I have loosely fitted the caliper bracket with a spacer between this and the wheel bearing, but no spacer on the sprocket side.
Maybe there should be another spacer on the sprocket side?
Maybe I have the spacer on the wrong side?
I have loosely fitted the caliper bracket with a spacer between this and the wheel bearing, but no spacer on the sprocket side.
Maybe there should be another spacer on the sprocket side?
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Re: 550MX help wanted
but dont forget that number 5 in the top pic is also a spacer that goes inside the sprocket carrier. miss this one out and you are in for a world of pain, collapsed bearings, broken chains, misalignment etc etc.
Re: 550MX help wanted
If there’s anyone with a 550 Kat who lives within an hour or so of Ipswich, would it be OK for me to come and see your bike? Would be a real help to see how certain bits “should” be put together and to take some pics of how it ought to look. (The joys of trying to build a kit with no proper instructions...)
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Re: 550MX help wanted
Hi, I don't have a 550 anymore and I live a bit more than an hour from Ipswich but.....
I had my Kat out in the daylight over the weekend and also a spare wheel, spindle, and spacers. Took some photos so will endeavour to post up in the thread this evening.
I had my Kat out in the daylight over the weekend and also a spare wheel, spindle, and spacers. Took some photos so will endeavour to post up in the thread this evening.
Jim
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750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!
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Re: 550MX help wanted
There was another newbie with a 550 in Norwich recently:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7268 - see Stef-o post. You could try and private message him. If you do come up this way I'm just south of Norwich (Poringland) so you're more than welcome to come and say hello. I can always take the back wheel out of the 1100 Kat for a laugh!
UB
PS best not mention you are in Ipswich after the last local derby if you contact Stef-O !!! I'm from Suffolk originally so will not say anything...
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7268 - see Stef-o post. You could try and private message him. If you do come up this way I'm just south of Norwich (Poringland) so you're more than welcome to come and say hello. I can always take the back wheel out of the 1100 Kat for a laugh!
UB
PS best not mention you are in Ipswich after the last local derby if you contact Stef-O !!! I'm from Suffolk originally so will not say anything...
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Re: 550MX help wanted
OK. So it's a 750 and the wheel's a spokey dokey. But it is pretty much what you will have for the 550
Right hand side: Nut-Washer-Chain Adjuster-Swinging arm-Spacer-Caliper Support
Second picture shows "Top Hat" or flanged spacer between Caliper support and hub
Right hand side: Nut-Washer-Chain Adjuster-Swinging arm-Spacer-Caliper Support
Second picture shows "Top Hat" or flanged spacer between Caliper support and hub
Jim
750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!
750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!
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Re: 550MX help wanted
Left Hand Side shows: Spindle Head-Chain Adjuster- Spacer(into Oil Seal)-Sprocket Carrier
Jim
750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!
750 SZ (Not So) Skruffy Kat
1000 SZ in bits
7/11 SZ Long term
T509 Back on the road!
It was a New Day yesterday but, by God, it's an Old Day now!