Natebat5

Also thanks for the tip I've heard about that before but I've never tried it, so I might give it a shot.

I'm not going to mix parts from the old bearings. Only reusing part number 8 which is not in any way a bearing. Clearly I can't reuse the old race because I welded it lol.

I don't think Honda provides a correct way to remove the outer race as far as I know. I had read on some different forums about the welding trick to get the old race out. Only other way I have heard of is by cutting it out with a dremmel type tool.

Ok to clarify what I think your asking. That part number '8' dish thingy goes into the frame that was easy to get out (couple knocks from rubber hammer). The bearings outer race which was stuck inside part number '8' was hard to get out. As far as part number '8' is concerned I'm just gonna reuse it and put a new bearing in it and then put it back in the frame as I didn't damage it in anyway. I also had to take the bearing race out of the swing arm but the is no part number 8 on that side in fact the swing arm is the same size internally as part number 8 hence why the replacement bearing kit wouldn't fit because it was made to fit directly into the frame completely removing the need for part number 8 however that's an issue when the swing arm isn't the size of the frame! Hope that makes sense

It's been awhile! But I'm back now, from vacations to a week of 110+ weather and my own lazy self I haven't done anything until today! So I have some pictures cuz they say more than words. I doubt I can get them in any specific order so I'll just give a description of what I did. So first off yes the bearings are the wrong size, so that was problem number one. Problem number 2 was I didn't remove part of the old bearings out of the swingarm and the frame thingy. So at this point I had it all figured out but that was the start of problem number 3, well how do I get these bearings out? I welded a long piece of metal to the old bearing and then I pull and twisted and then the weld would break then I would re weld the piece of metal and it would break again and multiply that a bunch of times and I finally got them out! Also It appears I didn't damage anything so yay! And as I believe was mentioned before the correct bearing size is 30202? That's what the old bearings said when I pulled them out. So now I just got to get new bearings and get back to building! Also when I get further along in my build I plan to make a post about the entire build process!

If I understand correctly the casing is the outside part of the bearing so under that assumption I knocked the the casing out of the right side. here's a bunch of pics. See the bearing goes inside the frame on the right side and it goes inside the swingarm on the left side. I think the casing is still inside the swingarm but as I tried to show in my pictures there is way the new bearing casing would fit. Also I wanted to show how the bearings don't fit snugly on the inside either, there is some room to wiggle them around and this only furthers my opinion that these bearings don't work. Ps don't blame me for the crap paint job in the swingarm blame the guys we bought the bike from.

Hey everyone, it's been awhile! Anyway despite having practically no money myself I've been able to start a new project bike! Well I'm building it with/for my dad so he's the one paying for everything . It's a 1980 CX500 deluxe, we bought it and 3/4 of a 1979 cx500 custom in parts. So got some extras and also missing a few things. Which brings me to the problem. I cannot find swing arm bearings that fit the bike properly! Now I'm pretty sure this isn't my lack of ability to fit a bearing in and rather it's the fact that they don't fit... but I suppose that anything is possible. Now to clarify the problem: i had a bearing kit and I have bought a bearing kit for this bike neither fit. That's not true entirely because the bearing did fit the one side (the right side if looking from behind the bike) but there was no way it was gonna fit the other side (left side). Now to be completely honest I don't really have a clue when it comes to bearings sizing, I do know that there is some sort of sizing system and theoretically I could just figure out the correct size and then go (to a bearing shop? Is that even a thing??) and buy the correct size bearing. Please help me I am very annoyed that the smallest thing has got me stumped. -thanks

I actually think it was a matter of lacking compression, because of an air leak from the magneto side crank seal. I found this article and I screenshoted the important part. I am going to have to wait to continue fixing the rd I'm going to buy my dads 2007 yamaha Fz6 ( got in a car accident several years ago and when I turn 18 I finally get the settlement money... then I can officially buy it), he doesn't ride it because is to painful of a position for him but it is perfect for me. Don't worry though I'm not giving up on the rd but it will be awhile before I have money and skills required and the patience to fix her up.

And the oil fixed the clutch problem but guess what?!? I have a hole I have a hole... in my left piston my life sucks royally sucks right now.... I wonder what caused it? Timing being off? Maybe just because it's an old bike...

Update: turns out this idiot at my local motorcycle shop gave me the wrong oil it's made for 2 strokes with SEPARATE wet clutches .... grrrr I spent $20 bucks on this oil they better give me a refund cuz I bought this on his word it's the best stuff for my bike anyway I guess this is good news because that means my clutch is fine I need to go to town and get some new oil then I can finally go riding!

So do I need new friction plates or maybe soak em in oil or something?

Ok here's some pics of the clutch plates. I've never looked at any other so I don't even know what to look for. Also the clutch boss moves freely in the clutch basket once I removed all the plates. Also are they supposed to be that dark? The edges of the plates also have a kind of rusty color to them.

Ok I'll tear it apart in a bit and take some pics

Or maybe I just tightened that big nut down to tight? I didn't wrench on it very hard...

Is it possible that it's just the clutch plates that have gone bad?