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2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com] > On > Behalf Of > Ronnie Davis > Sent:
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> [2cylinderhondas] RE: [2cylinder service manual
> Bill Within the last 2 weeks I read a manual on this web site > about 600 hondas I was going to copy it off and didn't have paper and now that > I have paper I can't find the email. It had many page beside pictures with > little print on each page. It was basically a service manual. I would > certainly appreciate it for any information . thanks RCD
> > To: anzhonda600owners@ yahoogroups. com;
> > 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > From:
> > billmyong@earthlink .net
> > Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:21:39
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> > Subject: RE: [2cylinderhondas] n600 as a daily driver
> > Hi Kevin;
> > Good subject, and one that I toy with all the
> > time. Back when I was restoring older cars, (50's and such) we aligned > > the front end with string. And when I took my first Honda 600 over to > > have the alignment checked (I had already used the string) they said it was > > just fine. So I got a bit more high tech and now > > I > > align my front tires with a measuring tape. I > > measure the it from the back of the tire at the line (I made with a peice of > > chalk, make a single solid line on both tires as high up as you can while > > having the measuring tape stright across between the tires center tread) > > then roll the car and forward or backward until the line shows up in front.
> > (Loosen tierod nut and with a 14mm wrench) turn the shaft one way or > > the other to make the measurement the same on both front and back for the > > tire. Do this a couple of times (on both tierod ends and make > > sure your steering wheel is stright and get the measurement to equal at both > > the front and rear) to make sure the wheels are lined up > > right. Tighten the nut back on the tierod and your set.
> > There is no camber adjustment, all you have if toe in or out and you just > > did that. If you can't get them to line up, Jack up the front end and > > see if their is play in the bearings
> > by
> > grabbing the top and bottom of the tier and try pulling the top of the tire > > toward you or pushing it away type motion. If it moves then you have > > loose bearings and they need to be changed.
> > If your steering wheel
> > shimmies when you put on the breaks, it is most likely your front break > > roters or pads. If the car seems to have bad vibration from back or > > front this could be from warn strut or shock. Think of a shock or > > strut as a means of keeping the tire planted firmly onto the road. If > > they are warn out the shock will just bounce when you hit that stone in the > > road. Likewise, if the
> > What problems to look for, bent tierods, tierod
> > ends that are loose or broken, Bent struts, and pay attention to the > > tab on the strut that fits into the knotch on the knuckle. Some > > times this tab becomes rounded, cracked or broken off in which case the > > strut is bad and needs to be replaced. Also look for the bolt holding > > the strut in place to be loose or missing. And broken studs at the top > > of the strut. If the Steering wheel moves and the wheels don't > > this is a problem with the rack PINION SHAFT BUSHINGS, I have a text > > sheet on the Files area of the group site called "Steering Rack Repair"
> >
http://autos. groups.yahoo. com/group/ anzhonda600owner s/
> > if you have this problem.
> > Just remember, if it is warn, cracked or broken
> > then it needs to be replaced, and look at the parts of your car with that > > idea in mind when doing things like, Washing it, cleaning the engine > > compartment. These cars are old and people that will fix them for you > > want about $70.00 an hour to just look at it and ask you > > questions. And, just because the Auto Repair manual does not say > > (Honda 600) on it, there is still valuable information that all cars have in > > common.
> > Bill
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> > On Behalf Of
> > Kevin
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> > Sent:
> > Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:41 PM
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> > Re:
> > [2cylinderhondas] n600 as a daily driver
> > > I drive my n600 every day as long as it isn't raining or super hot > > > out!
> > > I drive mine over Hwy 17 and Hwy 9 here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
> > > I'm sometimes the slowest car on the road but not all the time!
> > > I love driving my 600 and drive it every chance I can. It gets 36mpg > > > average so I love the gas saving too!
> > > I am wearing one of the tires on the outside as it is out of > > > alignment. I'll have to ask Miles to show me how to fix it. ;o)
> > > kev
> > > Jamie
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I was wondering how others here feel about the idea of > > > > using their > > > > n600's as daily drivers?
> > > > anybody here doing
> > > > it?
> > > > What are your
> > > > thoughts
> > > > Jamie
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