Honda CB350 Repair Manual page 51

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ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION
Spacer location (350)
place in the clutch release mechanism
when installing the countershaft
sprocket cover;
g. Adjust the throttle cables, rear
brake, valve clearance, and ignition
timing. Be sure that the drain plug is
tightened and fill the sump with oil.
360
1. Remove the oil filler cap and drain
the engine oil. When the oil has com—
pletely drained, refit the filler cap and the
drain plug hand—tight.
2. Open the seat and remove the bat—
tery. When disconnecting the battery
always disconnect the negative terminal
first, this will prevent shorting the battery
to the frame whendisconnecting the pos—
itive terminal.
3. Disconnect the starter motor cable
from the solenoid.
4. Turn the fuel petcock to the off
position and disconnect the fuel lines
from the petcock and remove the fuel
tank.
5. Disconnect the yellow and blue
breaker point leads from their connectors
under the fuel tank.
6. Disconnect the tachometer cable
from the engine after first removing the
phillips head set screw.
7. Remove the exhaust system.
8. Remove the gearshifter pinch—bolt
and pull the gearshifter from the shifter
shaft. Remove the four screws from the
countershaft sprocket cover and remove
Starter motor cable (1) and solenoid (2) (360 mod—
els shown)
Removing the countershaft sprocket bolts (1), lock—
ing plate (2), sprocket (3), and chain (4) (360)
the cover with the clutch cable attached.
Take care not to lose the steel ball from
inside the clutch release mechanism
when the cover is removed.
9. Remove the two bolts from the
countershaft sprocket. Turn the coun—
tershaft sprocket lockplate until the tabs
on the inside ofthe lockplate line up with
the slots on the countershaft, and remove
the lockplate. Remove the countershaft
sprocket and the chain from the coun—
tershaft.
10. Loosen the connecting bands hold—
ing the carburetors to the intake manifold
and the air cleaner. Pull the carburetors
straight back until they are free ofthe in—
take manifold and remove them from the
left—side. Disconnect the throttle cables
from the carburetors. Refer to Chapter 6,
'"Fuel System."
11. Disconnect the alternator wiring
from the wiring harness at the connector
between the air cleaners. Remove the
spark plug leads from the spark plugs.
12. Disconnect the brake rod from the
rear brake pedal. On CL models, remove
the pinch—bolt from the pedal and pull
the pedal off the shaft. On CB models,
remove the bolt from the end ofthe pivot
shaft and remove the shaft and the pedal.