1978 cb750 oil pump

Posted by hondaengineer on Jul 02, 2012; 4:11pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/1978-cb750-oil-pump-tp4024179.html

Can anyone tell me how much side play there should be in the gear and shaft on the oil pump? I put oil in the intake side of the pump and it sucks it in and pushes it out fine, but I have no oil pressure. The only thing I can see is that appears to have quite a bit of side play in the gear on the pump and I am wondering if the gear could slide off the pump drive gear.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you