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Title: Cam Chain Advise Post by Joe Friday on 01/26/09 at 13:15:24 Here's where I'm at... Got the cover off and it looks as if my tensioner is almost all the way out. What's my next step? Can I get more slack by bending the back piece on the adjuster? Here is a picture: http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb138/SCRC80/sig/DSCF5587-1.jpg |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by verslagen1 on 01/26/09 at 13:39:31 You have 3 options: 1) bend the rear guide 2) buy or DIY mod the tensioner 3) replace chain and guides if you decide to bend the guide, there's a risk of the plastic breaking off. |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by T Mack 1 on 01/26/09 at 13:39:41 Options are: a) replace Cam chain (I think they are $85 or $90 US). If you have to pay someone to do it, could be pricey since either the clutch or the gear has to come off to get the chain out. It's not a hard job if you have the right tools, just very tedious. Putting back together requires close attention to details. b) Modify the arm of the tensioner to get a touch more life out of it. EDIT: Verslagen you beat me to it........ |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Trippah on 01/26/09 at 13:43:18 Hi Joe, you can do a quick search or check with Verslagy as an expert on the cam chain. A quick measurement by you in mm will help..how many miles on the engine. There are several fixes and yes, some have tried or at least thought about bending the guides to take up some of the slck. While i ws typing the man himself answered. :D |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Joe Friday on 01/26/09 at 15:39:06 Thanks fellows... I have edited the photo and added the chain measurements that were asked for. I show 0.445" or 11.303mm at the points indicated in the picture. The scoot has 20,000 miles on the clock, but I don't know if the chain has ever been worked on or not. If I pull the adjuster will the necessary changes I need to make be evident? It looks like if I just replace the tensioner the new one will be in the same place as the old one. (Joe Friday ain't much of a wrench) http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb138/SCRC80/sig/DSCF5587-1.jpg |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by verslagen1 on 01/26/09 at 16:25:38 797C7675617A77726A130 wrote:
Ah, a newbe with common sense. You got it, tensioners don't wear out, chain and guides do. But if you leave it in this condition long, the hole for the plunger will oval and you'll need a new one. 20k is about the right mileage for that amount of wear, although you could have done better. Only a few have. You can put in a verslavy http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1180206459 |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Joe Friday on 01/27/09 at 06:26:27 >>newbe with common sense<< Nah, just a newbe with a hell of a lot of experience at screwing up expensive stuff by jumping in too fast!... LOL You got mail, and I'll bump the other thread as well... Thanks! |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by diamond jim on 01/27/09 at 06:48:59 I've got a 1500 miles on my '06 S40. Is there anything I should be doing now to minimize cam chain tension problems in the future or is it simply an inevitable problem down the road? |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Trippah on 01/27/09 at 06:58:33 It's like death and taxes..inevitable; when it comes time at about 20K, you can look into the plunger modification and, if there are any around, the better chain. and who knows, someone may have invented a chain guide mod by then. :D |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by verslagen1 on 01/27/09 at 07:22:50 737E767A7879737D7E7A170 wrote:
Take it from the ones that have 30k+ on their chains... 50 wt. oil Does Stinker use syn or just 50 wt ? |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Joe Friday on 01/27/09 at 07:49:57 Would you fellers recommend replacing the chain guide when going to the new tensioner set up? Anyone done this? |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by verslagen1 on 01/27/09 at 07:54:55 unless you take the head cover off, it's pretty hard to do. You should look at your guide for wear and cracking. I know it's hard to judge if you never seen one before. One guy had some of the plastic break away. Next question you have to ask yourself is whether you want to be there again. |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Joe Friday on 01/27/09 at 08:00:20 How thick should it be?... I have nothing to judge how much wear has occured... Guess I could pull it out and take a pic of the thing... |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Breeze on 01/27/09 at 12:19:43 564552534C4147454E11200 wrote:
Take it from the ones that have 30k+ on their chains... 50 wt. oil Does Stinker use syn or just 50 wt ?[/quote] Really? You recomend 50wt what brand? |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by verslagen1 on 01/27/09 at 12:49:18 origin: Earth |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/27/09 at 12:58:58 23262C2F3B202D2830490 wrote:
A pic of the calliper reading would be better. Have to lay something in the channel & measure front to rear & subtract the thickness of the filler. Eyeballing wouldnt be too good |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by verslagen1 on 01/27/09 at 13:33:01 41444E4D59424F4A522B0 wrote:
Unless you're going to remove the headcover, just eyeball the thing and make sure it's at least worn away smooth and that pieces aren't flying everywhere. If you're askin' what I did, I took the cover off and replaced it. Mine's a '96 and I don't know about aged plastic. But if I knew I was going back in there in 2 years, I would have left it. With the next cam chain I put in there (ss.com super cam chain) the next time it'll need maintanance will be to put a new bike on the cam chain. :o |
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Title: Re: Cam Chain Advise Post by Joe Friday on 01/27/09 at 18:54:29 43504746595452505B04350 wrote:
LOL... Sounds like a good plan to me! |
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