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Message started by Scottwerty on 06/29/13 at 08:32:58

Title: Checked cam chain tensioner
Post by Scottwerty on 06/29/13 at 08:32:58

Checked the cam chain tensioner yesterday. Bike is a 2001. Odometer is at 7,832 miles. from what I gathered on this site I should be good to go til the 10,000 mark

Title: Re: Checked cam chain tensioner
Post by verslagen1 on 06/29/13 at 08:55:23

yep, 5/8" = 16 mm

max recommended 19mm

3 mm to go, about 3000 miles.

Title: Re: Checked cam chain tensioner
Post by Scottwerty on 06/29/13 at 09:47:51

Verslagen, How many mm's out do I have to be before I can use the second hole in your cam adjuster?

Title: Re: Checked cam chain tensioner
Post by verslagen1 on 06/29/13 at 11:43:46

Don't know exactly.
I don't like seeing the plunger fully compressed.
would rather bottom out in the slot then push it in all the way.

Title: Re: Checked cam chain tensioner
Post by cigarandcoffeeman on 07/06/13 at 10:18:07

Just a quick Thankyou to verslagen
tensioner arrived last week, well packaged etc, very happy,
put it on today with 1 or 2 hiccups, mainly the circlip holding the tensioner body ( i didnt have a spare) so re-used, and put the clutch cover back on, only to realise, my clutch arm thing (bit the cable nipple attachs into) was pointing down and not up, so had to remove casing slightly and re-do.... balls.
tensioner bottomed out on the 1st hole so is now on the 2nd, glad i ordered when i did, still a bit loud so the valves are next.
Again big thankyou to verslagen!!!!

Title: Re: Checked cam chain tensioner
Post by Oldfeller on 07/06/13 at 10:44:28

You shoulda asked when you hit that snag.

Cresent wrench grabs the chrome lever, moves it far enough to flip the clip without any disassembly, takes 3.2 seconds to do it.

;) Verslagen's trick, btw ....