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Cam Chain/Tensioner Reality Check (Read 86 times)
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Re: Cam Chain/Tensioner Reality Check
Reply #15 -
10/09/07 at 20:24:12
Great picture - quite fortunate to still have an engine - bet it doesn't take much more from there to make the chain let go and bye bye moving parts
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Reply #16 -
10/10/07 at 00:30:23
Was talking to a former m/c mechanic a few weeks ago who had worked on some Savages that the local Motorcycle Safety Training Course used back in the late 80's, early 90's ... he was aware of the cam chain/tensioner issue back then ... he said it was in his opinion, the major design flaw of an otherwise good engine ... and he told me that he used to advise people to not buy the Savage because of that very flaw ...
I'm with those who would like to pressure Suzuki on the issue ... maybe an on-line petition or something??
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10/10/07 at 02:20:33
I know I am onboard for it. It is a real downer as far as I am concerned.
WOW, the Pics loaded! That was close!
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Reply #18 -
10/10/07 at 07:09:29
Oldfeller2 wrote
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I think its time to start an organized complaint to Suzuki USA.
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That's a good idea. I'm sure that Suzuki is aware of this issue too. They just hope that you'll trade up or wreck it before you find that you've bought a time bomb.
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Re: Cam Chain/Tensioner Reality Check
Reply #19 -
10/10/07 at 08:45:49
I'd go for that, I would sign a petition or whatever ya'll have in mind.
I really would hate to have to re-do the chain tensioner again at another 13,500 miles. As often as I ride that would probably have me re-doing it every 3 months or so.
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Re: Cam Chain/Tensioner Reality Check
Reply #20 -
10/10/07 at 10:02:19
I doubt you would get very far with Suzuki. A better tactic might be to petition the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation on the basis of a safety defect. Having the engine sieze at speed certainly would fit that category. Didn't Suzuki Motors go through something similar with the Samurai model that had a high rollover rate?
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Reply #21 -
10/10/07 at 10:09:33
You know Suzuki might he-haw around. A better route might be to look at this as a safety recall.
I would think that failure at 55 MPH could cause an accident.
http://www.cpsc.gov/
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Reply #22 -
10/10/07 at 16:38:35
Well, it WILL happen. But does it happen without warning? And when it happens does it cause danger of injury or death?
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