DanClarke
YaBB Newbies
Offline
SuzukiSavage.com Rocks!
Posts: 7
|
Couldn't stand the suspense.
I removed the pipe and peg and the right cover.
The case, behind the chain just in the neighborhood of the tensioner, shows wear from a timing chain flailing quite a bit.
The chain that's in there looks new, even on the side that faces the case as viewed with an inspection mirror. Blue sealer on the gasket gives away the fact that someone has been inside, probably replacing the chain and tensioner.
The crank turns about 340 degrees between definite mechanical limits. A clunk.
There's also a ratcheting sound, when turning the crank backwards, coming from the starter area.
As heard through a mechanics stethoscope, the clunk is most audible coming from the crank itself. Less at the counterbalance shaft, and hardly at the cylinder top.
Bottom line, I'll need to get a manual, and it'll be some weeks till I can make room on the bench for it to come apart.
I'll report back.
Thanks, Dan
|