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Professional "scooter trash".
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My 1998 got its first cam chain inspection this year. And has a couple clicks left before the tensioner piston falls out. Bike was never babied, even when it was just a back up bike, somebody was riding it. Me, stepson, wife, friends... and none are light with the throttle.
Checking it isn't that big a deal. As for the gasket, you can use "gray gunk"... also known as Tite-bond, Yama-bond, Honda-bond or its real name of Permatex Ultra Gray. About 6 or 7 dollars for a tube that will do a Savage side case seal 15 or 20 times over. And it works just fine, coat the outer case gasket area with a thin bead or wipe, let it start to skin over, and then put the side case on the engine. Go easy with the gray goop, or you WILL block a major oil passage and grenade your engine... If any oozes out more than paper thickness, pull the case off and try it again with less sealant.
Just did a second opening of a VN1500 Drifter engine, clutch mainspring failed after the new discs were put in and the bike ridden for a bit. Much higher oil pressure than a Savage sees, and the gray gunk we used as a gasket for it was flawless. If it is good enough for a 1500 Vulcan engine, it is more than sufficient for a Savage engine.
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