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I did Versy.........
05/10/14 at 17:20:02

Well, she is in, not bad nat all. His directions and this site make it all possible Grin

Got some pixs, and questions. What do I look for now, any signs that a problem from my install, other than oil leaks?
Funny when I fired her up, it was like dejavu, as I recall this was how it sounded the first time I fired her up with zero miles on her clock....
Took her for a very short ride as I didn't want to chance it, and the residual oil burning off kinda gets my worry, worted...... Lips Sealed

Before:

After:

And a look at my exhaust leak, arg....
Put a new gasket in, hoped that remedies that!

Still gotta do the plug and petcock

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engineer Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 872 Gender:	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #1 - 05/10/14 at 18:09:36 Good work! It looks great and Verslagen1 does a nice job also when he welds the extension on those tensioners. How many miles do you have on the bike? Good luck with the rest of the work, it should all be easy compared to putting in the new tensioner.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #2 - 05/10/14 at 18:46:01 Right around 11 thousand, it will be two years old come late august
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #3 - 05/10/14 at 20:21:48 Awesome! Yeah, that first kick over after tearing into your motor is a gut punch. Sounds like you did good! Mine smoked for a few days after replacing the tensioner for some reason, but it eventually quit.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #4 - 05/11/14 at 09:07:25 Some dang tidy welding..
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #5 - 05/11/14 at 11:20:38 I'm going to start my "Versey" this afternoon.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #6 - 05/11/14 at 11:54:40 When yer done, youl;l know your way around that cam chain chapter & Versy..
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #7 - 05/11/14 at 13:16:27 OK gents, an easy question for you. My old tensioner was at 18 mm. So I should use the hole on the left and tighten everything up and pull the zip tie?
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shorty Serious Thumper Offline be careful out there gentlemen Posts: 547 southern NM Gender:	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #8 - 05/11/14 at 13:44:49 yes... mine was at 18k also, used left hole but it was tricky.. the chain hasn't really stretched enough yet
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Reply #9 - 05/11/14 at 14:01:50

Thanks Shorty. I guess make sure the chain lines up with the chain guide and pull the zip tie? Also, I stretched circlip a bit when taking it off. I reshaped it pretty decently and put it back on. It's on, fairly snug, but I can't get it off with a screwdriver. Should I replace that thing as well. It's only a buck, but it will wait a week to get here.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28790 L.A. California Gender:	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #10 - 05/11/14 at 16:49:57 you might be able to find it at a local auto store or bearing house. thinks its an 8mm external ring
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #11 - 05/11/14 at 16:59:56 OK, thanks Verslagen.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #12 - 05/11/14 at 18:17:30 I paid close attention to the warnings in the link, and I got a niffy snap ring pliers set at ACE, it came with changeable tips..... Worked great! http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1286443&CA_6C15C=33192...
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: I did Versy......... Reply #13 - 05/11/14 at 18:33:40 Yeah, I know it. I couldn't get it to budge then it loosened up real fast. I had to buy a pair of special pliers, but they were pretty cheap from the local auto store. Thanks for the effort.
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