entropy
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posted September 07, 2005 03:00 AM
adjusting the manual cam tensioner???
JC always did that for me, but now I gotta actually learn something.
How are you guys adjusting it??
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osti33
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posted September 07, 2005 09:58 AM
This is what Jay at APE told me.
"The goal is about 1/4" of slack in the chain between the intake and
exhaust cams."
I personally run the stocker so I have no real input other than that.
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VincentHill
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posted September 07, 2005 11:18 AM
Karl, I turn the engine Clockwise and with my fingers I turn in the tensioner until it is "SNUG" (as in not as hard as i can turn it by hand, but I feel resistance). I stop right there and and turn the engine a few more times and while turning the engine I check to see if the tensioner is still snug and then tighten the Lock nut
I check it from time to time. The #1 advantage over the Auto Adjustor is the notches in the Auto tensioner sometimes falls in between the notches and leaves the chain loose. The #2 advantage is it cannot back out
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posted September 07, 2005 02:06 PM
Adjust it by feel and noise with the bike running.
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entropy
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posted September 07, 2005 10:40 PM
Thanks, guys.
By some fukken miracle I located my original cam chain tensioner, and now I just gotta decide whether to put it on or adj the maunal one a la tips above.
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RA12r
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posted September 08, 2005 04:21 AM
I went back to the OEM. Unlike the busa's, we never had a bad design.
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osti33
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posted September 08, 2005 09:09 AM
No problems with the stock tensioner for me in my stroker motor.
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VincentHill
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posted September 08, 2005 10:03 AM
Bear Racing had one back out at Gainesville and will never use one again. It made me go to the manual. For street riding, Stock. For racing only Manual
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entropy
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posted September 08, 2005 12:38 PM
well, when I looked closely, my OEM had a broken pin (pivot for that ratchet thing), so i'm staying with the manual for now. Thx on the tip on how to adjust it.
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