Why do you need to reset the cam chain tensioner?
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Re: Why do you need to reset the cam chain tensioner?
06 May 2011 16:03
if your bike is a j-series without the idler sprocket between the cam shafts you have a cam chain guide built into the bottem side of valve.
when you remove the valve cover the tensioner will automatically take the slack up which make it a pain in the ass to get the valve cover back on .
when you remove the valve cover the tensioner will automatically take the slack up which make it a pain in the ass to get the valve cover back on .
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Re: Why do you need to reset the cam chain tensioner?
22 May 2011 13:37when you remove the valve cover the tensioner will automatically take the slack up which make it a pain in the ass to get the valve cover back on .
And if i recall correctly timing will be off by a few degrees... enough that i had engine knocking when I've forced the valve cover (noob mistake
) without resetting the tensioner.
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