Reply To: Valve clearance, camshaft, camshaft tensioner – a problem or a serious fault?
Hi Maciek. Your REAR CamChain TENSIONER is not the right part. Your Front tensioner is the correct part. It’s 27.1 mm in diameter, from memory. Try a wrecker or new aftermarket part to see if that eases the noise.
The manual says to TURN THE MOTOR 10 times, at least, before measuring VALVE CLEARANCES. Pop the right shims in both cylinders and it will sound & run better. I didn’t read all your post – is your rear cam chain ruined for sure? It may not be idk.
When you lay your cams on the head, place the cam that’s furthest away from the tensioner, on first. After i lay the 2nd cam down, under the chain, i press my finder in the TENSIONER HOLE to apply the pressure to the cam chain, so i can see how it will look when the tensioner is installed). Then i release the pressure & rotate this cam until its in the right spot. Bike will run with the cams out a bit but it sounds bad & the bike doesn’t like it. I use NGK CR8E spark plugs & testing CR7E from memory.
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