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Cruiser
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New Castle Delaware | Has anybody removed and replaced their cam chain tensioners. Anything I should look for or be careful with when replacing? any tips? There is not much said in the manual but that always makes me nervous. |
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Iron Butt
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Rockford, IL | To be honest I'm kinda wondering why you are replacing yours? |
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Cruiser
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New Castle Delaware | Want to pull them to inspect them because I have a loud tap at start up but then quiets down. While running it sounds like a like a whine noise that wasn't there before, about halfway down the jugs. Read some other posts on the vmcthat coud be the tensioners. |
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Visionary
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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | Nothing special about pulling them. Just make sure you have rags in place to absorb the couple of tablespoons of oil that wiil come out as they unload |
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Cruiser
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New Castle Delaware | Thanks Kevin anything special to look for that they may be bad? How about putting them back in. |
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Visionary
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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | Pull them out when the bike is stone cold, and see if they are soft, or hard. Compare one to the other, and remember they are different from front to back. Rear has an R stamped on the body |
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Cruiser
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Michigan | Good reference information for the future.
I thought about doing this but stopped myself since the bike is new. No issues with mine but I want to paint them black. Don't want chrome in the middle of the cylinder. I'm currently devising the best way to paint them on the bike to achieve a good look and not having over spray where I don't want it. |
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Visionary
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| I wouldn't think the chains are bad more likely the adjuster them selves are just not holding there oil.
So when you start the bike there is no oil and as the motor runs the adjusters fill up once more.
Look at the adjusters first |
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Cruiser
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New Castle Delaware | Thanks John, will do. |
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Visionary
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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | john frey - 2011-11-09 11:54 AM
I wouldn't think the chains are bad more likely the adjuster them selves are just not holding there oil.
So when you start the bike there is no oil and as the motor runs the adjusters fill up once more.
Look at the adjusters first
Thought that's what we were talking about |
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Cruiser
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New Castle Delaware | Thats what I was talking about Kevin. While your on here is there anything tricky about reinstalling them. I will probably get to it this weekend. |
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Visionary
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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | Front one has a rubber collar in the hole. Just make sure you don't force it though, and you will be golden |
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Cruiser
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New Castle Delaware | Kevin, Thanks again, Glad your back! |
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Cruiser
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Rhode Island | Mine were replaced in September; the rear had an obvious issue it was like a burr inside. When the noise continued, we changed the front which didn't have an obvious issue like the rear. All was fine until about 3-4 weeks ago then the loud noise on start up came back; as luck would have it, we had a fairly warm end of Sept and beginning of OCT. As soon as it got cold again the noise was back and lasted for maybe 20 seconds on start up. The wrench spent 2 weeks training with Lloyd and just got back yesterday and once again, it was warm. Kyle is excellent and I am confident he will get it fixed as soon as it gets cold so he can hear it a few times to help narrow it down. The only way to describe the noise is more of a wrapping noise, if you have ever heard a loose connector rod it is like that only not as loud. The bike runs strong and is quiet when warm so something expands out when warm and tightens up. Since it sat for 2 weeks then started without the noise, oil draining out of tensioners and lifters wouldn't seem to be the issue so it must be something loose.
I'll keep you posted once Kyle finds it.
Jim
Edited by RhodeTrip 2011-11-16 5:12 AM
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Cruiser
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New Castle Delaware | Jim, I Pulled both tensioners out this past weekend. Both seemed fine and had same amount of tension on each and no signs of burrs or any scarring. Put them back in, same noise at startup but only about 5 seconds. The rear one was a bear to get back in trying to press and get the thread started with the exhaust in the way. Mine still runs strong but seems like more engine noise than before this issue popped up for me also in September. |
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Cruiser
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| Doesn't the timing have to be a certain place to pull and replace? |
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Visionary
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Gainesville Fl Home of the Gators | TRELL - 2011-11-20 8:45 PM
Doesn't the timing have to be a certain place to pull and replace?
Not if you are just pulling the tensioners
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Cam Chain Tensioner