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Cam cahin tensioner removal
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Cam cahin tensioner removal
I need to swap my starter motor but the adjusting bolt on the tensioner is longer than standard meaning i can"t remove the motor without taking the tensioner bolt right out or removing the tensioner body. Can anyone tell me if I will be at risk of the cam chain going so slack as to maybe drop off the crankshaft? Is there a way of keeping tension on the chain so as not to risk disturbing the cam timing? Thanks team!
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
You will be ok removing the tensioner bolt as long as you don't rotate the engine until it's put back in.
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
i'd set the engine to TDC as well..........
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
ok thanks guys. I have seen a lip on the outside end of the tapered shaft which i thought may mean that loosening the bolt was ok but removing it wasn't.
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
Hi ChrisB
what kind of bike do you have?
If it's a bike with a manual chain tensioner take a look at the point of the bolt. It should be sharpened a bit if it isn't.
If it's a bike with an automatic chain tensioner ( Z1000 MK2, H or ST) find yourself a bolt of the correct lenght!
When you put the bolt back in: don't overdo it, you could crack the tensioner or damage the thread inside.
Good luck!
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe
what kind of bike do you have?
If it's a bike with a manual chain tensioner take a look at the point of the bolt. It should be sharpened a bit if it isn't.
If it's a bike with an automatic chain tensioner ( Z1000 MK2, H or ST) find yourself a bolt of the correct lenght!
When you put the bolt back in: don't overdo it, you could crack the tensioner or damage the thread inside.
Good luck!
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe
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Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
That's the problem, Phillipe. Someone has used a bolt which is too long. I'll put in a more suitable bolt when i do the job!
It's as much about finding the time to get in to my garage!
It's as much about finding the time to get in to my garage!
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
It's a Z1000A1 by the way, so an automatic tensioner.
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
it wouldn't be an automatic tensioner on a z1000 a1 unless someone has changed it the automatic tensioners where only introduced on the mk11 engine & onwards
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Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
my A1 is manual.
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76 Z900A4, 77 Z650B1, 77 KZ650B1, 77 Z1000A1, 82 Z1000J2, ZRX1100R.
76 Z900A4, 77 Z650B1, 77 KZ650B1, 77 Z1000A1, 82 Z1000J2, ZRX1100R.
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
this is the bolt for the automatic tensioner
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this is what you should have for the a1 manual tensioner
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yep, that's what i 'should' have. What i've got is a 30-45mm allen headed M6 bolt!
Re: Cam cahin tensioner removal
Hi Chris
when nobody changed the tensioner in the past, your's should not be an automatic but a manually operated one.
When it's a manual operated tensioner, the lenght of the bolt doesn't matter, only the point should be a little sharper.
Try to figure that out.
Good luck
Philippe
when nobody changed the tensioner in the past, your's should not be an automatic but a manually operated one.
When it's a manual operated tensioner, the lenght of the bolt doesn't matter, only the point should be a little sharper.
Try to figure that out.
Good luck
Philippe
the differences between a little boy and an adult man is the price and size of their toys!
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