Cam Chain Riveter

[Gav]

Hi I'm goanna put in a new cam chain bcus there's only a couple of click s left on the tensioner. 
I'm fitting a link and rivet type chain to avoid splitting the engine.

I have a drive chain rivet tool but not sure I can use it for the cam chain too?

Does any kind soul have a proper cam chain rivet tool I could borrow (I will pay postage)or buy if you dont need it anymore or know where I can get one?

Cheers
Gav

[Gav]

Ps I meant to post in fzs600 section.  That's what happens after a couple o beers

[Gav]

Doh looks like I can use my riveter that I've got already. Panic over

Just had a look and once you take off the cam chain top guide there is space to fit it on.  Just have to make sure I dont drop anything down into the engine lol. What could possibly go wrong. 

[Gav]

Oh dear it doesn't work.  I need a propper camchain riveter tool.  For 2.2mm pin,I think,
To round the ends over rather than push out the centre to mushrooom it like a drive chain.
Can anyone point me to the correct tool I need?  Don't want to order something then realise its wrong, if you know what I mean.
Pleeeeeease  im getting , going for a ride withdrawals lol
Cheers
Gav

[Gav]

Well got one of these from machine mart and it worked. Yeah Baby!

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/produc...chain+link

[His Dudeness]

How did you rivet the solid link with that riveter? Is that not for hollow drive chain links too?

[Gav]

Put the tip of the riveter on the edges of the pins to be riveted and compressed the tool onto it, so it rounded off the edges of the pin.  It seemed to work well enough to make it secure.  Do you know the correct tool?

[His Dudeness]

I couldn't find any specifically for cam chains but I did find one called a motion pro quad stake but its for drive chains so it might be too big for a cam chain

[Gav]

Ok that's cool. I'm going to put my beedy eye just one more time over the rivets again, to put my mind at ease. But I've already checked multiple times and there's no way the cam chain link pins are coming out. 

Just spent the last day aligning the cam shafts too lol.  Kept putting them in one tooth out doh!  All aligned now and chain tensioner in.  I checked the amount of clicks it went in compared to the old one.  New one about 3 clicks in before chain was tight and the old had 3 clicks remaining on the auto tensioner!.  Yes I'm happy with that and hope this bad boy runs a bit quieter with less chain chatter.

I have to say it is quite an easy bike to work on really.  But if you have the correct tools it makes life easier.

[Gav]

Oh my god the engine sounds bloody amazing.  Spend this evening buttoning down all the bits n bobs after the camchain swap surgery.  New oil, new coolant..battery in ....fuel tank back on and ignition on. 

Few turns to get fuel into the carbs again and it fired up back into life....YEAH BABY I AM A HAPPY CHAPPY

It sounds so quiet now and no rattly ol cam chain anymore.  Well that was definitely worth the effort!

[clanadam]

Good stuff - is all way too techy for this mechanical dunce - that's a job for the shoppy!