27-08-12, 08:05 PM
(27-08-12, 06:41 PM)griff86 link Wrote: I wouldn't take the head off to do it, another £60 on top of the job to replace the head gasket.
Its quite an easy job if you take ur time with it.
When the cams are off and the cam chain is split I reattatch the the new cam chain to the old one and feed it through the engine then rivet the new chain together. I find this is the easiest way to make sure the chain goes all the way round the bottom sprocket.
Just to see how much the old chain has stretched I measure the new one on a bench before fitting then compare that to the old one.
As for the tool link, I think this one is better,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTORCYCLE-CHA...5ae318b0f1
thought i would mention the fact that you could take the head off if you had a split link in the chain....an added bonus
the way you have described how to replace the chain is indeed the best way,no need to remove the head
[size=78%]......think you could do it with the cams in place as well if you slide out the front chain tensioner [/size]
One, is never going to be enough.....