29-07-13, 11:31 PM
(29-07-13, 10:10 PM)unfazed link Wrote: What mileage is on you bike?
A complete cam chain means a major engine strip down as you need to lift out the crank to get the chain on and you cannot just seperate the crankcases as two of the crankcase bolts are under the barrel. A split chain from an engine point of view is just the carburettors, alternator cover and cam cover and cam chain tensioner off first and then the plugs and cams out. Split the chain and attached the new chain to the split link. With your third hand, turn the engine over holding the chain tightly and feeding it through. Install the cams, join the chain, check the cam timing, install the tensioner, check cam timing again. Replace the cam covers, alternator cover and carburettors.
Max time about 6 hours for a split chain :eek (a very good mechanic could probably do it in 4)
My bike has almost 24k on it at the moment, but it's very standard and still has the standard exhaust can so all engine noises are easier to hear. Definitely cam chain though in my opinion, its on the left side and sounds like the vids I've watched of very bad examples just not quite as loud and goes away after a few miles of riding. The split chain seems like a much more hassle free option, although I still wouldn't tackle it myself. I understand the principles of it but experience and tools wise I would be worried that some unforeseen circumstance would pop up at a critical point and bugger me. I'll leave it for a bit and if the noise still gets worse I'll start getting some quotes from garages I think. Do you have to replace the tensioner too? Also what are the differences between a split link and complete cam chain, obviously complete will be stronger but is there a huge difference? Have any split ones been recorded to fail?