27-07-14, 05:37 PM
You can probably get away with riding it. If you manually forced the tensioner on another click it'll probably make the chain quieter for a while and then it'll get noisy again. You can replace the chain with a continuous chain like the standard one that's in it and that will mean a full rebuild or you can use a rivet link chain and break the old chain, attach the new chain, drag it around by rotating the engine and then rivet it closed so no rebuild. The only disadvantage is you've got a riveted link which could be weaker than the rest. I've done this and so have lots of other people thanks to advice from Unfazed and I don't think anyone has had a problem but it's up to you how you do it.