(30-04-15, 10:11 PM)riedrider link Wrote: The FZX700 Fazer is a completely different bike.
It is a "shrinked" V-Max
When you replace an automtatic tensioner by a manual one how can you be sure that you are not over tigthening the chain or to keep it too loose.....
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Guenter
INSTRUCTIONS
"...To set the tensioner adjustment, rotate the engine forward while screwing the tensioner bolt in. When you feel the engine tensioner parts (guide, rollers, etc.) make contact with the moving cam chain, back the tensioner bolt out 1/4 turn and tighten the jam nut. (For the finer pitch thread on the APE Pro Series tensioner it is advised to back the tensioner up 1/2 of a turn.)..."
They've been around for years, so can't be that bad, and for general riding rather than racing you could check and adjust it every few months to be safe.
Sounds similar to lower clutch adjustment.
I had cam chain noise for about 7 months last year because i mainly ride in traffic so wasn't giving the adjuster the push it needed to click another notch, whereas a manual one would've sorted that out for me.
The chain had been replaced so i knew it was just the adjuster waiting to kick in.
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