21-03-18, 01:28 PM
Guys I need a bit of help with some decision making:
So I got the cam chain tensioner out with the fantastic help I found in previous threads. My CCT was at 9 clicks out of 12. I counted the free space when I took it out and counted the clicks again as I put it back in. From what I've read on here cam chains do not wear evenly and with mine being close to the full throw of the CCT maybe it's time for a new one. Opinions?
I can go ahead and buy a cam chain online and look at trying to fit it, this would be the most ambitious repair job I have ever done with quite a large chance of failure and damage to the engine. I've read about open DID chains with a rivet link, cam lobe removal and threading the new chain through using the old one. It certainly would be easier to do this with the carbs out already, if I put the bike back together again and I still have that godawful tapping sound I would feel like I wasted my time.
So I got the cam chain tensioner out with the fantastic help I found in previous threads. My CCT was at 9 clicks out of 12. I counted the free space when I took it out and counted the clicks again as I put it back in. From what I've read on here cam chains do not wear evenly and with mine being close to the full throw of the CCT maybe it's time for a new one. Opinions?
I can go ahead and buy a cam chain online and look at trying to fit it, this would be the most ambitious repair job I have ever done with quite a large chance of failure and damage to the engine. I've read about open DID chains with a rivet link, cam lobe removal and threading the new chain through using the old one. It certainly would be easier to do this with the carbs out already, if I put the bike back together again and I still have that godawful tapping sound I would feel like I wasted my time.