I'm needing a new cam chain tensioner, and have seen a few manual versions. Are these any good, or would I be better off with another OEM that won't last long?
the honda oil fed tensioner is the achiles heal in some models especially the V twin engines as they can be starved of oil the manualy set tensioner is definitely the way to go but you need to know what your doing fitting them
Fitting is the easy part. Setting it up I'd say would be the harder part. I'm no numb but when it comes to a bit if spannering, so if you know how to do it please spill. Don't fancy buying another OEM unit that will be lucky to see out a couple of seasons.
its basicly all down to ensuring when you you release the tensioner the cam doesnt jump and your cam timing gets messsed up. and if you turn the engine over with wrong timing say goodnight to some valves so basicly you need to find yur timing marks on both your cams and your crank, get them to tdc. remoe old tensioner and replace with the new unit, let the spring tension take uot the slack in the cam guide and lock it off. next check your allignment marks on both cams and crank to ensure they havent moved. once your happy they are in their proper location, manualy turn the engine over by hand (put it in gear and turn the back wheel, you may need paddock stand for this) if this goes ok you should be good to go i know it sounds scary but if you take your time and make sure you get all the marks lined up you will be fine.
What tensioner did you get in the end Colin? I noticed at Mallory I'm getting a rattling noise from the R/H side of the engine when cold.
Pull clutch in mate does it go away ? my RR4 and RR7 were the same noisy clutch basket was told to leave and forget about it
Do you really have to check timings if all I've done is remove the old cat and put in a manual one????
