Joined Nov 2001
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Ely, England
ok folks
did my third '04 450 on friday. only here for starting problems so i did my usual tricks but i took the 'zorst off and thought i'd check the cam chain tensioner (CCT).
that's on a hunch see?
what did i find but a CCT w/o any adjustment left? aha!!! i thought, i bet i know what happens now and so i proceeded to take the old chain out and fed a new one in and at the same time had another new one on the bench awaiting.
because it's an '04 all chains are IWIS in this BTW, well the old chain was in PERFECT NIK!
so i fed it back on and tried the CCT afresh and sure enough all the adjustment went straight away.
the chain was great, like new, not a sign of stretch or wear. as thomas has pointed out, the '04s were the only year to get this really expensive chain which costs double that of the DID chain supplied ever since.
so this it the third time i have checked an 'o4 and they are completely out of adjustment? this time i welded a nut on the end of the tensioner to give the engine 6-8 clicks which i think will last the life time of the engine.
MY QUESTION
WOULD SOME OF YOU CARE TO CHECK YOUR '04S AND THE TENSIONER? btw, i DIDN'T make a mistake and did remove the bolt and tensioner spring first!
regards
Taffy
did my third '04 450 on friday. only here for starting problems so i did my usual tricks but i took the 'zorst off and thought i'd check the cam chain tensioner (CCT).
that's on a hunch see?
what did i find but a CCT w/o any adjustment left? aha!!! i thought, i bet i know what happens now and so i proceeded to take the old chain out and fed a new one in and at the same time had another new one on the bench awaiting.
because it's an '04 all chains are IWIS in this BTW, well the old chain was in PERFECT NIK!
so i fed it back on and tried the CCT afresh and sure enough all the adjustment went straight away.
the chain was great, like new, not a sign of stretch or wear. as thomas has pointed out, the '04s were the only year to get this really expensive chain which costs double that of the DID chain supplied ever since.
so this it the third time i have checked an 'o4 and they are completely out of adjustment? this time i welded a nut on the end of the tensioner to give the engine 6-8 clicks which i think will last the life time of the engine.
MY QUESTION
WOULD SOME OF YOU CARE TO CHECK YOUR '04S AND THE TENSIONER? btw, i DIDN'T make a mistake and did remove the bolt and tensioner spring first!
regards
Taffy
