'06 fe550e Cam chain install and rear guide issues.

I am installing a new cam chain on my 2006 fe550e. I had to remove the rear (closest to the back tire) plastic guide so I could get the timing marks all lined up while pulling the chain tight on both sides.
With the new chain in place, I slid the plastic guide back in place and installed the guide and its single bolt at the top. The guide seems stiffer than it was and doesn't feel like it can swing freely. It may be because it's a new chain with very little slack - so it is already pushing against the guide, even without the tensioner installed.

Should I be concerned?

Thanks

Thanks, Taffy. I read the section in the manual multiple times but didn't understand the sequence. I did the installation without turning the cam or crank from their timing marks- it's not easy, but it's done. The tensioner and plastic guide were both out when I installed the new chain. I have the tensioner back in and got about three clicks with a light push using a small punch.

The threaded bush in the guide looks good and spins freely in the guide end. Once installed. the guide must be up against the new, tighter chain as soon as it's in place and that's why it feels stiff. As for the three clicks VS only one, how hard one pushes against it with a pin, is a bit subjective, but I don't think I pushed very hard. I am pushing harder than the spring would but, the manual does say to push on it.

I'll take the tensioner back out, reset it to zero, and try it again. As a Mechanical Engineer, I would think the spring would do all the tensioning right from the start. I know that a roller chain does have some break-in stretch, and this may be what the "push" makes up for.





Thanks for your input Taffy.