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slack

  1. G

    timing chain slack

    My timing chain sounds like it has alot of slack.Is it auto or do I need to adjust.What do I need to buy to fix it.Thanks guy's
  2. pollo

    Chain Slack

    I follow the way the manual sugests for adjusting the chain. 8 to ten mils from that area right behind the chain guide. You guys know what im talking about. Anyway it seems like a general way of getting the chain right. My other bike and many others ones have you check the top side in the middle...
  3. Taffy

    slack in swingarm bushes

    what do SM boys do :oops: :oops: :oops: i have found that the bushes in the swingarm aren't a good fit to the dowels that go through them, it's bad enough off road but i'd hate to be an SM rider! with slack in the shaft as well the dowels can tilt to their favourite angle. therefore...
  4. Ady

    Auto decomp - slack fit !!

    G-day I've just removed my rocker cover for the first time (didn't I do well !! :wink: ) and noticed the auto decomp appears to be a very slack fit. I'm doing this to resolve poor starting off the button (as in earlier posts). There is wear on the leading edge but a lot of movement, the whole...
  5. Chizzler

    Cam chain slack

    Hello All, I think I narrowed the noise down in my 97 FE501 to the cam chain slappping the case at idle. Can anyone tell me if the older Berg's had problems with the tensioners like I've read so much of on the newer ones? Should I take it apart and check to see if it's on the last notch...