Road Home on Busted Cam Chain Tensioner
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Your friend was lucky he did not have more damage. Did they just replace the stock spring tensioners or did they install the upgrade (hydralic kit). Either way he still would have had to pay to have it done. Unless he did it himself. Does not sound like that was going to happen. What is the other co-worker guy going to do, wait for his to blow up?
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You should've been there for the lecture I received over carrying a spare shift linkage. "I just don't believe a person should be wrenching on their own bike unless they're a certified mechanic. It no safe." -That type of ****. Always a snide remark after I mention any work I've done.
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I haven't taken my primary cover down, but according to my Service Manual, my '11 Dyna 96" still has a (newly designed) spring chain tensioner, not hydraulic
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I'ts worth looking in and checking play. Some have issues. Its the cam tensioners that have been changed to hyd in 07+
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It's such a simple mechanical piece that a team of engineers should have really no trouble designing it so it wouldn't fail. I wonder if this is yet another piece that comes from China and assembled in Milwaukee.
The reality of having to get my hands dirty with my new engine is starting to really sink in...
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Some have issues?? This super simple piece had issues and, for what I read, it was just a piece of rubbish on the 88". Now the newly designed tensioner on the 96" has issue too??
It's such a simple mechanical piece that a team of engineers should have really no trouble designing it so it wouldn't fail. I wonder if this is yet another piece that comes from China and assembled in Milwaukee.
The reality of having to get my hands dirty with my new engine is starting to really sink in...
It's such a simple mechanical piece that a team of engineers should have really no trouble designing it so it wouldn't fail. I wonder if this is yet another piece that comes from China and assembled in Milwaukee.
The reality of having to get my hands dirty with my new engine is starting to really sink in...
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Gotcha. Still, my auto primary adjuster makes a noise it shouldn't. I suppose I'll have to open it to have a look for piece of mind..
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What kind of noise is it? Mine was making a hell of a whirring noise so I cracked it open and released the tension on the tensioner. I think it was a bit tight, but I'm sure it'll ratchet itself back up there again. The other problem with whirring or screeching from the primary could be an inner primary bearing. From what I understand that sound will stop if you pull in the clutch. ..if that's what it its.
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What kind of noise is it? Mine was making a hell of a whirring noise so I cracked it open and released the tension on the tensioner. I think it was a bit tight, but I'm sure it'll ratchet itself back up there again. The other problem with whirring or screeching from the primary could be an inner primary bearing. From what I understand that sound will stop if you pull in the clutch. ..if that's what it its.
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my ipb would make a hell of a noise until i pulled in the clutch, and put it in gear. if i left it in neutral, it would still make the noise. drop it in first, quiet as a mouse.
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