I trust you have a cut down timing cover screwed to the engine while setting the chain tension. This is essential.Hi, i used to set cam chain tension to 3/16 up and down movment. recently i read to set it up to "a minimum of 1/8 up to 3/16".
1/8 with an engaged spanner on the cam gear nut feels good, but released it feels like no free play at all.
What do you think?
Thank you. i used the special tool from AN to fix the INTERMEDIATE GEAR SPINDLE.I trust you have a cut down timing cover screwed to the engine while setting the chain tension. This is essential.
Did you get your's from Kelly Cork Ash?I been running an auto timing chain adjuster for over 35 years now and haven't looked back to adjusting timing chains, it pushes down on the chain and not up like the stock set up, it works on a ratchet, days are gone pulling the timing cover off every 10k miles to adjust the chain and up setting the timing and all, been over 13 years since I had the timing cover off, you know when a cam chain needs adjusting you can hear them when running.
After over 47 years you pick up on these little things, changes in sounds and feel when running, just like the bike is talking too you.
The auto set up was one of the best upgrades and $110 well spent at the time.
Ashley
Rob I say its one of his, I brought it from Classic bikes that use to be at Glenview but they had moved to Colandra on the Sunshine Coast where I brought it, but that was a long time ago, works a treat, I got the paperwork somewhere with fitting instructions.Did you get your's from Kelly Cork Ash?