Cam chain rattle?
 

whats a quick way to stop the rattle

Re: cam chain rattle
 

Good evening.


You can try freeing off the tensioner, by removing it, & giving it a good lube up whilst moving it through its full range a couple of times. Most likely though, you'll need to replace it.


Cheers.

Re: cam chain rattle
 

ok thanks by the way the engine has only done 17k and it only seems to be the front pot will have to take the whole unit out to do it

Re: cam chain rattle
 

Good afternoon.


The tensioner is a bit of a fiddle to remove, but you can do it with the engine in situ.
Tensioners can fail at any mileage. I've known of several that have packed up at well under 17k.


Cheers.

Re: cam chain rattle
 

mine was near on dead at 8k... although it was 9 years old by this point! changed for a good second hand one at my local garge was £80.

Re: cam chain rattle
 

buy a new one. u don't want to trust a use part in this case . it may be as bad as what u have or worse.:(

Re: cam chain rattle
 

Some rattle is normal

How do you know it was near dead?

Re: cam chain rattle
 

because it sounded like a ducatti.

Re: Cam chain rattle?
 

gonna share a thread as this kinda follows suit.
I was running my bike last night and ran the engine up to about 2500 RPM and i notice a slight rattle comming from the engine, before and past that point all was find so was this the cam chain simply adjusting itself at this point?
Bike runs fine and there appears to be no rattles appart from the vtwin rattle that all bikes get.

Re: Cam chain rattle?
 

It is a sleeve inside tensioner that vibrates... 2500rpm must just be the harmonic that it happens to rattle at.