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Bibio · 19-06-18, 05:42 PM

ball bearings in the engine can only come from two places and thats the main crank end and gearbox output bearings.

if you split the clutch mech then yes a bearing could have come out of there as well. there are 11 bearings in the mech cage.

to me the engine sounds like the cam chain tensioner has gone or worse its big end knock which on an sv is fatal.

i've heard similar in the past but not quite the same and it was the carbs needing balanced. they were that far out they were causing knocking which caused the cam chain to slap.

19-06-18, 05:42 PM	#4
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: 2001 SV650 Engine Diagnostic Help ball bearings in the engine can only come from two places and thats the main crank end and gearbox output bearings. if you split the clutch mech then yes a bearing could have come out of there as well. there are 11 bearings in the mech cage. to me the engine sounds like the cam chain tensioner has gone or worse its big end knock which on an sv is fatal. i've heard similar in the past but not quite the same and it was the carbs needing balanced. they were that far out they were causing knocking which caused the cam chain to slap.