Cam chain rattle? - SV650.org

08-10-10, 05:26 PM

whats a quick way to stop the rattle

Spanner Man · 08-10-10, 05:28 PM

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.

08-10-10, 05:54 PM

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

Spanner Man · 09-10-10, 02:24 PM

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.

09-10-10, 09:38 PM

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.

10-10-10, 05:15 PM

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.

yorkie_chris · 10-10-10, 05:28 PM

Some rattle is normal

Quote:

Originally Posted by keir

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.

How do you know it was near dead?

11-10-10, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Some rattle is normal

How do you know it was near dead?

because it sounded like a ducatti.

12-10-10, 10:50 AM

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.

yorkie_chris · 12-10-10, 02:03 PM

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

08-10-10, 05:26 PM	#1
devil1 Guest Posts: n/a	Cam chain rattle? whats a quick way to stop the rattle

08-10-10, 05:28 PM	#2
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	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. __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html

08-10-10, 05:54 PM	#3
devil1 Guest Posts: n/a	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

09-10-10, 02:24 PM	#4
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	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. __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html

09-10-10, 09:38 PM	#5
keir Guest Posts: n/a	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.

10-10-10, 05:15 PM	#6
KC BRG Guest Posts: n/a	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.

12-10-10, 10:50 AM	#9
collis Guest Posts: n/a	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.

12-10-10, 02:03 PM	#10
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Cam chain rattle? It is a sleeve inside tensioner that vibrates... 2500rpm must just be the harmonic that it happens to rattle at. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

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