Cam chain tensioner - SV650.org

07-07-06, 08:03 PM

Got a bit of a rattle, sounds a bit cam-chain like. I did a search on here and people have had problems with sticking adjusters. So I want to get in there and give mine a wiggle … but here’s the thing … where is it located??

And are there two (one for the rear, one for the front) or just the one??

It’s a curvy BTW.

embee · 07-07-06, 08:28 PM

Two.

The rear one is easy to get at from the brake side of the rear wheel, up beside the rear exhaust. I guess from your post you know how to "wiggle" them

. A little oil will come out when you undo the bolt in the end, but it's only a spoonful.

The front one is a bit of a pain, but do-able. It's tucked under a frame tube on the left rear side of the front cylinder, under the tank. You need particularly slender tools to get the bolt out of the end and a looooooong thin screwdriver to do the wiggling once in there.

07-07-06, 08:38 PM

Ta

I’ll do there rear one as that sounds pretty easy to get to, and hopefully that will quieten things down … if it doesn't, then I’ll just rag it some more and hope it sorts itself out

07-07-06, 08:03 PM	#1
Blue_SV650S Guest Posts: n/a	Cam chain tensioner Got a bit of a rattle, sounds a bit cam-chain like. I did a search on here and people have had problems with sticking adjusters. So I want to get in there and give mine a wiggle … but here’s the thing … where is it located?? And are there two (one for the rear, one for the front) or just the one?? It’s a curvy BTW.

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07-07-06, 08:28 PM	#2
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,801	Two. The rear one is easy to get at from the brake side of the rear wheel, up beside the rear exhaust. I guess from your post you know how to "wiggle" them . A little oil will come out when you undo the bolt in the end, but it's only a spoonful. The front one is a bit of a pain, but do-able. It's tucked under a frame tube on the left rear side of the front cylinder, under the tank. You need particularly slender tools to get the bolt out of the end and a looooooong thin screwdriver to do the wiggling once in there.

07-07-06, 08:38 PM	#3
Blue_SV650S Guest Posts: n/a	Ta I’ll do there rear one as that sounds pretty easy to get to, and hopefully that will quieten things down … if it doesn't, then I’ll just rag it some more and hope it sorts itself out