Re: Must remove cam chain tensioner to change shims?!
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Originally Posted by crf450r
The manual says so but I'm always looking for a shortcut. Can't you just take the special tool and back off the tensioner while it's still in the engine? If I have to take the tensioner's out what's the easiest way to do it short of dropping the whole engine? Anyone have a diagram of a homemade tensioner tool?
Thanks!!
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Not to sure why you would need to change the shims as I've done some heavy mileage and never found them to be out, however as It's only 30 minutes or so to remove the engine, that's the way I'd go.
yes you can back off the tensioner with a thin screwdriver, but I'm not sure you have access to the front one with the engine in the frame.
As you will be removing the cams to do this, I think dropping the lump is well worht doing.
Cheers Mark.
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