quick cam chain question

[Wideboy]

yes anther thread!!

a slight clicking / tapping noise has developed on the sv, has been like it for a roughly 3000 miles maybe more

now to me it sounds like the cam chain is slapping ever so slightly but i dont know anyone local with a curvy to compare it with and i forgot about it at AR

how hard is it to check, I've read the guide on the main site and the writer goes on about some special tool needed to retract the plunger

is it likely to be the cam chain or the valves?

help much appreciated

ive got the same problem too. need to fix it soon really. is it just at low revs and tickover?

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by riktherider

ive got the same problem too. need to fix it soon really. is it just at low revs and tickover?

yeah, but not so much on tick over, usualy when you cruising between 3000 and 6000

Should of got a pointy......

take the top off of the tensioner and with a slim screw driver rewind it in, then let it pop back out-it might sort it, if it doesn't pop back out you'll know that the tensioners screwed-they can stick sometimes.

husky

[yorkie_chris]

Easier said than done, they're a bit of a git to get to.

Apparently, putting it in gear and rocking it backwards slightly can let the tensioner click out another notch. No idea whether it works or whether it's safe, though it does make sense.

They all make a bit of noise though, ljharmit had a video out at one point with what they sound like when they're about to go pop expensively. More of a "slapslapslap" than any tappety type noise. They need quite a bit of slack to jump teeth and hurt things!

Empty's guide to looking at your cam chain tensioners....

http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php...0&postcount=10

Except that it is a 5mm allen key rather than a 6mm.

MT

[Wideboy]

what is the mileage that they usually go wrong? mines on at 13800, but i do occupationally give it some

EDIT: just seen ljharmit vid, mine is no where near as bad as that mine is just a light tappy click noise not a huge slap