What happens to the bearings on a cam chain tensioner?
Heat bearings, freeze the cams and the bearings will drop on. Keep the appropriate size piece of PVC pipe handy to tap the bearings on the final bit if they don’t drop on all the way. Driving against the inner race will not harm the bearing.
Where is the tensioner on a cam plate?
The tensioner sits behind the cam plate and its axle is shown under the yellow ring. The red ring shows the hole where the retaining pin fits. Using the mirror, you can locate the two hooks on the tensioner.
How much does it cost to replace a cam chain tensioner?
Same procedure for the cam install; freeze the cams with bearings installed, heat the plate, make sure the timing dots are aligned and drop the cams into the plate; a piece of cake. Or, take the plate with cams and the new tensioner assembly to a local dealer or indy and pop for $20-$25 for them to install the new inner tensioner.
Is the new hydraulic cam chain tensioner truely outlast the old style?
Cheers. Does the new hydraulic cam chain tensioner truely significantly outlast the old style? Cheers. Click to expand… Sheeshh…hard to say for sure, but I just checked my obsolete tensioners at 22K miles and didn’t look used at all. Beautiful rkc! Longevity of hydraulic cam chain tensioner?
Same procedure for the cam install; freeze the cams with bearings installed, heat the plate, make sure the timing dots are aligned and drop the cams into the plate; a piece of cake. Or, take the plate with cams and the new tensioner assembly to a local dealer or indy and pop for $20-$25 for them to install the new inner tensioner.
Heat bearings, freeze the cams and the bearings will drop on. Keep the appropriate size piece of PVC pipe handy to tap the bearings on the final bit if they don’t drop on all the way. Driving against the inner race will not harm the bearing.
The tensioner sits behind the cam plate and its axle is shown under the yellow ring. The red ring shows the hole where the retaining pin fits. Using the mirror, you can locate the two hooks on the tensioner.
When do Harley Davidson twin cam chain tensioners wear out?
They also used, and I can’ remember the technical name of the chain, an older chain design. Indeed the cam chain shoes would wear out partly because of the shoe and partly because of the chain. Harley recommended getting them checked between 35 and 40K miles. Problem is they could give out ANY time and were not covered under warranty.