Zx10R Cam Chain Tensioner Noise at Thomas Minor blog

Zx10R Cam Chain Tensioner Noise. Definitely the cam chain has loosened a bit and the culprit is the infamous kawasaki cam chain tensioner deactive. If done correctly it can be pretty much fool proof. But after 40k+ miles it never shut up! But, you have to expect a certain amount of noise from a ratcheting type cam chain tensioner. Do this at your own risk! My cam tensioner always made noise at start up, a few seconds later it went quiet. It has worked for the last 20 years with ratchet type camchain tensioners , but is no different than doing a long rundown in a tall gear,. It can be removed and reset to see if that works to quiet it. I am not responsible for damages. I am showing how i fixed my own. The gen 4 style (which is also the same as the gen 5 recall replacement) can be manually adjusted a notch at a time. 2011zx10r psr cam chain tensioner The cam chain being loose is what is making the noise, not the tensioner. It should be the quietest right after it.

I am showing how i fixed my own. The cam chain being loose is what is making the noise, not the tensioner. The gen 4 style (which is also the same as the gen 5 recall replacement) can be manually adjusted a notch at a time. It should be the quietest right after it. It has worked for the last 20 years with ratchet type camchain tensioners , but is no different than doing a long rundown in a tall gear,. My cam tensioner always made noise at start up, a few seconds later it went quiet. Do this at your own risk! Definitely the cam chain has loosened a bit and the culprit is the infamous kawasaki cam chain tensioner deactive. But, you have to expect a certain amount of noise from a ratcheting type cam chain tensioner. It can be removed and reset to see if that works to quiet it.

KAWASAKI ZX1000 ZX10 TENSIONER ASSY (OE) ORIGINAL 120480088 // ZX10R

Zx10R Cam Chain Tensioner Noise It should be the quietest right after it. 2011zx10r psr cam chain tensioner The gen 4 style (which is also the same as the gen 5 recall replacement) can be manually adjusted a notch at a time. It has worked for the last 20 years with ratchet type camchain tensioners , but is no different than doing a long rundown in a tall gear,. Definitely the cam chain has loosened a bit and the culprit is the infamous kawasaki cam chain tensioner deactive. Do this at your own risk! I am not responsible for damages. If done correctly it can be pretty much fool proof. But after 40k+ miles it never shut up! It should be the quietest right after it. It can be removed and reset to see if that works to quiet it. The cam chain being loose is what is making the noise, not the tensioner. My cam tensioner always made noise at start up, a few seconds later it went quiet. I am showing how i fixed my own. But, you have to expect a certain amount of noise from a ratcheting type cam chain tensioner.