I have my APE manual cam chain tensioner installed.
I tightened it by turning the adjuster in by hand until it had tension and was getting hard to turn, and i could feel it hitting the chain guide. I locked it down a 1/4 turn back from this spot....
When i started the bike it sounded good at idle but i got the sewing machine noise when the RPMs increased, and it would stop when the bike idles.
I'm not sure what i did wrong.....does the sound with increased rpm indicate i need to add tension to the adjuster or is it too tight?
I cant seem to find a write up for how this is done and the instructions that come with it are not much help.
any help on the procedure would be nice
K well this is my plan.....i got to get this bike together tonight for tomorrow.
I pulled the plug leads on the coil, i have my carbs and air box off so i can access the tensioner adjustment. I'm going to rotate the motor with the starter rather than a wrench and hopefully it helps to do it that way cause its hard to feel how it is when turning by wrench. while the motor is cranking i'll turn in the adjuster and then back it off 1/4 turn once it hits the chain guides.
I tightened it by turning the adjuster in by hand until it had tension and was getting hard to turn, and i could feel it hitting the chain guide. I locked it down a 1/4 turn back from this spot....
When i started the bike it sounded good at idle but i got the sewing machine noise when the RPMs increased, and it would stop when the bike idles.
I'm not sure what i did wrong.....does the sound with increased rpm indicate i need to add tension to the adjuster or is it too tight?
I cant seem to find a write up for how this is done and the instructions that come with it are not much help.
any help on the procedure would be nice
K well this is my plan.....i got to get this bike together tonight for tomorrow.
I pulled the plug leads on the coil, i have my carbs and air box off so i can access the tensioner adjustment. I'm going to rotate the motor with the starter rather than a wrench and hopefully it helps to do it that way cause its hard to feel how it is when turning by wrench. while the motor is cranking i'll turn in the adjuster and then back it off 1/4 turn once it hits the chain guides.
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