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Typical chain adjuster seized & worn in wrong place?

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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
This morning I removed the cam chain tensioner horse shoe thingy. First off it seemed to be just solid it did not move on the pivot at all when in position.
When I undid the two retaining bolts I found it had some nice shiny parts in the wrong place I guess.


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cam tensioner shoe by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

K2-K6:
Once that pivot seizes the cam chain can't be adjusted any further as the facility to complete that is no longer available.

The chain usually makes a light rattling but nothing more, with the baginess allowing the slack to touch things it shouldn't. Rarely break, but soldier on quite gallantly until someone takes them apart for some TLC  :)

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: K2-K6 on March 21, 2021, 02:18:51 PM ---Once that pivot seizes the cam chain can't be adjusted any further as the facility to complete that is no longer available.

The chain usually makes a light rattling but nothing more, with the baginess allowing the slack to touch things it shouldn't. Rarely break, but soldier on quite gallantly until someone takes them apart for some TLC  :)

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Luckily no recent PO had tried to tension it up so the original ajuster bolt & threads are all good.

Nurse Julie:
The CB400 four achilles heel.

Bryanj:
Somebody was making stainless repos of those, was it ttr400?

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