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On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Gary Thacker wrote: > > Hi Kevin > > Sorry to hear of the problem but I think the other question would be "did > you doo the doo"? > > > Gary > Souderton, Pa. > > "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose > our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." > ~~ Abraham Lincoln ~~ > > "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are > willing to work and give to those who would not." > ~~Thomas Jefferson~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > From: PowersHouse@... > Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:30:57 -0500 > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Problem with Cam Chain Tensioner? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My KLR (2004 w/30,XXX miles) has developed a slow knocking that I > believe is > > being caused by the cam chain. If I remove and reinstall the cam chain > > tensioner the noise goes away, but returns after I take the bike for a > > ride. A close look at the tensioner shows that several of the teeth are > > deformed and no longer sharp and well defined. I thinking that the pawl on > > the tensioner is landing in these teeth, but that during engine operation, > > acceleration/decelration the pawl slips on the deformed teeth, allowing > > slack in the cam chain which produces the knocking. Has anyone encountered > > this before? I may fiddle with trying to "clean up" the teeth but I may > end > > up replacing the tensioner assembly. > > > > -- > > Kevin Powers > > White Bear Lake, MN > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com > Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map > Group Apps: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Kevin Powers White Bear Lake, MN [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]