Cbr cam chain tensioner install

Jaw's My Blackbird is due a service within the next 3 months, at miles, I am tempted to fit this X tensioner just for the peace of mind. Do you stock them? How much are they? So many questions for a Monday morning!! Click to expand Cracking one WarChild, absolutely priceless. John how much are they? John, how much wonga are we talking about here? Ok ok!! The updated CCT is? I can only get them in two at a time.. The guys in Japan are very cagey about them and no one seems willing to admit to their existance even!!

OK, John, I want one Sir thanks a bunch, there you go! When do you want the dosh? The best thing to do is email me Pierre, that way you will def go straight on the list mate Hey thanks for the great pics and easy fitting instructions man, I fitted a new CCT on my 'Bird today after reading through this thread and it worked like a charm, easy peasy!

No more 'ball-bearings-in-the-engine sound' - excellent. No worries Glad you found it easy to fit too! Auld Grey Guest. Tense, nervous camchain? I'm new to this place and found your excellent photo guide to the X cam chain tension installation a bit of a tease.

I'm in New York City and even with the help of my able and willing local Honda dealer haven't been able to find a source for the ellusive X device. Could you throw me a pointer as I'm unable to get beyond the general air of disbelief when trying various suppliers. Cheers mate. Sorry to say that as a supplier I will no longer sell them to Bird owners as reports are now starting to crop up about early wear to the cam chain slippers The X 11 uses a softer cam and the spring on the CCT is stronger I do still have the proper upgrades in stock managed to up the monthly allocation to 5 now You can find them HERE about two thirds the way down the page.

I am a little confused generally so does the cct for the x11 fit the bird but wears something else out quicker? This may or may not be caused by the X 11 CCT.. I cannot say I will say that at the time they were fitted there was no other option..

That was about 3 years ago now.. Those that have them know they are bloody good and do the job.. Has anyone had any experience of this? Replacing a cam chain?

Reading in the Haynes, it's a long winded job, which will involve replacing the cam chain along with the sprockets. I'm hoping that will cure the problem, but before I take on a big job like this, is there any other recommendations? I had hunted on BCF and google before posting but nothing so much on replacing the cam chain. But this has thrown a spanner in the works from Robby Robby wrote: A worn CCT tends to show up as a rattle at idle, a touch more pronounced when the engine is cold but there all the time.

If the noise is a metallic tick, then exhaust gaskets are a possibility. You would expect them to sound more like air escaping, but in reality they tick a bit like a hot bike cooling down after a hard ride, just constantly. Valave clearance way open would also be a possibility, but they go gradually. Get your ear over to the exhaust headers with the bike idling when cold and see if you can hear the exhaust gasket going. Also, a worn CCT is a fairly rare thing in modern engines. The only one I can think of that was fairly well known for it was the 90s CBR6, and I think the hornet had moved on from this engine by CCTs giving up was a fairly common problem in the 70s and 80s, but mostly fixed by the 90s.

There's no good reason for one to give up, nor for a cam chain to stretch so much that the adjuster runs out of adjustment, it should take over k for a camchain to wear that much. Check the exhaust gaskets, if you can still hear it then give it a really good oil change engine very hot, drain for a long time, alter the angle of the bike a bit while it drains, maybe even turn it over once using the crank end bolt while draining to help expel any last old oil.

Avoid engine flushing things, the oil contains enough detergent to clean up the engine. If you do change the gaskets, a few tips: 1. Give the old studs a good soaking in proper penetrating oil for a few days before attempting the job.

When you take the old gaskets out, clean up the area they sit in. There will be some crap around the area that they sit in to scrape out, and around the area on the front of the head that they bolt to. Get new studs before attempting the job, mild steel, not stainless. They don't need to be genuine Honda, I buy cheap car ones off ebay.

Tends to be about a tenner for a set. Reassemble with brass nuts. This is the most important bit. Brass nuts won't rust in place, nor will they put enough torque onto an old rusted stud to snap it on disassembly. A bit of general purpose grease on the gaskets helps them stay in place while you manoeuvre the exhaust into position. Quite possible. My quick test is talc, turn engine on and give the talcum powder a few huffs near the exhaust. Watch for it blowing away from one header, possibly more.

It wasn't the exhaust. Took to a bike shop just to get their opinion and they said cam chain. So I looked through the Haynes procdure and what might need replacing.

Has anyone replaced JUST the cam chain and it's been ok? Or maybe replaced one or two of the guides or has it been sprockets as well? I had the exact same problem with my FH, I think the engine in yours was a development of mine? I had a serious rattle going on worse when warm, for whatever reason and got a replacement original CCT which made absolutely no difference.

It was clear from the original CCT how far into the engine it was extending which was nowhere near out of adjustment of the cam chain or the tensioner and the engine was only on 40k , I got a manual CCT from APE, easy enough to fit and the rattle is gone, both cold and warm, sounds great. Perhaps you can see from your original CCT how far it is extending, if it is out of adjustment or still within adjustment?

How good of a condition is the rest of the bike? If the rest of the bike is mint, find out how much a newer engine is on Flee Bay. I would be tempted to leave it as it is and just wait for it to blow then fit new Engine. So after all of the above, I stripped it down as a new cam chain tensioner didn't fix the problem. Turns out the cam chain was worn, along with all 3 guides and 2 of the 3 sprockets. Was a big job but I managed to replace the cam chain, 2x cam sprockets, 3 guides.

Not a job for the faint hearted! Congrats dude! Mega job!! How did you know the guides were worn?