Noise! Can't get rid of it

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Re: Noise! Can't get rid of it

Post by H D » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:05 pm

Can't remember now as my mate whos a mechanic sorted it cos ive never had a 4 stroke before. Basically the ratchet mechanism had gone. You could wind it out but if force was applied it would return. Meaning that the chain went slack and you get that horrible noise.

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Re: Noise! Can't get rid of it

Post by Doubleyoupee » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:52 pm

H D wrote:Can't remember now as my mate whos a mechanic sorted it cos ive never had a 4 stroke before. Basically the ratchet mechanism had gone. You could wind it out but if force was applied it would return. Meaning that the chain went slack and you get that horrible noise.
Okai.. well if I press on my mine it's rock solid

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Re: Noise! Can't get rid of it

Post by Variablevalves suck » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:56 pm

Treet it to a manual tensioner
APE make them, if i remember right srad 600 fits.

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Re: Noise! Can't get rid of it

Post by H D » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:16 am

Yeah I have an srad 600 one on mine now, not a manual one though, same fitment.


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